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UNITED KINGDOM While it is of course common for everyone to eat lots of chocolate eggs in the U.K., a lot of places also celebrate Easter with traditional Morris dancing. This type of dance dates back to the Middle Ages. In this tradition, men dress up, wear hats POLAND and bells around their ankles, and wave ribbons while they In Poland the week leading up to Easter involves a lot of dance through the street. People in the Middle Ages believed spring cleaning – some people in the Polish countryside even that this dance would drive the spirits of winter away and use this time to repaint their barns! On the Saturday before bring good luck for the summer! Can you guess what ‘egg Easter, some people paint hard boiled eggs called ‘pisanki’. jarping’ is? The World ‘Egg Jarping’ Championships are held This tradition is said to go back thousands of years to pagan every year in Durham in the U.K. Similar to the Australian rituals, and many even make their own dyes to decorate the ‘egg knocking’ tradition, egg jarping involves contestants eggs using traditional methods, such as boiling onion skins! smashing hard boiled eggs against each other until one Some families also create a ‘blessing basket’, which they fill breaks! Fun! with coloured eggs, sausages, bread and other important food items. This basket is brought to church to be blessed on Easter Sunday. Another fun tradition in Poland is called ‘Wet Monday’. On the Monday following Easter, some of the children and young people across Poland participate in a large water fight, throwing buckets of water over one another. AUSTRALIA In Australia some people view the Easter bunny with suspicion, and another creature takes center-stage: the Bilby! A bilby is a small, rare, endangered rodent, and many animal welfare groups take this time to raise awareness for threatened species such as the Bilby. Whether the bunny or the bilby, the tradition is still the same, with the animal hiding chocolate eggs or sweets for children to find. Yum! Easter games are also very popular – one such game is called ‘egg knocking’. To play this game you will need at least two people and two eggs. The first person starts by holding their egg and tapping it on the opponent’s egg. The next person does the same thing. This continues until someone’s egg shell cracks, and the other person is proclaimed the winner!
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FRANCE In parts of France, Easter is celebrated with an important difference: children receive eggs from the Easter bells rather than the Easter bunny! According to a French-Catholic tradition, church bells are not rung between Holy Thursday and the Easter vigil, to show respect for Jesus’ death. Over the years, a legend grew up that the church bells didn’t ring because they grew wings and flew to Rome to be blessed by the Pope! They would return to France bearing presents and chocolate for all the local children. Delicious!
BERMUDA In Bermuda, an area of low-forming volcanoes that make up islands in the Atlantic Ocean, they have a very unique practice to celebrate Easter. On Good Friday, Bermudians of all ages go to the beach to fly kites! This tradition began when a Bermudian teacher used a kite decorated with Jesus’ image to show people the meaning of ‘the Ascension’. According to the Bible, Jesus elevated himself to heaven, just like kites do. The lesson worked, and the tradition survived. Nowadays the kites have diverse motifs, sizes and shapes. And every year more and more people join the kite-flying!
CHINA Although in China Easter is not celebrated as a religious holiday, it is still embraced with the same enthusiasm as most other countries. In Chinese culture Easter is seen as the beginning of spring, and so is celebrated along with the spring equinox. Rabbits, baby chicks and eggs are all very important symbols of Easter in China. It is said that the ancient Chinese people first painted their eggs red for the spring festival over 3000 years ago – what a long tradition! www.epicchq.com/education Draw the activities in the boxes listed below, and then match them to the places they are celebrated in at Easter. 1. Easter Bells 2. Kite Parade 3. Red Eggs
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4. Easter Bilby 5. Wet Monday 6. Jarping www.epicchq.com/education EASTER AROUND THE WORLD wordsearch quiz
Now you know all about Easter in Ireland and around the world, find the answers to the questions in the word search below. Answers can appear in diagonal, and even in reverse! 1 The season that the celebration of Easter is most associated with. 2 A popular soup to eat in Ireland on Easter Sunday. 3 The religion that is most associated with Easter celebrations in Ireland. 4 Flowers that many families plant around Easter. 5 A prize at the cake dancing competition. 6 Some people believe you should get this on Good Friday to prevent headaches. This endangered animal replaces the Easter bunny in Australia. What is the name of the traditional dance that is performed in the U.K on Easter Sunday? ANSWER: dancing What is decorated and flown across the sky on Good Friday in Bermuda?
10 The colour that the ancient Chinese painted their eggs.
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. Bilby .
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: ers w s An www.epicchq.com/educationHistory-at-Home Pack, EASTER RISING N at home! CREATE YOUR OW IRELAND EAEASSTETERR ‘‘RRIISSIINGNG’’ CAKECAKE DDAANNCE...CE challenge
In some parts of Ireland, a large cake dancing contest called a pruth g is held at Easter. The prize for the best dancer is a cake, which they then divide between the contestants as they see fit.
