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Easter traditions and symbols in Great Britain

Easter traditions and symbols in Great Britain. Easter is a very important festival in Great Britain . Easter day is always on Sunday and it is in spring . The wish for this day is “Happy Easter ”. There are many funny symbols and interesting traditions on this day .

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Easter traditions and symbols in Great Britain

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  1. Eastertraditions and symbols in Great Britain

  2. Easteris a veryimportant festival in Great Britain.Easterdayisalways on Sunday and itis in spring.The wishforthisdayis “Happy Easter”. There are manyfunnysymbols and interestingtraditions on thisday.

  3. EASTER BUNNY The symbol of Easter is an Easter Bunny, a happy rabbit with a basket of chocolate eggs. He brings these eggs to children on Easter Sunday.

  4. Easteregghunt • On Easter Sunday morning kids go out and look for the eggs. It’s a very exciting egg hunt.

  5. CHOCOLATE • For these reason chocolate bunnies are very popular in Great Britain , but chocolate eggs, too.

  6. Easter basket • Kids take a basket to collect their eggs during the Easter egg hunt.

  7. Eggpainting English children like coloring and decorating eggs for Easter. Eggs are very important because they mean spring and new life.

  8. Eastereggtree • Kids and parents make a very nice decoration: they put branches in a vase and hang eggs on them

  9. EASTER BONNET • At Easter people use to wear special hats. They are called bonnets. The bonnets are always new. In some British primary schools they organise an “Easter bonnet Parade” where the best bonnet wins a prize.

  10. MAUNDY THURSDAY • In Britain , the Thursday before Easter Sunday, the Queen goes to Westminster Abbey and she gives money to some poor people.

  11. GoodFriday and “Hot cross buns” On this day people eat “Hot Cross Buns”. These are small loaves of sweet bread with fruit and spices and they have a cross on top. They are best hot.

  12. Eastereggrolling Another Easter tradition is “egg- rolling”. People decorate eggs with different colours, then they take the eggs to the top of a hill and the eggs roll down. The first egg to get to the foot of the hill, is the winner.

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