P034

Passage 34   Easter

Easter is a festival that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. A Sunday between March 22 and April 25 is called Easter Sunday. People eat some cakes during this festival. They also give colorful eggs to each other. It is said that the Earth came from an egg. In England, people write messages and dates on their eggs and give them to friends or loved ones.

 A rabbit called the Easter Bunny visits children on Easter Sunday. He often leaves some candy and eggs. So on Easter Sunday morning, children always get up early to find these candy and eggs all around the house. In fact, it is their parents who buy them candy and hide their eggs.

The story of the Easter Bunny’s visit comes from Germany. The story goes that a poor woman hid eggs for her children to find. At the moment they found them, they looked up to see a big rabbit running away.