Easter History (8,9)

On Easter people celebrate the

• resurrection of Christ

• birth of Christ

• death of Christ

What does 'ressurection' mean?

• die

• come to life again

Easter is the end of forty days ....

Easter is the culmination of the religious season of

• lent

• carnival

• year

• April

How many days does Lent last?

• 40

• 150

What is the date of Easter every year?

• March 31st

• April 15th

• Sometime between March 22nd and April 25th

• May 1st

Early Christians adapted Easter from a ......................festival.

• American

• English

• pagan

• Jewish

............ eggs is one of the oldest Easter customs.

• hiding

• hunting

• buying

• decorating

Why were the first Easter eggs coloured red?

• in memory of the blood Jesus shed during his crucifixion

• because there were no other colours

• as a symbol of life

The day Easter falls on is based on

• the day Christ was born.

• the day the first rabbit of Spring is seen.

• the third Sunday in April.

• the phases of the moon.