Christians in the United Kingdom celebrate Easter every year in the spring.
This important Christian festival starts on Good Friday and ends on Easter Monday.
Good Friday and Easter Monday are bank holidays. On Easter Sunday, many shops in Britain are closed, even if they normally open on Sundays. British schools traditionally close for two weeks over Easter.
Popular Easter traditions in the United Kingdom include decorating Easter eggs, sending Easter cards to friends and relatives, giving chocolate eggs to children and eating hot cross buns on Good Friday. To Christians, the cross on the buns symbolizes the crucifixion of Christ.
On Easter Sunday, people celebrate the Resurrection of Christ. In Britain families traditionally get together for a festive meal on Easter day. They have roast lamb or turkey.
Children believe that the Easter Bunny hides the chocolate eggs for them to find. The child who collects the most eggs wins. The event is called the Easter egg hunt.
On Easter Monday people take hard-boiled eggs and roll them down a hill competing to reach the bottom first. Egg rolling is a symbol of the stone being rolled away from the tomb where Christ was laid.
Another fun Easter tradition is egg tapping. It's a popular game in which two people knock eggs against each other. If your egg doesn't break, you win.
British Catholics traditionally celebrate Easter by attending special church services throughout the Holy Week.
Easter traditions in the United Kingdom
Christians in the United Kingdom celebrate Easter every year in the spring.
This important Christian festival starts on Good Friday and ends on Easter Monday.
Good Friday and Easter Monday are bank holidays. On Easter Sunday, many shops in Britain are closed, even if they normally open on Sundays. British schools traditionally close for two weeks over Easter.
Popular Easter traditions in the United Kingdom include decorating Easter eggs, sending Easter cards to friends and relatives, giving chocolate eggs to children and eating hot cross buns on Good Friday. To Christians, the cross on the buns symbolizes the crucifixion of Christ.
On Easter Sunday, people celebrate the Resurrection of Christ. In Britain families traditionally get together for a festive meal on Easter day. They have roast lamb or turkey.
Children believe that the Easter Bunny hides the chocolate eggs for them to find. The child who collects the most eggs wins. The event is called the Easter egg hunt.
On Easter Monday people take hard-boiled eggs and roll them down a hill competing to reach the bottom first. Egg rolling is a symbol of the stone being rolled away from the tomb where Christ was laid.
Another fun Easter tradition is egg tapping. It's a popular game in which two people knock eggs against each other. If your egg doesn't break, you win.
British Catholics traditionally celebrate Easter by attending special church services throughout the Holy Week.