Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday commemorates the resurrection (1) ____ Jesus Christ. It is the most important Christian celebration.

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The date of Easter Sunday changes every year, and that changes the date of (2) ____ the important holy days that come before Easter.

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Easter is so important because Christians (3) ____ that Jesus rose from the dead, two days after he died on the cross.

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Jesus’ dead body was (4) ____ in a cave on Good Friday...

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and two days later the stone that covered the cave’s (5) ____ had been moved and Jesus’ body had gone.

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Various people saw Jesus in the following days and his followers understood God had raised him from the dead. Historians say this happened (6) ____ time between 26 and 36 AD.

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People (7) ____ Easter in many ways around the world. It is a very busy time for churches.

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Many Christians (8) ____ a special Paschal candle on the evening before Easter. This represents the rising of Christ. There are special songs and hymns which people sing in church.

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Children like Easter because their parents and grandparents (9) ____ them chocolate Easter eggs, a sign of new birth.

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Schoolchildren usually decorate eggs and display them in their school or give them as gifts. Other things associated (10) ____ Easter are the Easter Bunny and spring flowers (11) ____ irises.

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