Easter ppt

Easter

1. Weird and Wonderful Easter Facts Easter around the world The Easter goddess Easter treats The origins of Easter Easter traditions

2. Eostre The English word, “Easter” comes from a Saxon pagan goddess . Her name was Eostre and she was the , “goddess of the growing light of spring” in Northern Europe.

3. Why does the date of Easter change? The date of Easter changes each year as it is based on the moon. Easter is celebrated on the Sunday after the full moon following March 21st.

4. different calendars Easter is celebrated at different times by Christians in Eastern and Western Europe. In 2016 western churches will celebrate Easter Sunday on 27th March but Orthodox Easter Sunday will be celebrated on 1 May (based on the Julian Calendar). Countries in blue calculate the date of Easter using the Gregorian calendar, while countries in green use the Julian.

5. Lamb The custom of lamb for Easter dinner comes from the Jewish Passover holiday. On that day, a sacrificial lamb was eaten at the Passover Seder. The Christians adopted the lamb as a symbol of Jesus and retained the custom.

6. Easter eggs People like to roll eggs, hunt eggs, eat them decorate them at Easter. Why do we exchange eggs at Easter time, what do they represent? The Christian church adapted many pagan customs and the egg, as a symbol of new life, came to represent the Resurrection.

7. The Oldest Easter Eggs This ostrich egg from Egypt dates to about 2,000 BC. The oldest decorated eggshells, are estimated to be 60 000 years old and were found in South Africa. In fact, in many ancient cultures the egg was a symbol of 'fertility', 'rebirth‘. In Egyptian mythology, the phoenix burns its nest to be reborn later from the egg that is left. Hindu scriptures say that the world developed from an egg.

8. psanky In the Ukraine and Poland people create decorated eggs called Psankas . Symbols and colours have special meanings. ROSE = LOVE CURLS = PROTECTION DEER = WEALTH WHEAT = HEALTH POPPY = BEAUTY FISH = CHRISTIANITY

9. The Tallest Easter Egg The tallest chocolate Easter egg ever was made in Italy in 2011. At 10.39 metres in height and 7,200 kg in weight, it was taller than a giraffe and heavier than an elephant!

10. The Most Expensive Eggs The most expensive Easter eggs are made by Choccywoccydoodah in London. They are made with luxury Belgian chocolate and cost £25,000 for three.

11. The Easter Bunny The character of an Easter Bunny began in Germany, where he delivered Easter treats to children. He was known as Osterhase . The children built a nest for him to leave their eggs in. . For the Pagans the hare symbolized the goddess Eostre and fertility. A legend about Easter says that she found an injured bird. The only way she could save the bird was to turn it into a hare. The little bird survived as a hare, but kept its ability to build nests and lay eggs.

12. 76% of people eat the ears on chocolate bunnies first. How do you eat your Easter Bunny?

13. Easter in australia Australians don’t like rabbits because they cause so much damage to crops . They have an Easter Bilby instead .

14. Easter in America Marshmallow Peeps the most popular non-chocolate Easter candy. The White House hosts an Easter Egg Roll on the front lawn each year. This tradition was started by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1878. Jelly beans are also popular.

15. Easter in the UK Competitions Many UK schools have Easter egg decorating competitions and Easter bonnet competitions. Hot cross buns The pagan Saxons would bake cross buns at the beginning of spring in honour of the goddess Eostre . The cross represented the rebirth of the world after winter, the four quarters of the moon, and the four seasons and the wheel of life. The Christians replaced their pagan meaning with a Christian one – the resurrection of Christ at Easter. Simnel cake This traditional cake is decorated with 11 marzipan (for the 12 disciples minus Judas who betrayed Jesus). .

16. Easter in Colombia Colombians eat them for Easter. Turtle egg omelettes , iguana soup and capybara stew are all popular dishes. What do these animals have in common? Capybara Iguana Turtle

17. Easter in SLOVAKIA On Easter Monday boys used to chase girls around with a whip (a switch) made from willow branches ( korbáče ) This kept the girls beautiful and “springy” (like the twigs) for the whole year. Girls rewarded the boys by giving them beautiful hand-decorated Easter eggs, chocolates, liquor, or even money. They also poured buckets of cold water on them. Nowadays, only a cup of water is splashed into a girl’s face.

18. Easter in THE NETHERLANDS Some Dutch towns light huge bonfires for Easter. The largest Easter fire was almost 46 meters high.