Easter

2.  Easter, also called Resurrection
Day, is a holiday. Among
Christians, it is a celebration of
Jesus Christ returning from the
dead. Christians believe that it is
the holiest day in the year. Some
people who are not Christians
celebrate it as the beginning of
Spring.

3. Christians believe that Jesus was
killed on the cross about 2000 years
ago by the Romans in a city called
Jerusalem . The people who killed
him did so because they believed
that he was causing trouble for the
government, and because he was
claiming to be the Messiah. When
they crucified him, they even hung a
sign over his head, which said,
"King of the Jews."The day he was
crucified is known by Christians as
Good Friday.

4.  Christians believe that on the Sunday after Jesus was
killed, some of his followers found that his body was no
longer in the tomb where he was laid. Later, Jesus is said
to have appeared to over 500 people and preached to
them.[3] The New Testament teaches that the resurrection
of Jesus is what Christianity is based on. The resurrection
made people believe that Jesus was the powerful Son of
God. It is also spoken of as proof that God will judge the
world fairly. Christians believe that God has given
Christians "a new birth into a living hope through the
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead". Christians
believe that through faith in God they are spiritually made
alive with Jesus so that they may lead a new life.

5.  Today, people celebrate Easter in a number of different
ways: they give each other or hide to have children
find, colourful Easter eggs; they also give each others
candy. Sometimes they even give each other baby
ducks, chickens, or bunnies as presents, though this is
not done as much as it used to be. These ways of
celebrating have nothing to do with Christianity. They
come from the spring celebrations from old European
nature religions. Christians, and even some people who
are not Christians, dress very nicely and go to church
on Easter Sunday. Large dinners are usually held on
Easter afternoon as well. A ham is often at the center of
this dinner, and hot cross buns are sometimes served.

6.  In modern times, chocolate eggs with a
colorful wrapping are given to children to
be eaten. In the United Kingdom,
children receive on average 8.8 chocolate
Easter eggs every year.It is unclear where
this tradition comes from. Most likely, it
comes from a pagan fertility ritual during
spring. Sometimes on Easter, children go
on egg hunts to look for Easter eggs. They
can look for them indoors or outdoors

7.  The Easter Bunny (or Easter
Hare) is a character depicted as
an anthropomorphic rabbit. In
old stories, the creature brings
baskets filled with colored eggs,
candy and toys to the homes of
children on the night before
Easter. The Easter Bunny will
either put the baskets in a
certain place or hide them
somewhere in the house for the
children to find when they wake
up in the morning.