Easter

AND TRADITIONS AROUND THE WORLD

EASTER

CELEBRATION

Open Ended

What is Easter?

​Let's watch a video about
"Why Do We Celebrate Easter?"

​Please listen carefully.

​TRUE

FALSE

​QUESTION #1

Multiple Choice

Easter is exclusively associated with Christianity.

• True

• False

​QUESTION #2

Multiple Choice

Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

• True

• False

​QUESTION #3

Multiple Choice

Easter's date has been fixed since ancient times.

• True

• False

​QUESTION #4

Multiple Choice

Easter always falls on a Sunday between March 22nd and April 25th.

• True

• False

​QUESTION #5

Multiple Choice

Many Easter symbols are used to honor life.

• True

• False

Easter[復活節] is a Christian[基督教]
holiday that commemorates
[紀念；緬懷] the Resurrection
[耶穌復活] of JesusChrist.

The date of Easter changes every year and is based on the cycles of the moon and seasons.
[根據月亮和季節的循環而定]

It is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon [滿月] following the Vernal equinox [春分], usually between March22 and April25.

Easter is an important day in the Christian [基督教] calendar and is celebrated with special church services [特殊的教堂儀式], feasts
[盛宴], and other traditions [傳統].

Apart from religious [宗教的]
celebrations,Easter is also celebrated in various ways around the world.

In Greece [希臘], people celebrate Easter with a special soup called “Magiritsa” made with lamb offal [ 動物內臟] and lettuce. 

Greece

lamb offal

lettuce

They also have a tradition of cracking red-dyed [給…染色] eggs, symbolizing the blood of Christ.

cracking red-dyed eggs

In Poland [波蘭], people sprinkle [灑] each other with water during Easter, symbolizing purification [淨化] and renewal [更新].

Poland

People sprinkle each other

with water

In Germany [德國], people decorate trees and bushes with Easter eggs and other decorations.

Germany

They also bake Easter bread in the shape of a lamb.

Easter bread

In the United States, children participate in Easter egg hunts to find hidden eggs filled with candy and toys.

The USA

Easter egg hunt

They also receive Easter baskets filled
with goodies.

A basket filled with goodies

In Mexico [墨西哥], Easter is celebrated with a tradition called “Semana Santa,” or Holy Week, [聖週]which includes religious processions [行列], and recreation of the Passion of Christ 
[基督受難].

Mexico

religious processions

Time to Think!

Let’s answer some

questions!

You will have 30 seconds to answer each question.

Multiple Choice

1. 1. _____________ is a Christian [基督教] holiday that commemorates 

[紀念；緬懷] the Resurrection [耶穌復活] of Jesus Christ.

• Easter

• Holy Week

Multiple Choice

2. 2. It is celebrated usually between _________.

• March 22 and April 25

• June 22 and July 25

Multiple Choice

3. In Greece , people celebrate Easter with a special soup called “___________”

• Lettuce

• Magiritsa

Multiple Choice

4. Magiritsa soup is made of ________and lettuce.

• Lamb Offal

• Easter bread

Multiple Choice

5. 5. Greece also have a tradition of cracking ______ -dyed  eggs, symbolizing the blood of Christ.

• blue

• red

Multiple Choice

6. In Poland, people ______ each other with water during Easter.

• sprinkle

• fight

Multiple Choice

7. In _________, people decorate trees and bushes with Easter eggs and other decorations.

• Germany

• Mexico

Multiple Choice

8. In Germany, they also bake Easter bread in the shape of a ________.

• rabbit

• lamb

Multiple Choice

9. In the United States, children participate in Easter _______ hunts.

• egg

• chicken

Multiple Choice

10. Children find hidden eggs filled with ________.

• candy and toys

• fruits and vegetables

Multiple Choice

11. Children also receive Easter ______ filled with goodies.

• bags

• baskets

Multiple Choice

12. In Mexico, Easter is celebrated with a tradition called “Semana Santa,” or _________.

• Holy Month

• Holy Week

Word Review

Easter

Greece

lamb offal

lettuce

red-dyed

eggs

Poland

sprinkle

Germany

decorations

Easter bread

The USA

Easter
egg hunt

Easter
baskets

Mexico

Holy Week

​Let's Read!

​Easter
Greece
lamb offal
lettuce
red-dyed eggs

Poland
sprinkle
Germany
decorations
The USA

Easter egg hunt
Easter baskets
Mexico
Holy Week

Activity

Word Review

You will have 2 minutes to complete this activity.
Once you're done, don't forget to click " ".

Match

Match the following

Easter

Greece

lamb offal

lettuce

red-dyed eggs

• Easter

• Greece

• lamb offal

• lettuce

• red-dyed eggs

​Answer:

Match

Match the following

Poland

sprinkle

Germany

decorations

Easter bread

• Poland

• sprinkle

• Germany

• decorations

• Easter bread

​Answer:

Match

Match the following

The USA

Easter egg hunt

Easter baskets

Mexico

Holy Week

• The USA

• Easter egg hunt

• Easter baskets

• Mexico

• Holy Week

​Answer:

​You will have 3 minutes to complete this activity.
Once you're done, don't forget to click " ".

Categorize

Options (7)

special soup called “Magiritsa”

cracking red-dyed [給…染色] eggs

sprinkle each other with water

decorate trees with Easter eggs

Easter bread (lamb shape)

Easter egg hunt with candies

Easter baskets filled with goodies

Organize these options into the right categories

Greece [希臘]

Poland [波蘭]

Germany [德國]

The USA

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