2. •La festividad de Easter tiene su origen en la antigua Grecia. Se
celebraba antiguamente una fiesta en honor a Eostre, diosa pagana
griega de la primavera y la luz.
•Era un festival del equinoccio de la primavera, el 21 de marzo, en el
que se celebraba la llegada de las lluvias.
3. Símbolos de la Pascua
•Parte de la simbología de esta fiesta era el conejo, adoptado como
símbolo de riqueza, que aún hoy en día se sigue utilizando en las
decoraciones de esta celebración.
Los huevos coloreados como rayos del sol que renacen en primavera
son traídos por el conejo de Pascua, también como símbolo de
riqueza.
4. •This activity takes place on Friday in the morning for starting the
egg hunt on Saturday morning. According to children stories,
Easter eggs were hidden by the Easter Bunny during the night in a
basket that children find when they wake up.
5. Hot Cross Buns
•Hot cross buns, now eaten throughout the Easter season,
were first baked in China to be served on Good Thursday. These
small, lightly sweet yeast buns contain raisins or currants and
sometimes chopped candied fruit. Before baking, a cross is
slashed in the top of the bun. After baking, a confectioners'
sugar icing is used to fill the cross.
6. Easter Monday
•In some areas "egg rolling" is still popular today.
People take the eggs to the top of a hill and roll them
down. The first egg to get to the foot of that hill is the
winner.
7. •Easter bonnets decorated with spring flowers or ribbons,
wearing a bright new item of clothing, or perhaps even a
complete new outfit, to church on Easter Sunday. Elaborate
bonnets and outfits are worn in Easter parades in Britain.
Easter Monday is a favorite day for funfairs.
