Easter in France

What is the French for Shrove Tuesday?

a. Mardi Gras

b. Pâques

c. Crêpes

a. Mardi Gras. It means fat tuesday

What happens on Shrove Tuesday in France?

a. Children have fancy dress competitions

b. There is no school

c. People eat a special type of bread

a. Fancy dress competitions and

parades

What is the French for Easter?

a. Easter

b. Pâques

c. Chocolate

b. Pâques

What is the main religion in France?

a. Catholic

b. Anglican

c. Muslim

a. Catholic

Who is Head of the Catholic Church?

a. The Queen

b. There isn’t one

c. The Pope

c. The Pope. He lives in the Vatican, in Italy.

What happens to the Church bells on the Thursday before Easter?

a. They stop ringing

b. They ring all day

c. They ring every hour

a. They stop ringing. Supposedly gone to see

the Pope.

How many days does the Easter bank holiday weekend last?

a. Two days as normal

b. Four days as in England

c. Three days – Saturday Sunday and Monday

c. 3 days. People work and go to school on

Good Friday

What do pupils in Church schools do at 3pm on Good Friday?

a. Have a minute silence

b. Have an Easter egg hunt

c. Do a special Easter quiz

a. Have a minute silence. It is the time Jesus died.

Who delivers presents to children on Easter Sunday?

a. The Easter bunny

b. The Church bells

c. The Easter chick

b. The Church bells. On their way back from

Rome

What sort of presents do children receive?

a. Chocolate eggs and bells

b. Bell shaped bread and biscuits

c. Toys

a. Chocolate eggs and bells

What happens on 1st April?

a. There is no school

b. It’s a play only day at school

c. Children have to stick a paper fish on adults’

backs

c. Children cut out fish shapes and stick them on the back of adults

What happens on 1st May?

a. It’s a bank holiday

b. People give lily of the valley for good luck

c. It is the first of 3 bank holidays in May

All three of them!

What does “Joyeuses Pâques” mean?