Watch the video below
Now, we will watch the video again and answer the following questions:
1. What is the holiest day in the Christian calendar?
2. On what day was Jesus Crucified?
3. How many days later did he rise from the dead?
4. What was easter originally called?
5. What year was it decided that Easter would only fall on a Sunday?
6. Between which 2 days can easter fall?
7. Where does the word 'Easter' come from?
8. What do eggs represent?
9. Why are the eggs painted red?
10. What is the symbolism of the rabbit?
11. In what Century did the rabbit start being used in the easter symbolism?
12. What is the most important part of easter for you?
CHOCOLATE, EGGS, EASTER AND…MORE CHOCOLATE: EASTER IN THE UK
For a lot of people in the UK the Christian festival of Easter means the opportunity to eat chocolate
eggs.
A)
As soon as 2 January arrives, shops remove the Christmas product lines from their shelves and the
Christmas decorations from their windows. What fills the empty spaces? Chocolate Easter eggs, Easter bunnies and Easter chicks, despite the fact that Easter itself doesn’t come along until a few months later. This year Easter Day is on Sunday 16 April. Easter also means we have public holidays, Good Friday and Easter Monday, it’s the longest public holiday after Christmas and people sometimes take the opportunity to take a short break away from work by extending their leave. Cheryl from Liverpool said, ‘I use the Easter break to visit relatives and socialise with friends, the chocolate giving and receiving is a good bonus!’
B )
Easter is a spring festival. In the Christian festival, it celebrates the resurrection of Christ. In the
European pre-Christian tradition, it celebrates the return of nature and greenery after the cold, snowy
winter. Both the Christian and pagan versions of Easter celebrate life and rebirth. The Easter chick
symbolises new life, the rabbit represents fertility and the egg symbolises both. That is why painted
eggs or chocolate eggs are given as gifts at Easter.
C)
Chocolate Easter eggs are sold in larger numbers every year in the UK. Confectionery companies
make chocolate eggs for every type of chocolate bar available throughout the rest of the year. The
British people consume more confectionary than any other country in the world! That's not even per
head; that's per country! Of course, it depends on the amount of givers, but the average child in the UK receives 6 – 10 large chocolate eggs and that’s not including the small ones.
D)
Not only are the British eating more and more chocolate, but they are also demanding chocolate of
better quality. European Union law means that British chocolate-making companies have to put more
cocoa solids in their 'chocolate' than they used to. British companies that fail to do so are not allowed to say they make 'real' chocolate! New chocolate has come onto the market that is slowly educating the British palate and changing consumer patterns.
When you have read the task, put the paragraph headings in the right place.
1. What it means
2. A matter of taste?
3. Modern Easter in the UK
4. Chocolate eggs
Now answer these questions:
• What did you find out about Easter in the UK?
• Would you like to spend Easter in the UK? Why / not?
• Are there any special times of year in your country when you eat special sweets or chocolate?
Now do this activity:
http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rc_easter_uppermiddle_b.pdf
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