Easter Traditions
- Rose Little and Sophia Jordan
- 2 hours ago
- 1 min read
As we bounce through this half term on our way to the Easter break – let's go through some traditions and fun facts you may not know about Easter:
In the UK, there are many traditions to do with Easter.
Some include:
Hot cross buns – are marked with a cross because they symbolise the end of lent.
Easter eggs – mark the resurrection of Jesus and the begging of new life.
The Easter bunny – the easter bunny originated from a German legend of the hare
bringing eggs to only ‘well behaved’ children.
Creme eggs! - more than 1.5 million Cadbury creme eggs are produced every day!
Painting eggs - painting eggs originate from Ukrainian tradition.
FUN FACTS!
DID YOU KNOW...?
The world's largest Easter egg weighs 5000lbs
Pretzels used to be associated with Easter
The UK's first chocolate egg was produced in Bristol in 1873
In Germany it is illegal to dance on Good Friday
In 2007 an Easter egg sold for £9 million
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