1. Chocolate eggs Decorated eggs. By lauren ansett. Check pg 78 to find out. March,2008.AUST.$6.95 inc GST GERMANY’S TRADITIONS Why everyone’s flying over for the holidays. Is the Easter bunny real? Hypnotise yourself HEALTHY (really!) How to stay away from those chocolate cravings! You be the judge. p30 RELIGION ; Why CHRISTIANS celebrate Easter. How do YOU have fun AT EASTER? How do YOU have fun AT EASTER? How ME and my family celebrate the holiday. pg 2 Hot cross buns What everyone's eating at Easter..

2. Back to cover. CHURCH; On good Friday and Easter Sunday my family go to church. Because our family is Christian we believe in worshiping Christ for dieing and been rose again. VISIT FAMILY; On Easter Saturday we visit family, have lunch together, and give each other presents. EGG HUNT; My parents brought up my sisters and I to believe in the Easter bunny. Because I have a little sister, on Easter Sunday we have an Easter egg hunt, as the Easter bunny has been the night before. DECORATING EGGS; On Easter we paint hard boiled eggs with my grandmother. Because she is German, this is one of the many traditions she follows since she was a young girl. HOT CROSS BUNS; Every Easter, we have toasted hot cross buns for breakfast. Along with a lot of chocolate eggs. We have had these since I was born because of what they represent, and they taste good!

3. RELIGION; In Germany Easter begins by covering the cross on Good Friday. On this day they eat foods which have fish in them. On Saturday evening, Germany have mass that continues on until Sunday morning. On Sunday it’s FAMILY DAY. On this day they have special Easter lunch including coloured eggs & a cake which is shaped like a lamb. CHOCOLATE EGGS; INGREDIANTS; -1 large egg - 1 needle - 100g plain or milk chocolate - 1 egg cup - 1 small jug - sugar flowers or white icing METHOD; 1. Use the needle to make a fairly big hole in the to of the egg. Shake out the yolk and white into a bowl to cook later. 2. Melt the chocolate in a small pan set in a larger pan of boiling water. Pour the melted chocolate into the jug. 3. When the emptied egg has dried out, support it in an egg cup and pour the melted chocolate through the hole. 4. Leave the egg in a cool place to harden, then break open the shell. 5. You can decorate the chocolate egg with sugar lowers stuck on with more melted chocolate, or with swirls of white icing squeezed through an icing nozzle. The website I used was; http://www.easterbunnys.net/traditions.htm EASTER EGGS; The coloured and chocolate eggs both symbolise new life. At first eggs were painted bright colours to represent the sunlight of spring. After they were coloured and fixed with various designs the eggs were exchanged by lovers & romantic admirers, similar to valentines. Back to cover.

4. HOT CROSS BUN’S; EASTER BREADS; CHOCOLATE EGGS;

5. ORIGIN; In many countries, buns are traditionally eaten on good Friday with the cross standing as a symbol of the death of Christ. They are believed by some to pre-date Christianity, although the first recorded use of the term "hot cross bun" is not until 1733. RELIGIOUS CONNECTION; The cross symbolised on the bun is connected to Christianity as Jesus was crucified on a cross, he was believed to have died for everyone's sins so everyone can be free. Back to Easter foods SONG; Hot cross buns, one ha' penny, two ha' penny, hot cross buns. If you have no daughters, give them to your sons, one ha' penny, two ha' penny, Hot Cross Buns

6. INGREDIENTS - 310g all-purpose flour, divided - 50g white sugar - 6g salt - 7g active dry yeast - 160ml milk - 30 g butter - 2 eggs - 5 whole eggs, dyed if desired - 30g butter, melted DIRECTIONS 1.In a large bowl, combine 1 cup flour, sugar, salt and yeast; stir well. Combine milk and butter in a small saucepan; heat until milk is warm and butter is softened but not melted. 2.Gradually add the milk and butter to the flour mixture; stirring constantly. Add two eggs and 1/2 cup flour; beat well. Add the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. 3.Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour. 4.Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into two equal size rounds; cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Roll each round into a long roll about 36 inches long and 1 1/2 inches thick. Using the two long pieces of dough, form a loosely braided ring, leaving spaces for the five colored eggs. Seal the ends of the ring together and use your fingers to slide the eggs between the braids of dough. 5.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place loaf on a buttered baking sheet and cover loosely with a damp towel. Place loaf in a warm place and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 45 minutes. Brush risen loaf with melted butter. 6.Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes, or until golden. ORIGIN; Easter breads wee mostly eaten on good Friday, as this was no meat days. Back when there wasn’t a lot to eat people would make loafs in different shapes to symbolise different beliefs when celebrating eater. RELIGIOUS CONNECTION; On Thursday night, the day before Jesus was crucified there is a ceremony called the last supper. Jesus then announced when breaking the bread that it was to represent his body, that was about to be taken for everyone else. BRAIDED BREAD; Back to Easter foods

7. ORIGIN; Easter eggs are a representation of new life. In most countries, Easter is celebrated in spring, the time when most animals give birth. There for showing new things. RELIGIOUS CONNECTION; How chocolate eggs are related to Christ is simple, on the third day Jesus rose again and was proven god’s one and only son. The egg is symbolising that just like Jesus, anyone can have a new life depending on which path you want to follow. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (NIV) John 3:16 Back to Easter foods