Easter. Excercises.

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10 fun facts about Easter you probably didn't know

https://www.sykescottages.co.uk/blog/10-fun-facts-about-easter-you-probably-didnt-know/

Discuss in pairs:

Are the sentences True or False?

The Easter Bunny legend began in Austria.

The holiday was named after the Anglo-Saxon Goddess, Eostre.

More than 1.5 million Cadbury Creme Eggs are produced every year.

The act of painting eggs originates from a British tradition.

The world's largest Easter egg weighs in at 5000lbs.

Pretzels used to be a symbol of Easter.

The UK’s first chocolate egg was produced in Liverpool in 1873

In Germany it is illegal to dance on Good Friday.

Easter is celebrated on Sunday.

In 2007 an Easter egg was sold for 9 million pounds.

Match the phrases:

every	holiday
fun	creature
religious	chocolate
Easter	egg
mythical	year
colourful	calendar
egg-shaped	facts
hard-boiled	Sunday
lunar	eggs

Collocation forks:

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Make up 5 questions that start

Have you ever wondered where the Easter Bunny story originated?

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Make up sentences using your own ideas:

Every year we all _________________________________________________.

Before you _______________________ why not _______________________.

____________________ is the most popular _________________ in the world.

When we think of ________, _____________________ usually spring to mind.

Have you ever wondered __________________________________________?

How can we celebrate the arrival of spring?

Make a list of ideas:

How to decorate eggs for Easter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjHeWTqPgT8

The Easter Bunny legend began in Germany

Have you ever wondered where the Easter Bunny story originated?

We can say that the story of rabbits bringing eggs doesn’t make a lot of logical sense, so there must be a reason as to why every year children rush to see what treats that this mythical creature has left for them.

But just like Santa Claus has no Christian significance to Christmas, the Easter Bunny also has no real connection to this holy day.

The origin of the Easter Bunny dates back hundreds of years, beginning in pre-Christian Germany. Here, the hare was said to be the symbol of the Pagan Goddess of Spring and Fertility.

As Christianity spread across Europe, Pagan traditions were blended with Christian holidays, which saw the Easter Bunny lay a nest of colourful (today, chocolate) eggs for children who were well-behaved on Easter Sunday.

2. The holiday was named after the Anglo-Saxon Goddess, Eostre.

The next fun fact we have about Easter is around the question: why is Easter called Easter?

According to scholars, this Christian holiday was named after the Anglo-Saxon goddess, Eostre, who was depicted as a Fertility Goddess and a Goddess of Dawn and Light. She was honoured at Pagan festivals celebrating the arrival of spring, further highlighting the blend of Pagan traditions with Christian holidays.

3.More than 1.5 million Cadbury Creme Eggs are produced every day.

Another fascinating Easter fact for you, Cadbury’s make 500 million Creme Eggs every year! If you piled them on top of each other, it would be 10 x higher than Mount Everest.

The Birmingham factory produces 1.5 million Creme Eggs every day, and the Creme Egg is the most popular egg-shaped chocolate in the world.

4. The act of painting eggs originates from a Ukrainian tradition.

For countless generations, Ukrainians have been decorating eggs as a calling out to the Gods and Goddesses of health and fertility.

This traditional act of pysanka (“pih-sahn-kah”) is made by using wax and dyes, but this colourful custom didn’t take off until Ukrainian immigrants came to the U.S.

5. The world’s largest Easter egg weighs in at 5000lbs.

Standing at 31ft tall and 18ft wide is the world’s largest Easter egg. Found in Vegreville, Alberta, Canada, the egg weighs a hefty 5000lbs and took 12,000 hours to complete.

Named the Vegreville Pysanka, the world’s largest Easter egg is actually more of a jigsaw than a sculpture, as it is made from 3500 pieces of aluminium.

6. Pretzels used to be associated with Easter

When we think of Easter, chocolate, hot-cross buns and eggs usually spring to mind. But did you know that pretzels are also an Easter snack?

Pretzels are associated with Easter because the twists resemble arms crossing in prayer. From the 1950s, it was tradition for Germans to eat a pretzel and a hard-boiled egg for dinner on Good Friday.

7. The UK’s first chocolate egg was produced in Bristol in 1873

Have you ever wondered who started the trend of tucking into chocolate-shaped eggs on Easter Sunday?

It was during the 19th century that the Fry family of Bristol ran the largest chocolate factory in the world and produced the first chocolate egg, in 1873.

It was two years later in 1875 that saw Cadbury’s make their first Easter egg.

8. In Germany, it is illegal to dance on Good Friday

On Good Friday, which sees the start of the Easter weekend, it is illegal to dance in public in the majority of states in Germany.

Even Europe’s clubbing capital, Berlin, becomes a dance-free zone out of respect for the religious day.

In Baden-Württemberg, music is allowed to be played but dancing is not allowed, whilst in Bavaria, if you are caught playing music of any kind in a bar, you could be fined up to 10,000 euros.

So why the boogie ban, Germany?The thinking behind this ban is out of respect for Christians, whom mourn the death of Jesus on Good Friday and Easter Sunday, and in Germany these days are considered to be holidays of silence.

9. Easter is celebrated on the Sunday after the full moon following March 21^st

Ever wondered why Easter Sunday changes dates every year? It’s down to the lunar calendar and the position of the moon.

Easter in fact falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that takes place on or after March 21st, which is said to signal the start of spring.

10. In 2007, an Easter egg sold for £9 million.

Possibly the world’s most expensive egg was sold at Christie’s in London for £9 million in 2007, breaking Faberge records.

The enamelled egg contains a multi-coloured cockerel which at every hour pops out of the egg and flaps his wings, before nodding his head three times.

The egg was made by Karl Fabergé in St Petersburg in 1902 and is the second largest egg ever made by Fabergé.