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Easter

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  • What does Easter celebrate according to the church?
    Jesus rising from the dead
  • Which culture flies kites for Easter?
    Bermuda
  • What is the week before Easter called?
    Holy Week
  • What culture influenced Easter celebrations in the Philippines?
    Spanish culture
  • What do Easter Lilies symbolize?
    Purity, rebirth
  • What culture eats a spiced sweet bread with almonds and raisins for Easter?
    Germany
  • What color are eggs painted for Orthodox Easter?
    Red
  • What culture covers statues in purple clothes
    the Philippines
  • Who leads the Easter celebrations in Italy?
    the Pope
  • What color of food do you eat for Easter in Germany?
    Green
  • What is paraded around in processions in Italy?
    artefacts, statues, olive branches
  • What culture does a big Easter brunch
    The United States
  • What does splashing each other with water buckets on Easter symbolize?
    fertility, cleansing of disease, purity for upcoming spring, health
  • What day of the week does Easter always happen on?
    Sunday
  • In Germany, what do they do on Holy Saturday?
    Light bonfires
  • How many days later does Orthodox Easter take place?
    13 days
  • In the US, what leaves baskets full of Easter goods and candy?
    Easter bunny
  • What is so special about the stations of the cross in the Philippines?
    They whip and nail people to real crosses
  • Easter symbol that is linked to Passover celebrations and eaten during Easter
    Lamb
  • Where does the Pope hold mass in Italy?
    St. Peter's Basilica
  • What do eggs symbolize?
    new life; fertility
  • What do they eat in Bermuda for Easter?
    Fish cakes and hot cross buns
  • What culture has an antique wagon with fireworks that they set alight?
    Italy
  • The White House holds an annual ___________ on the lawn. (Easter egg roll/Easter brunch)
    Easter Egg Roll
  • What are two other names for Easter?
    Pascha or Resurrection Sunday