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Student’s Worksheet 1“Easter Time”Exercise. 1 Read the notes about how Easter is celebrated in different countries and decide whether the

following statements are true (T) or false (F):

1. In the U.K. the Queen gets small silver coins from people. T/F

2. Italy and Spain are famous for Easter processions. T/F

3. In Mexico people stay at home and don’t meet with friends for Easter. T/F

4. In Greece Christmas is a more important holiday than Easter. T/F

5. In France children eat chocolate and candies for Easter. T/F

6. The biggest Easter procession in Spain takes place in Madrid. T/F

Easter is one of the most important Christian holidays celebrated all over the world. Let’s look at some of

the Easter traditions in different countries:

The U.K.In the U.K. a very famous tradition is

“Maundy Money”. On Maundy Thursday

(one day before Good Friday), the Queen

distributes small silver coins to people.

The ceremony takes place in Westminster

Abbey in London every year. On Easter

Monday children take part in egg-rolling

competitions. They roll hard-boiled eggs

down grass slopes in parks. The winner is

the one who gets to the bottom fi rst.

ItalyIn Italy Easter is called “Pasqua”. Religious processions take place in many towns on the Friday and Saturday before Easter. People carry special statues of Jesus and the Holy Mother Mary and are often dressed in traditional ancient costumes. The biggest processions are held in Sicily in the towns of Enna and Trapani.

the one who gets to the bottom fi rst.

MexicoIn Mexico people start celebrating two weeks

before Easter. On Palm Sunday they buy special

woven palms and take part in a special mass. After

the mass, they often hang palms on the doors of

their homes to protect them from evil. On Easter

Sunday many people celebrate in the streets – they

meet with friends, eat and drink together. Easter is

a very joyful holiday in Mexico.

held in Sicily in the towns of Enna and Trapani.

GreeceEaster in Greece is the biggest holiday of the year and is even more important than Christmas. Families and friends meet up for Easter Day. They eat lamb and have a big celebration party with food, wine, music and dancing all day long. They say “Kalo Paska! Happy Easter!”

SpainEaster in Spain is a very important celebration. On Palm Sunday most people go to mass in the morning. Many processions take place all around the country and people carry statues covered in gold, silver and lots of fl owers. The biggest and most famous processions are in Seville.

a very joyful holiday in Mexico.

FranceIn France many people spend Easter Sunday

with family members or friends. They have

roast lamb with beans and vegetables. Brightly

coloured eggs and omelettes are popular, too.

Children get chocolate eggs and rabbits and

eat candies.

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Student’s Worksheet 2“Easter Time”Exercise. 2 Look at the notes from Exercise. 1 and match the words from the neighbouring columns:

a.

chocolate processions

ancient eggs

silver rabbits

hard-boiled coins

religious costumes

b.

to be on the door

to take lamb

to hang something celebration

to eat place

to have popular

Exercise. 3 Read the text about Easter traditions in Poland and complete the text with words provided.

meal get wet cakes spend time called holiday ornaments careful

Exercise. 4 Imagine you have a pen friend in England. Write a short letter to your friend describing typical Easter traditions in Poland. The letter should be about 100 words long.

Easter in Poland.Easter is a very important 1.………….. in Poland. During Easter people 2.…………. with their families and friends. Before Easter people prepare traditional “pisanki” – coloured eggs with handcrafted 3.…………... . Holy Week lasts from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. On Easter Saturday people take food to church to be blessed. A traditional Easter 4. …………… starts around noon and it consists of hard-boiled eggs, cold meat and salads. At the end of the meal people often eat cheesecake, mazurkas and other 5. ………….. On Wet Monday children go outside and pour water on one another. This tradition is 6. .………. “śmigus-dyngus” and you have to be very 7. …………. because you may 8. …………., too!