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EASTER TRADITIONS

EASTER TRADITIONS. Do by : Danie Larisa a 6-a B.

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EASTER TRADITIONS

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  1. EASTER TRADITIONS Do by : Danie Larisa a 6-a B

  2. Easter, which celebrates Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead, is Christianity’s most important holiday. It has been called a moveable feast because it doesn’t fall on a set date every year, as most holidays do. Instead, Christian churches in the West celebrate Easter on the first Sunday following the full moon after the vernal equinox on March 21. Therefore, Easter is observed anywhere between March 22 and April 25 every year. Orthodox Christians use the Julian calendar to calculate when Easter will occur and typically celebrate the holiday a week or two after the Western churches, which follow the Gregorian calendar. Easter

  3. Easter eggs, also called Paschal eggs,are special eggs that are often given to celebrate Easter or springtime. As such, Easter eggs are common during the season of Eastertide. The oldest tradition is to use dyed and painted chicken eggs, but a modern custom is to substitute chocolate eggs, or plastic eggs filled with confectionery such as jelly beans. Eggs, in general, were a traditional symbol of fertility, and rebirth.In Christianity,for the celebration of Eastertide, Easter eggs symbolize the empty tomb of Jesus:[though an egg appears to be like the stone of a tomb, a bird hatches from it with life; similarly, the Easter egg, for Christians, is a reminder that Jesus rose from the grave, and that those who believe will also experience eternal life. TRADITIONAL FOOD OF EASTER

  4. An egg hunt is a game during which decorated eggs, real hard-boiled ones or artificial ones filled with, or made of chocolate candies, of various sizes, are hidden for children to find, both indoors and outdoors.Whenthe hunt is over, prizes may be given for the largest number of eggs collected, or for the largest or the smallest egg.Realeggs may further be used in egg tapping contests. Eastereggtraditions

  5. Paskais an Easter bread eaten in Eastern European countries including Ukraine, south Russia, Romania, Poland, Slovakia, and parts of Bulgaria. It is also eaten in other countries with immigrant populations from Eastern Europe, including the US, Canada and the UK. Paska (bread)

  6. Babka is a spongy, brioche-like yeast cake made mainly in Eastern Europe. It is traditionally baked for Easter Sunday in Poland, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Albania, and for the major holidays (Christmas, Easter, New Year, Pentecost) in Romania. Traditionally it does not have any filling, and is glazed with a vanilla- or chocolate-flavored icing and decorated with almonds or candied fruit, sometimes with rum added. BABKA

  7. The Holy Fire is first mentioned by the pilgrim Bernard the Monk, in 870 AD. • In 1099, the failure of Crusaders to obtain the fire led to street riots in Jerusalem. • On May 3, 1834, the Church was so packed that a stampede caused four hundred deaths. The Muslim governor Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt exited the packed church by commanding his guards to slice a way out. This was reported by Robert Curzon. • On April 26, 1856, James Finn watched Greek pilgrims battling Armenians with concealed sticks and stones. The pasha had to be carried out before his soldiers charged with fixed bayonets. • In the eyes of the faithful, the Holy Fire failed to appear in 1923 and 1970. HOLY LIGHT

  8. The butter lamb, also known as a buttered lamb,is a traditional butter sculpture accompanying the Easter meal for many Russian, Slovenian, Polish Catholics. Butter is shaped into a lamb either by hand or in a lamb-shaped mould.It is also sold at delis, Polish specialty markets, and some general grocery stores at Easter time. The butter lamb is a particular tradition in Buffalo, New York's Broadway Market, in which the annual introduction of the butter lamb is a symbol of spring. BUTTER LAMB

  9. The Friday before the Easter is called the Great Friday. Also named “the Friday of sufferings”, it is the day when Jesus was crucified. People don’t eat on this day, as it is believed that doing that they will be healthy and they will know they’ll dye three days before. • The tradition recommends that you step on a piece of iron when you wake up, in order to be protected from bruises. If you bathe in the river before the sun rises, you won’t suffer from bone illness. In Bucovina it is said that who bathes three times in a cold river will be healthy all year long. • People go to church to confess. • Bread may not be baked, the earth may not be ploughed and trees may not be planted, as they won’t fruit. GREAT FRIDAY

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