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Easter and Surprises Year 1

Key Vocabulary Holy Week is the week leading up The oldest and most to . The Easter story is very Easter important Christian festival. important to Christians as it reminds them of ’ death and celebrates his resurrection. There are four People who follow the important days during Holy Week: Christians religion of . , , and Easter Sunday.

Jesus The son of God. Palm Sunday The Palm Sunday marks On Maundy Thursday, During , When Jesus came the start of Holy the story of the Last Jesus shared some resurrection back to life. Week. Christians Supper is remembered. bread and with his remember when Jesus disciples. Jesus said the ‘Maundy’ comes from rode into bread was his body and The twelve a word that means disciples on a donkey and was the wine was his . followers of Jesus. welcomed by people command. At his last During Holy , waving palm leaves supper, Jesus told his Christians re-enact this When something stands for and placing them on disciples to love one special moment from the symbolise something else. the ground in front another. Jesus knew Last Supper. of him. Palm leaves that this would be his To be unfaithful or break a symbolise goodness betray last supper and that promise to someone. and well-being. one of his disciples A special service in church, (Judas), would Holy where Christians share betray him. Communion bread and wine.

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Key Vocabulary Good Friday On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. On Good Friday, Christians The gives crucified Put to death on a cross. remember the day that Jesus was Christians the promise of eternal crucified. Leaders in Jerusalem were life in heaven. jealous that people listened to Jesus and so they had him crucified. sins Bad actions. Christians believe it is ‘good’, because Jesus showed great love and died for the sins of others. When he died, his A place cut into rock or body was put in a stone tomb. tomb underground, where the dead are buried. A Surprise Some of Jesus’ friends went to visit his tomb on the Sunday after he died. They were surprised to find it empty. After his eternal Lasting forever. resurrection Jesus visited his disciples before going up to heaven to live with God.

Christians believe this is Many Christians go to heaven where God lives and where church at Easter. Parts of the are read good people go after death. and special hymns are sung. Hot cross buns are eaten. The cross reminds people that Jesus died on the cross. Many Christians send Easter cards. bible The Christian holy book. Simnel cake is eaten. It is a fruit cake with eleven marzipan balls on the top. These represent all of the disciples except Judas. Eggs are painted and chocolate eggs are given. The eggs symbolise new hymns Religious songs. life and are the same shape as the rock that was rolled in front of Jesus’ tomb.

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