EASTER Easter bunny soft and white, (Пасхальный кролик
EASTER Easter bunny soft and white, (Пасхальный кролик мягкий и белый) Hopping quickly out of sight. (Упрыгал быстро с глаз долой) Thank you for the eggs you bring (Спасибо за яйца, что ты принес) At Easter time to welcome spring. (На Пасху поприветствовать весну.) Yellow eggs and blue and red, (Желтые яйца, синие, красные) In the grass and flower bed. (В траве и цветнике.) We will hunt them everywhere; (Мы будем искать их везде) Is it really you who put them there? (Ты правда принес их сюда?)
Easter – it’s a big religious holiday, because Christians celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The date of celebrating changes every year. It falls on one of spring Sundays. Seven weeks before Easter – it is the Lent. People must not eat the animal products and meal 7 weeks.
People prepare for the celebration during the last week, which we name Holy Week. Of course, the customs related with this day are different in every country. For example, Easter cakes and Easter eggs are the traditional food in several countries. Women bake Paskhas on Friday, this day was called Good (or Holy) Friday. It’s really an important day for many Christians, because Jesus Christ was crucified on this day. Jesus’ sacrifice was made for us. It’s a day when people say the prayers of thanksgiving and sing solemn hymns.
On Saturday women dye the eggs. Red color is traditional color of eggs, but this tradition changed a little bit. Nowadays we can see on the Easter table the eggs of different colors. In the Saturday evening, Christian people go to church. The Easter mass lasts all night. The priest consecrates the food in the morning. People go home for breakfast after the ceremony. The first food that they eat is the blessed food. It is the time, when relatives visits each other.
10 interesting facts connected with Easter 1)The tradition of decorating real eggs for Easter dates back to the Middle Ages . In 1290, the English King Edward I ordered 450 eggs cover with gold leaf, to give as Easter gifts. It is believed that the bright colors, decorating Easter eggs, were intended to reflect the color of the awakening of spring.
2)Easter eggs recognized works of art, produced by Peter Carl Faberge . Every year since 1883 the Russian Emperor Alexander ordered his wife on Easter set of Easter eggs.
3)Like most Christian festivals, Easter has its origins in pre-Christian times. Our ancestors believed that the sun died in winter and was born a new in spring. The arrival of spring was celebrated all over the world long before the religious meaning became associated with Easter. Today, Easter celebrates the rebirth of Christ.
4)Easter in English sounds like Easter, the word comes from the name of the Saxon goddess of the dawn — Eostre. 5)The largest Easter egg is in Canada in the city of Vegreville , Alberta . His weight is two tons and a length of about 8 meters. 6)Easter egg is called pysanka. Pysanka shells have been found in archaeological sites from more than 3000 years ago, and many of those designs are still being used on pysanka today.
7)The cake is one of the main dishes Easter table . This dessert is a symbol reminiscent of the resurrection of Christ. According to legend, after the resurrection , Jesus tasted the food presented to the apostles . The Bible also says that none of the apostles did not sit down at a central place in the middle of the table . Before they put this place freshly baked bread .
8)Christians around the world have come up with a variety of interesting ways to celebrate this holiday. In America, Easter is not complete without the Easter bunny and basket with colorful eggs. In Sweden, the girls dress up in witches and go from house to house begging for treats (like Halloween). In some parts of Latin America and the Greek Christians burned effigies of Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus. Bermuda Christians on Good Friday start bright kites to symbolize Christ's ascension to heaven.
In Spain, spend the night procession. Processions organize local religious brotherhood. Participants - sinners - are crosses and religious icons through the streets , playing the Easter story. According to a centuries-old tradition, penitents wear long coats and «capirotes» or tall pointed hoods that neighbors could not recognize the person behind the mask of the sinner .
8)The week of Easter begins on Palm Sunday. Why Palm Sunday? Well, in Roman times it was customary to welcome royalty by waving palm branches. So, when Jesus arrived in Jerusalem on what is now known as Palm Sunday, people welcomed him with palm branches in their hands. Today, on Palm Sunday, Christians carry palm branches in parades, and make them into crosses and garlands to decorate the Church.
9)Of course as it is a Christian festival one of the main symbols is a cross, often on a hill. When Jesus was crucified, the cross became a symbol of suffering. Then with the resurrection, Christians saw it as a symbol of victory over death. In A.D. 325, Roman emperor Constantine issued a decree at the Council of Nicaea, that the Cross would be the official symbol of Christianity.
10)The Easter Bunny is a part of the holiday in USA and some other countries. Over the last 200, the Easter Bunny became the most recognized symbol of Easter. Rabbit brings baskets with colored eggs and sweets to the homes, where good children live on the night before Resurrection Sunday. The bunny is like Santa Claus. It’s just a beautiful legend or fable for the children, but rabbit became an important tradition. We can see it on Easter postcards.
Jelly Bean Red is for the blood He gave. (Красный – кровь, которую Он отдал.) Green is for the grass He made. (Зеленый – трава, которую Он создал.) Yellow is for the sun so bright. (Желтый – такое яркое солнышко.) Orange is for the edge of night. (Оранжевый знаменует конец ночи.) Black is for the sins we made. (Черный – наши грехи.) White is for the grace He gave. (Белый – надежда, которую Он дал.) Purple is for His hour of sorrow. (Фиолетовый – Его скорбь.) Pink is for our new tomorrow. (Розовый – новое будущее.) An egg full of jelly beans, colorful and sweet (Яйца c леденцами, цветными и сладкими) Is a prayer, a promise, A loved one's treat! (Это молитва, обещание, это наш любимый подарок!)
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