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Created by Olena Kononenko, School #5, Monastyryshche

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The name Easter itself derives from the name of the Saxon goddess of Spring and of the Dawn Eostre. The name Eostre was also used to denote the ancient Norse festival of Spring sun, which celebrated the awakening of new life and the death of winter. The Christian Easter gradually replaced the pagan festival, although some of the rites of Spring are still retained.

Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. He was greeted by people with palm branches.

Jesus got angry when people didnt use thetemple properly.Jesus talked to people.Some people didnt like himand wanted him killed.Jesus had a special supper with his friends. He knew he was going to die.Jesus and his friends drankwine and ate bread. He said it should remind them of him.Then Jesus and his friends went to a garden to pray.The Easter Story

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Judas kissed Jesus on thecheek helping the guardsarrest Jesus. Jesus was taken away.Jesus was brought to see PontiusPilate. Some people told him Jesus was evil and he should die.Jesus was hung on a crosson Golgotha to die.

Two Jesus friends took his body to a cave and buried in a tomb.When early on Easter Sundaymorning some women came tothe tomb it was empty!

Then the women saw an angelwho told them that Jesus wasalive!Suddenly, they saw Jesus andhe talked to them. He told all his friends that he would comeback one day.

After that He went up to Heaven.

EASTERSYMBOLS

CROSSES

The cross symbolizes Jesus victory over death.

Candles symbolize Jesus, the light of the worldCANDLES

Palm branches represent when Jesus arrived in Jerusalem on the first Palm Sunday and people waved palm branches, welcoming him.

PALM BRANCHES

The dove represents the Holy Spirit. DOVES

The Lamb represents Jesus, the Lamb of God.

LAMBS

An egg is a symbol of the rocktomb out of which Christ emerged when he arose again. EGGS

The Easter Egg predates the Christian holiday of Easter. The exchange of eggs in the springtime is a custom that was centuries old when Easter was first celebrated by Christians. From the earliest times, the egg was a symbol of rebirth in most cultures. Eggs were often wrapped in gold leaf or, if you were a peasant, coloured brightly by boiling them with the leaves or petals of certain flowers. Today, children hunt coloured eggs and place them in Easter baskets along with the modern version of real Easter eggs - those made of plastic or chocolate candy.

The chick, hatchig out of the egg, symbolizes new life or rebirth.CHICKENS

Easter bunny, the rabbit or hare, was a symbol of abundant new life in ancient times and reminds us of spring and new life.RABBITS

EASTER PRESENTS

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Easter SongGladCollector's Series, Vol. 1, track 21998Religious184464.0