Easter in Britain and Russia

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1. Easter in Britain and Russia
2. This tradition started in Europe in the
3. Easter is the most important festival in
4. When is Easter celebrated?Easter is usually celebrated
5. How do people celebrate Easter in BritainOn
6. How do people celebrate Easter in RussiaOn
7. How to celebrate Easter?During the celebration of
8. Easter traditionsIn Britain tables are decorated with
9. Easter eggs hunt in Britain
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This tradition started in Europe in the early nineteenth century and came to Britain in the 1970s.Easter is now a Christian festival but the word “Easter” comes from “Eostre”, the old

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Слайд 1Easter in Britain and Russia

Слайд 2This tradition started in Europe in the early nineteenth century

and came to Britain in the 1970s.
Easter is now a

Christian festival but the word “Easter” comes from “Eostre”, the old name for the goddess of spring.

This tradition started in Europe in the early nineteenth century and came to Britain in the 1970s.Easter

Слайд 3Easter is the most important festival in the church year,

more important than Christmas. People begin to get ready for

Easter forty days before Easter Sunday . These forty days are called Lent , and they begin on Ash Wednesday. The day before Ash Wednesday is Pancake Day.

Easter is the most important festival in the church year, more important than Christmas. People begin to

Слайд 4When is Easter celebrated?
Easter is usually celebrated in April or

May.

Easter Day is on Sunday after

the first full moon after the first day of spring( 21 March). It comes always between 22 March and 25 April.

In Russia

In Britain

When is Easter celebrated?Easter is usually celebrated in April or May. Easter Day is

Слайд 5How do people celebrate Easter in Britain
On Easter Sunday people

congratulate each other, give presents to children in the streets:

candies and toys.
Eggs exchange is compulsory .

How do people celebrate Easter in BritainOn Easter Sunday people congratulate each other, give presents to children

Слайд 6How do people celebrate Easter in Russia
On the day of

Easter morning we go to church and take part in

the service.
After that we visit our grandma and grandpa. When we arrive, we say: "Christ is Risen, and they respond to us" Truly resurrected“.

How do people celebrate Easter in RussiaOn the day of Easter morning we go to church and

Слайд 7How to celebrate Easter?
During the celebration of Easter, we have

to remember about life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Many people go to church on Easter Day: there are lots of flowers and people sing special Easter songs.

How to celebrate Easter?During the celebration of Easter, we have to remember about life, death and resurrection

Слайд 8Easter traditions
In Britain tables are decorated with an Easter basket

with white lilies - the symbol of purity, motherhood and

the return of Jesus to life, colored eggs and Easter bunny figures.

The day before Easter Russians bake cakes and color eggs, which symbolize the body of Christ. It is necessary to start the Easter dinner with a painted egg and a piece of a Easter cake in Russia.

Traditions in Britain

Traditions in Russia

Слайд 9 Easter eggs hunt in Britain
Easter eggs

hunt is traditional in Britain. Parents hide eggs
everywhere

in the house or garden and children
have to find them. Also some women and children decorate hats, called Easter bonnets. They put lots of spring flowers, rabbits, or chickens on them, and wear them in Easter bonnet parades.