Easter Sunday is the holiest day in the Christian religion. It always falls on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25. This is the day many Christians believe to be the day that Jesus rose from the dead after being nailed to a cross three days before.
Many families dress up and attend mass in the morning before seeing loved ones for Easter dinner. Some people, attend the Easter Vigil Mass, which takes place the night before Easter Sunday. At this mass, people who wish to convert to the Christian religion are welcomed into the church, receiving the sacraments of Baptism, Communion, and Confirmation for the very first time.
Although Easter is a holy day, it has a secular aspect as well. Many children paint eggs several different colors for the Easter bunny. The night before, Easter eve, the Easter bunny visits houses to hide the eggs and Easter baskets that he brings for the children. On Easter morning, children awake and have Easter egg hunts. Once all of the eggs have been found, the children count up their eggs to find out who the victor is. While searching for eggs, children also search for their Easter basket, hoping to find it filled with delicioustreats like chocolate bunnies and marshmallow peeps.
Vocabulary:
Christian-believing in, or belonging to the religion based on the teachings of Jesus
vigil- the eve, or day and night, before a church festival
mass- religious celebration
convert- to change to a different religion
holy- dedicated or devoted to the service of God, the church, or religion
sacraments- something regarded as possessing a sacred character
victor- person who wins in a competition
delicious- pleasing in flavor
Use the vocabulary that best fits in the sentence.
1. The Jewish man decided to ____________________ to Christianity.
2. The ______________ was so excited that she won her race.
3. Since the family was going away on Easter, they decided to go to the ___________ mass the night before.
4. Many people attend _____________ on Sundays to worship.
5.People of the _________________ religion believe that Jesus is the Son of God.
6. Communion is one of the ____________________ in the Christian religion.
7. Easter is considered to be a ____________ day, since many people believe that is the day Jesus rose from the dead.
8. The vanilla butter cream cake was very ________________.
Grammar Point
Identify all of the prepositions and what type of preposition (preposition of time or place)in the passage.
I know Russian immigrants wonder about the bunny as a symbol of Easter. In Russian they have the egg symbol, the cross and so on, but not bunnies.
ReplyDeleteUseful post for teaching about Easter! Remember to add an exercise about vocabulary and a grammar point.