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Easter. British and Russian traditions.

Easter. British and Russian traditions. Зиновенко Александра Краснодарский край ст. Тамань МБОУ СОШ №28 4 а класс учитель Романенко Елена Федоровна. Easter is one of the main religious holidays. It is widely celebrated in Britain and Russia. Children like the holiday very much. Why?

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Easter. British and Russian traditions.

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  1. Easter. British and Russian traditions. Зиновенко Александра Краснодарский край ст. Тамань МБОУ СОШ №28 4 а класс учитель Романенко Елена Федоровна

  2. Easter is one of the main religious holidays. • It is widely celebrated in Britain and Russia. • Children like the holiday very much. • Why? • They like the traditions of the holiday. • What are they? What is common in our countries?

  3. It is a holiday of Jesus Resurrecting. • Easter comes after Great Fast ( for 7 weeks) and on Easter people cook many tasty dishes and treat other people. • Easter is celebrated every spring. It is always celebrated on Sunday. • In Britain they wish “Merry Easter!” or “Happy Easter!” • In Russia we say “Christos is resurrected!” and kiss each other three times.

  4. The week of Easter begins on Palm Sunday. Why Palm Sunday? Well, in Roman times it was customary to welcome royalty by waving palm branches. So, when Jesus arrived in Jerusalem people welcomed him with palm branches in their hands. • In Russia this day is called Willow Sunday and people try to decorate their houses with willow branches.

  5. The main symbols of Easter. • Of course as it is a Christian festival one of the main symbols is a cross, often on a hill. When Jesus was crucified, the cross became a symbol of suffering. • In Britain as well as in Russia one of the main symbols is an egg. • It is a symbol of new and everlasting life.

  6. In Britain children get chocolate eggs with a small toy inside. They are put in baskets.Children believe that the Easter Bunny would lay a nest of colored eggs. Because rabbits are known for producing a lot of young, especially in the springtime, they symbolize new life.

  7. The Easter Bunny is one more symbol in Britain. The bunny as an Easter symbol seems to come to the UK from Germany, where it was first mentioned in German writings in the 16th Century. • In Russia we dye boiled eggs and bake kylichi or Easter cakes.

  8. All people in Britain like Hot Cross Buns. • Hot cross buns, now eaten throughout the Easter season, were first baked in England to be served on Good Friday. These small, lightly sweet yeast buns contain raisins and sometimes chopped candied fruit. Before baking, a cross is slashed in the top of the bun.

  9. The Friday before Easter Sunday (also called Good Friday) and the Monday after are bank holidays in the UK. Besides over Easter schools in the UK are closed for two weeks. • In Russia we have no holidays on Easter. • In both countries people go to churches with the food they have prepared before to sanctify it.

  10. Exchanging and eating Easter eggs is a popular custom in many countries. • In Britain there are Easter egg games. These can be competitions to see who can collect the most eggs or something else. For example in the north of England they still carry out the custom of egg rolling. Hard boiled eggs are rolled down the slope of a hill to see whose egg goes furthest.

  11. In other places another game is played. You hold an egg in the palm of the hand and bang against your opponent’s egg. The loser is the one whose egg breaks first. • This game is also known in Russia, isn’t it?

  12. In both countries people go to churches with the food they have prepared before to sanctify it. • Our countries are different. We have different customs and traditions. But we are Christians and that’s why we have much in common.

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