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Created by Olena Kononenko, School #5, Monastyryshche
The name “Easter” itself derives from the
name of the Saxon goddess of Spring and of
the Dawn – Eostre. The name “Eostre” was
also used to denote the ancient Norse
festival of Spring sun, which celebrated the
awakening of new life and the death of
winter. The Christian Easter gradually
replaced the pagan festival, although some
of the rites of Spring are still retained.
Jesus rode into Jerusalem on
a donkey. He was greeted by
people with palm branches.
Jesus had a special supper
with his friends. He knew
he was going to die.
Jesus got angry when
people didn’t use the
temple properly.
Jesus talked to people.
Some people didn’t like him
and wanted him killed.
Jesus and his friends drank
wine and ate bread. He said
it should remind them of him.
Then Jesus and his
friends went to a
garden to pray.
Judas kissed Jesus on the
cheek helping the guards
arrest Jesus.
Jesus was hung on a cross
on Golgotha to die.
Jesus was taken away. Jesus was brought to see Pontius
Pilate. Some people told him
Jesus was evil and he should die.
Two Jesus’ friends took his
body to a cave and buried
in a tomb.
When early on Easter Sunday
morning some women came to
the tomb it was empty!
Then the women saw an angel
who told them that Jesus was
alive!
Suddenly, they saw Jesus and
he talked to them. He told all
his friends that he would come
back one day.
After that He went up to Heaven.
The cross symbolizes Jesus’
victory over death.
Candles symbolize Jesus,
” the light of the world”
Palm branches represent when
Jesus arrived in Jerusalem on the
first Palm Sunday and people
waved palm branches, welcoming
him.
The dove represents the Holy Spirit.
The Lamb represents Jesus,
“the Lamb of God’’.
An egg is a symbol of the rock
tomb out of which Christ emerged
when he arose again.
The Easter Egg predates the
Christian holiday of Easter. The
exchange of eggs in the springtime
is a custom that was centuries old
when Easter was first celebrated
by Christians. From the earliest
times, the egg was a symbol of
rebirth in most cultures. Eggs were
often wrapped in gold leaf or, if
you were a peasant, coloured
brightly by boiling them with the
leaves or petals of certain flowers.
Today, children hunt coloured eggs
and place them in Easter baskets
along with the modern version of
real Easter eggs - those made of
plastic or chocolate candy.
The chick, hatchig out of the egg,
symbolizes new life or rebirth.
Easter bunny, the rabbit or hare,
was a symbol of abundant new
life in ancient times and reminds
us of spring and new life.