Easter eggs,

Yellow and blue,

Easter eggs,
For me and you.
Easter eggs,
A lot of sweets,
Easter eggs,
Are good to eat.
 Look at this crossword, write the words and
you’ll find the name of this holiday.

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Easter Vocabulary:
Easter Vocabulary:
Easter is the feast of Christ
resurrection. It is celebrated
according to the Moon calendar on
the first Sunday after the first
spring full Moon.
in Ukraine Easter is celebrated both
by the Julian calendar (for many
Orthodox Ukrainians) and the
Gregorian Calendar (for Catholic
and Protestant Ukrainians).
Ukraine usually has two Easters.
 The week before Easter, the
Great Week is called the White
or Pure Week. During this time
an effort is made to finish all
field work before Thursday.
 On the evening of the Pure
Thursday the Passion Service is
performed, after which people
return home with lighted candles.
Easter begins with the matins and
high mass, during which the
pasky (traditional Easter bread),
pysanky and krashanky are
blessed in the church.
After the matins the people
exchange Easter greetings:
“Christ is risen! – Risen indeed!”,
give each other krashanky and
The last Sunday before Easter is called Willow
then hurry
Sunday (Verbna home
nedilia). with
On this day pussy- their baskets
willow branches are blessed in the church.
of blessed food.
Easter is a feast of joy and
gladness. For three days
people celebrate it. They
often sing spring songs.
 Answer the questions:
1) What kind of feast is Easter?
2) When is Easter celebrated in Ukraine?
3) How is the week before Easter called?
4) How is the last Sunday before Easter
called?
5) What do the people do with branches
of willow on Willow Sunday?
6) What is blessed in the church on
Easter?
7) How long do people celebrate Easter?
8) Is Easter a national holiday in Ukraine?
 Read the poem.
People celebrate He loved everyone,
Forgave our sins,
The Easter day He had got a charm
In creating
To great things.
commemorate
Disciples promised Christ
The eternal
To spread His words.
way. In Europe at least
They flew like birds.
 Listen to the song
“Here Comes the Easter Bunny” !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR5N6usKals
“Happy Easter”