Easter in Great Britain

1. Easter in Great Britain

2. Easter comes in spring (in March or April). It is a religious celebration and lasts for a week.

3. This holiday dedicates to Jesus Christ resurrection (воскрешению Иисуса Христа)

4. - Christ is risen - He is risen indeed

5. Easter Symbols

•Rabbits (bunnies)
Chickens
•Hats (bonnets)
•Church (the cross)
•Eggs

6. Easter Tree

7. The three most important days are: Maundy Thursday (Великий четверг) Good Friday (Страстная пятница) Easter Sunday (Пасхальное

воскресенье)

8.

On Maundy Thursday the king or a
queen of England gives money to
poor people. The tradition is very old.

9. On Good Friday people eat fish instead of meat. They also eat special hot cakes with a cross on the top. They call these cakes

hot cross buns.

10. On Easter Sunday people eat a traditional roast dinner with lamb, potatoes and vegetables. They also give each other chocolate

Easter eggs.

11. Children like Easter very much because it is a tasty holiday. All the families colour eggs and put them into green, yellow and

pink baskets.
Next morning children are busy with
hunting eggs and chocolate bunnies.
They play funny games and sing
Easter songs.

12. The Game “Eggs Rolling”

13. Match:

bunny
Великий четверг
bonnet
Пасхальный кролик
Easter Sunday
Страстная пятница
Hot cross bun
Пасхальная шляпка
Easter egg
Горячая пасхальная
булочка
яйцо
Maundy Thursday
Good Friday
Пасхальное
воскресенье

14. The Game “Find the Presents”

15. Easter Day in Britain has a lot of traditions and habits

16. We live in Russia. So we are Russian and orthodox (православные) people. Our Easter will be soon. We congratulate you with this

holy and light
day! We wish you to
meet it with joy and
hope! Happy Ester!