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1 EASTER IN CANADA

2 When is Easter? This year Easter falls on Sunday April 20th The following day, Easter Monday, is a holiday in Canada Easter, like Canadian Thanksgiving, does not fall on a fixed date. Easter usually falls on a Sunday between March 22nd and April 25th

3 The Easter Bunny The Easter Bunny originally comes from Germany
He carries a basket filled with coloured eggs and can be seen with or without clothes Like Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny brings gifts to boys and girls that are well-behaved.

4 Easter Baskets The night of Holy Saturday, children leave baskets out before going to bed When they wake up, if they were good, the Easter Bunny will have came during the night and filled their baskets with gifts

5 Easter Baskets Today the baskets are filled with chocolate eggs, chocolate Easter bunnies, candy, and small gifts

6 The Easter Bunny At shopping centers in Canada, little children take pictures with the Easter Bunny dressed in their Easter clothes

7 Egg decorating During the holiday children decorate eggs for Easter
First they hard boil the eggs When the eggs are cold, they color on them with crayons Then they dip them into different color dyes

8 Egg decorating Each egg is different, with different colors and
designs After Easter, many families eat the hard-boiled eggs or make egg salad The tradition of decorating eggs comes from the Ukraine

9 Easter Egg Hunt Some families hide Easter eggs around the house and children have an Easter Egg Hunt The child who finds the most eggs wins

10 Easter Egg Hunt In some towns there are big Easter Egg Hunt where anyone can go and participate

11 Easter Dinner Like Thanksgiving, Easter is celebrated with a family dinner Traditionally this dinner includes: ham potatoes, and vegetables

12 Questions When is Easter? Where does the Easter Bunny come from?
What does the Easter Bunny bring? Where can children go to take a picture with the Easter bunny? What foods are eaten for Easter dinner?

13 Easter Vocabulary BIBLE BUNNY LAMB CHICK BUTTERFLY DAFFODIL CROSS LILY
BASKET EGG

14 Look at the picture and choose the correct option
CHICK Great Job! BASKET Try Again BIBLE Try Again NEXT

15 Look at the picture and choose the correct option
BASKET Try Again BIBLE Try Again LAMB Great Job! NEXT

16 Look at the picture and choose the correct option
LAMB Try Again BUNNY Great Job! BIBLE Try Again NEXT

17 Look at the picture and choose the correct option
LAMB Try Again BIBLE Great Job! BASKET Try Again NEXT

18 Look at the picture and choose the correct option
CROSS Great Job! BASKET Try Again BIBLE Try Again NEXT

19 Look at the picture and choose the correct option
DAFFODIL Great Job! EGG Try Again BIBLE Try Again NEXT

20 Look at the picture and choose the correct option
LILY Try Again BIBLE Try Again BASKET Great Job! NEXT

21 Look at the picture and choose the correct option
BASKET Try Again LAMB Try Again EGG Great Job! NEXT

22 Look at the picture and choose the correct option
EGG Try Again CROSS Try Again LILY Great Job! NEXT

23 Thanks for playing!

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