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Based on the British Council text about Easter. Fill in the crossword puzzle.

by Boglárka Kozári
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Easter is a Christian festival which marks the ______ of Jesus Christ.

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For many Christians, Easter is a celebration of the ______ of life over death, and a very important time of the year.

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We see lots of symbols of new life at Easter, especially eggs, chicks, flowers and rabbits. These symbols go back to ancient ______ traditions.

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We see lots of symbols at Easter, like rabbits and eggs, which go back to ancient pagan traditions that celebrated ______, rebirth and new growth after the long, winter months.

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The dates of Easter change from year to year but it usually falls sometime between the end of March and the end of _______.

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In Western Christianity, Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the first _____ moon of spring, which starts on 21 March.

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The week before Easter is called Holy Week. The first day of Holy Week is _____ Sunday, which is the Sunday before Easter.

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Many Christians celebrate Palm Sunday as the day that Jesus _____ Jerusalem and people threw down branches from palm trees on the road to welcome him.

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Four days after Palm Sunday is Maundy Thursday, which marks the Last Supper, when Jesus ate bread and drank wine with his ______ disciples.

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Many Christians believe that Jesus was killed and buried in a tomb on Good Friday and that God ______ him from the dead on the Sunday.

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In many countries, there are religious ______s during Holy Week, and practising Christians attend special church services.

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Good Friday is traditionally a day of ______, reflection and sadness. (=going without any food or going without certain types of food)

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A lot of church services start at midnight the night before Easter Sunday with the lighting of candles or, in Greece, fireworks. This represents the triumph of light over ______.

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A hot cross bun is a small, sweet bread roll containing dried fruit and spices, featuring a pastry cross on top. Traditionally toasted and buttered, they are eaten on Good Friday to mark the end of Lent and represent the ______ of Jesus.

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In some places in Eastern Europe, boys and girls throw ______ at each other.

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An Easter egg ______ is a popular game, usually held on Easter Sunday, where decorated eggs (often plastic ones filled with candy, coins, or chocolate) are hidden in a home or garden for children to find.

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______ is a 40-day period of fasting before Easter.

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The Easter _____ is a story character that - children believe - brings eggs at Easter.

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A _____ is a baby chicken, often a symbol of Easter.

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Children take part in Easter egg hunts in gardens and parks. They carry _____s to collect the eggs they locate.

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Families often serve _______ (a symbol of spring and new life) with potatoes, vegetables, gravy.

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