HAPPY EASTER!
Hello again! It’s so nice to meet you
again. Although the time is tough for all of us, we’re getting ready for such a
joyful festival.
Easter is coming soon!
Let’s remind some important facts about
it!
Easter is a spring festival. In the
Christian festival, it celebrates the resurrection of Christ. In the European
pre-Christian tradition, it celebrates the return
of nature and greenery after the cold, snowy winter. Both the Christian and
pagan versions of Easter celebrate life and rebirth.
The Easter chick symbolises new life,
the rabbit represents fertility and the egg symbolises both. That is why
painted eggs or chocolate eggs are given as gifts at Easter.
Many churches hold special services on Easter Sunday, which celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection after his crucifixion. Many people also dye eggs. These can be hard-boiled eggs that can be eaten later, but may also be model eggs made of
plastic, chocolate, sweets or other materials. It is also common to organise Easter egg hunts. Eggs of some form are
hidden, supposedly by a
rabbit. People, especially children, then search for them, having so much fun!
Throughout the English-speaking world, many Easter
traditions are similar, with only minor differences. For example, Saturday is
traditionally spent decorating Easter eggs and
hunting for them with children on Sunday morning, by which time they have been mysteriously hidden all
over the house and garden.
Other traditions involve parents telling their children that eggs and
other treats, such as chocolate eggs or rabbits, have been delivered by the Easter Bunny in an Easter basket, which children find waiting for
them when they wake up. Many families observe the religious aspects of Easter
by attending Sunday Mass or services in the morning and then participating in a
feast or a party in the afternoon. Some families have a traditional Sunday roast, often of either lamb or ham.
The British celebrate Easter
slightly differently than the Poles. First of all, they do not
associate Easter with the church
as much as Poles do. They approach it with
joy rather than reflection. On the islands, Easter baskets
are unlikely to be celebrated, and colorful Easter eggs have been replaced with chocolate eggs and bunnies. Of course, Easter cuisine in
the UK is also different from that in Poland. They don't have our mazurka or other Easter cakes there. Instead, simnel cake
appears on English tables, which is a fruit cake with marzipan mass. On top are 11 characteristic
marzipan balls that symbolize the 11 apostles (without Judas).
Hot Cross Buns
are also popular. These are sweet rolls with spices and a characteristic white
cross on top. Among the sweets there is also
Easter pudding, which is a cupcake poured with a sauce that resembles
vanilla pudding.
Easter bunny – Zajączek Wielkanocny
Easter card – kartka wielkanocna
an egg hunt – szukanie jajek wielkanocnych
hot cross bun – drożdżowa bułeczka ze znakiem krzyża
roast lamb – pieczona jagnięcina
simnel cake – ciasto z bakaliami i marcepanem
Easter is the time we spend mainly with family and,
this year mainly at home.
I wish you hope,love and plenty of colorful Easter eggs. Happy Easter!
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