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When people celebrate Easter?  What do they celebrate?  What are the symbols of Easter?

 

 What do people do at Easter? When is Easter? Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon in spring. That’s why it’s on a different date each year. The word “Easter” comes from “Eostre”, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring. Traditions Easter is also the end of Lent, traditionally a time of fasting in the Christian calendar. So it is often                  a time of fun and celebration. Some people go to church to commemorate the death on the cross  of Jesus Christ. There are also Easter parades in   the UK and in America. People wear Easter bonnets, decorated with spring flowers. On the Friday before Easter people in England enjoy the traditional Good Friday breakfast of hot cross buns.

The special Easter Sunday lunch includes roast lamb and traditional Simnel cake.

One of the oldest spring symbols in the world is the egg. Eggs are a symbol of a new life.