Many families also take part in this tradition. Why not recreate this contest in your home with an Easter ‘Rising’ twist? You’ll need to enlist the help of an adult for this task. What y ou will n eed: Cupcake mixture A c upcake case for INSTRUCTIONS each family memb A baking tray er 1 Using whatever cupcake recipe you have, An oven create your cupcake mixture. A wire rack cooling tray 2 Each family member should have their own cupcake case. Some music 3 Taking it in turns, each family member must pour some of the cupcake mixture into their cupcake case. 4 Get an adult to put the cupcakes into the oven for the recommended time. 5 Watch as the cupcakes ‘rise’ - it’s a race to see which cupcake will rise the highest! When the time is up, the biggest cupcake wins! 6 Get an adult to take the cupcakes out of the oven and leave them on a wire cooling rack. Whosoever’s cupcake has risen the highest gets to design a cake dance that the whole family must learn. The dance should last no longer than 30 seconds. Don’t forget to send us Now, take it in turns to perform the dance around the cupcakes. your best dance moves! Whoever makes everyone laugh the most is the winner of the Share your Easter ‘Rising’ cake cake dance, and gets the biggest cupcake to eat! dance with us using EPICMuseum www.epicchq.com/educationHistory-at-Home Pack, EASTER RISING at home! AUSTRALIA BILBYBILBY EASTEREASTER EGGEGG HUNT!HUNT! Just like the Easter bunny, the Australian bilby loves to hide eggs and play games at Easter time! Create your own Bilby Easter Egg Hunt by making clues to hide around your home! What y ou will ne Three bilby drawings ed: Paw print drawings A scissors A pen An Easter egg at least one
INSTRUCTIONS 1 Draw three bilbys. Don’t forget to make them as colourful as you can! 2 Draw out at least 10 bilby paw prints and cut them out. 3 Hide your egg s , making sure to make it as difficult as possible to find them. 4 On one of your bilby drawings, write a clue for where your egg s are hidden. Then hide the bilby around your house. 5 The bilby is a bit mischievous, so on the other bilbies, write misleading clues to throw your family off the scent! Then hide these bilbies also. 6 Scatter your paw prints close to your bilbies, so your family will be able to find them. Get your whole family to start looking – the first one to find the eggs is the winner!
draw several of these paw prints! www.epicchq.com/education History-at-Home Pack, EASTER RISING at home! POLAND DYEDYE EGGSEGGS Everyone knows eggs are a very important part of Easter. Just like the Polish ‘pisanki’ and Chinese red eggs, why not have some fun and use this recipe to dye your own eggs at home? It s very easy to make and most ingredients can already be found in your own cupboards, so you can start straight away! Don’t forget to get an adult to help! TOP TIPS! What y ou will need: 1. Before you dip the egg in the colouring, wrap a rubber band around it and remove once 1 teaspoon white vinegar it’s dry. This will reveal a white, undyed About 20 drops of liquid food colouring portion and give the egg a striped look! White shelled hard boiled eggs 2. Another fun way to design your egg is to put stickers or tape in your favourite shapes on your Water egg before you dip it, then remove them once the A baking sheet Paper towels 3. Dip one end of youregg eggis dry. in one colour, then Wire cooling rack the other end in a different colour. The Small bowl colours may overlap which will also give a cool ombre look! PREPARATION: For each colour you should: 1 Line a large baking sheet with paper towels, then top with a wire cooling rack. 2 Get an adult to help you boil some water. 3 In a small bowl, stir together cup boiling water, 1 teaspoon vinegar and approximately 20 drops of food colouring. 4 Immerse the eggs in the bowl for about 5 minutes. Don t forget to turn them occasionally to make sure they are evenly coated. 5 Using a spoon or tongs remove the eggs and transfer onto the wire rack. 6 When the eggs are dry, pop them in the refrigerator. Repeat this process with other food dyes.
www.epicchq.com/educationHistory-at-Home Pack, EASTER RISING at home! BERMUDA DESIGNDESIGN ANAN EASTEREASTER KITEKITE One of the most unusual Easter traditions is the Bermudan kite flying parade! Join in the fun this Easter by making your very own kite to fly in your garden or neighbourhood! 1 2 3
4 5 6 eed: ou will n INSTRUCTIONS: What y 1 Make a lowercase T-shape with your sticks and attach them together with string Paper, plastic bag or fabric and glue to make the frame of your kite. Leave to dry. Sticks or twigs String 2 Lay your kite frame over a plastic bag, paper, or fabric and draw around it. Glue Then add two extra inches to each side, and cut out this shape. Decorations 3 Fold over the extra inches around the frame of the kite and glue them down optional so that they enclose the kite frame. Leave to dry. 4 Add string to your kite by attaching it to the top three corners of your sticks and the middle point where your sticks intersect, and wrapping it around the sticks. Make sure you keep your string long enough to fly! 5 Bring all the strings together and tie them at the center of the kite so that you can easily hold them as one. 6 Decorate your kite – you can even add a tail with ribbon or paper!
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