8 1 Easter is a Christian holiday in the spring that celebes FACTS the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Howes as not only ABOUT bed by Christians. Many people copy king part EASTER are some facts about Easter you might not know in fun activities, and eating special Easter treats Nee The name of the Easter holiday comes from the name of the pagan 1) of spring and birth, Eastre. That's why it takes place in the spring months! 2 Before Easter, Christians go through a 40-day period called Lent Many of them choose to give up certain 2). such as meat during Lent to remember Jesus' 40-day period of fasting in the desert before his crucifixion. 3 Christians celebrate Holy Week in the week leading up to Easter Sunday, beginning with Palm Sunday when people laid palm 3) in the street ahead of Jesus. Good Friday is the day Jesus was crucified and Easter Sunday is the day Jesus was resurrected from the dead. 4 Hot cross 4). are a treat that British people can bake and eat together on Good Friday. The cross on the bun is a symbol of the cross where Jesus died. S People have been dyeing and decorating Easter eggs for a very long time. In fact, the tradition goes back to before Christianity because eggs were a symbol of new life in many ancient cultures. People bark, leaves, flowers and used to use 5) fruit to dye eggs different colours. These days, some people use food colouring, but others still use natural materials. 6 The rabbit is the animal most people think of when it comes to Easter, but in some countries, other animals like a fox, cuckoo bird, cockerel, sterk or chick (a baby 6) children their Easter eggs and sweets. 7 The record for the largest Easter egg is held by the village of Tosca in Italy. The villagers created a 7,200-kilogramme 7) egg with a circumference of 19.6 metres. ) bring 8 People in the USA spend $1.9 billion on Easter sweets each year, and eat more than 16 million jelly 8) They became a popular Easter sweet in the 1930s because candy-makers said they looked a lot like eggs. 2​