Easter
The egg is a symbol of life. At one time, Chinese parents sent a red egg to relatives or friends when a baby is born. This was like a good luck card. Many of our Easter cards are shaped like an egg. Students can have fun making an egg-shaped card for Easter greetings. In the Ukraine, eggs were popular gifts to exchange at Easter, and young girls rubbed their cheeks with the red-coloured eggs when they found them to give their cheeks a rosy glow after a long winter.
When is Easter?
Easter is always the first Sunday following the full moon on or after the spring equinox (the first day of spring). The earliest date is March the 22nd and the latest date is in April the 25th
What is Easter?
A celebration of Christ’s arrival from the dead. It is the oldest and holiest Christian festival, the climax and centre of the liturgical year, and the holy day to which all other holy days point. Even denominations that do not strictly follow a liturgical calendar commemorate Easter with tremendous joy and thanks giving.
By Holli and George Yr 4