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Easter quiz
- The first Easter egg was produced by Frys in 1873. Cadburys began producing Easter eggs in 1875, all from dark chocolate.
- In the UK around £200 million pounds is spent on 80 million Easter eggs every year.
- The most expensive egg was the Diamond Stella Egg which was worth £50,000.
- Since 325 AD Easter has been celebrated on the first Sunday after the full moon which occurs on or after the spring equinox.
- During Lent people denied themselves the pleasure of wearing finery. So, on Easter day, they celebrated by wearing new clothes or by adding colourful ribbons to their bonnets.
- Easter owes its name to an Anglo-Saxon goddess called Eastre or Eostre, who was the goddess of springtime and renewal.
According to the Venerable Bede, Easter owes its name to an Anglo-Saxon goddess called Eastre or Eostre, the goddess of springtime and renewal.
It seems likely that early Christians used the festival of Eastre to explain the real meaning of Christ’s death and resurrection, since these events took place at that time of year.
Christians know that Easter is about death and renewal.
Our sin results in death.
God’s own son, Jesus, chose to die on the cross. He suffered the punishment for our sin, instead of us.
He rose again to show that sin and death were finally defeated.
Jesus lives again to give to all those who believe in Him – new life.
That’s what Easter is still about – the possibility of having a fresh start, the possibility of having a new life in Christ.
