It is one of the most important annual religious feasts in the Christian liturgical year. Easter is the springtime holiday marking the rebirth of Jesus and the renewal of the Christian faith.
There are different celebrations all around the world, and English speakers countries have some items quite different from Spain and other countries which follow the religious tradition (Christian).
It is a blessed time to celebrate life, the coming of Spring and the dyeing of the nature with marvellous colours (the blooming of flowers and the birth of animals).
This is a magical time for children to enjoy games, delicious recipes and spend this holidays time with their friends and family.
Here you can read some information about symbols in Easter, far from the religious ones:
EASTER EGGS:
They are a symbol of life, rebirth. The oldest tradition is to use dyed eggs but a modern custom is to substitute with chocolate eggs. These eggs are often hidden (in gardens, houses, parks, etc.) and children look for them on Easter morning. There are some competitions about it, and it can be a very amazing and funny activity. Otherwise, they are generally put in a basket with straw (real or artificial) to resemble a bird's nest.
Ortodox Christian Priests blesses those baskets (Ukraine).
EASTER BUNNY or EASTER HARE:
It is a character depicted as a rabbit bringing Easter eggs. You can see it depicted as a person, wearing clothes. The legend says that this creature brings baskets filled with coloured eggs, sweets or even toys to the home of children the night before Easter. It is similar to its Christmas counterpart, Santa Claus. But... Why rabbits and hares?
They are fertility symbols, as they give birth to large litters in the early spring, these became symbols of the rising fertility of the Earth at the Vernal Equinox.
EASTER RECIPES:
"Hot Cross Buns": They usually eat this type of cake on Good Friday for tea.English folklore includes many superstitions. One of them says that buns baked and served on Good Friday will not spoil or become mouldy during the following year. Another encourages keeping one bun for medical purposes; whenever somenone is ill, if you give him / her a piece of it, the sick person recovers. Sharing a hot cross bun with another is supposed to ensure friendship, particularly if "Half for you and half for me, between us two shall goodwill be" is said when sharing.
FAMOUS QUOTES:
"Easter is the demonstration of God that life is essentially spiritual and timeless." Charles M. Crowe.
"On Easter day the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer." Douglas Horton.
"The story of Easter is the story of God's wonderful window to divine surprise." C. Knudsen.
There are different celebrations all around the world, and English speakers countries have some items quite different from Spain and other countries which follow the religious tradition (Christian).
It is a blessed time to celebrate life, the coming of Spring and the dyeing of the nature with marvellous colours (the blooming of flowers and the birth of animals).
This is a magical time for children to enjoy games, delicious recipes and spend this holidays time with their friends and family.
Here you can read some information about symbols in Easter, far from the religious ones:
EASTER EGGS:
They are a symbol of life, rebirth. The oldest tradition is to use dyed eggs but a modern custom is to substitute with chocolate eggs. These eggs are often hidden (in gardens, houses, parks, etc.) and children look for them on Easter morning. There are some competitions about it, and it can be a very amazing and funny activity. Otherwise, they are generally put in a basket with straw (real or artificial) to resemble a bird's nest.
Ortodox Christian Priests blesses those baskets (Ukraine).
EASTER BUNNY or EASTER HARE:
It is a character depicted as a rabbit bringing Easter eggs. You can see it depicted as a person, wearing clothes. The legend says that this creature brings baskets filled with coloured eggs, sweets or even toys to the home of children the night before Easter. It is similar to its Christmas counterpart, Santa Claus. But... Why rabbits and hares?
They are fertility symbols, as they give birth to large litters in the early spring, these became symbols of the rising fertility of the Earth at the Vernal Equinox.
EASTER RECIPES:
"Hot Cross Buns": They usually eat this type of cake on Good Friday for tea.English folklore includes many superstitions. One of them says that buns baked and served on Good Friday will not spoil or become mouldy during the following year. Another encourages keeping one bun for medical purposes; whenever somenone is ill, if you give him / her a piece of it, the sick person recovers. Sharing a hot cross bun with another is supposed to ensure friendship, particularly if "Half for you and half for me, between us two shall goodwill be" is said when sharing.
FAMOUS QUOTES:
"Easter is the demonstration of God that life is essentially spiritual and timeless." Charles M. Crowe.
"On Easter day the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer." Douglas Horton.
"The story of Easter is the story of God's wonderful window to divine surprise." C. Knudsen.
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