ARK Easter Vocabulary and Reading

Match the definitions with the vocabulary.

• a sign, shape or object that is used to represent something else

• a symbol

• the week before Easter Sunday

• the Resurrection

• belonging to a religion which existed before the main world religions

• a tradition

• in the Christian religion, Jesus Christ’s return to life on the third day after his death

• pagan

• something people usually do at a special time, and have done for many years

• Holy Week

Easter is celebrated on which date according to the passage?

• First Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21

• December 25

• January 1

• July 4

A popular Easter tradition in the UK is

• Easter egg hunt

• Pumpkin carving

• Thanksgiving dinner

• Fireworks display

In which country do people fly homemade kites on Good Friday?

• Bermuda

• Brazil

• Philippines

• Australia

The special technique used in Poland and Ukraine to make beautiful coloured designs on eggs is called:

• Pysanka

• Batik

• Fabergé

• Decoupage

Which of the following is a tradition in Guatemala during Easter?

• A) Egg rolling

• B) Flying kites

• C) Decorating streets with colourful carpets

Easter egg hunts take place in many (a)   .

• Poland and Ukraine

• Bermuda

• parks and gardens
• the White House

There’s a famous ‘Easter Egg Roll’ at (a)   .

• Poland and Ukraine

• Bermuda

• parks and gardens

• the White House

In , eggs are filled with confetti and cracked on people’s heads!​ (a)  

• Bermuda

• parks and gardens

• the White House

• Mexico

In (a)   , people often fly kites at Easter.

• Bermuda
• parks and gardens

• the White House

• Mexico