Reading About Easter
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MEANING OF EASTER
The word Easter comes from the Hebrew Pessach, which means resurrection, new life.
The ancient Hebrews were the first to celebrate Passover, which has various meanings. It is with the
the sense of liberation that, to this day, people celebrate this feast. Christians also celebrate Easter,
the resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated, which, according to the Bible, would have occurred three days after his
crucifixion. It is the main Christian celebration and, probably, one of the oldest, as it emerged in the early
years of Christianity.
Easter. How did it originate?
The word Easter has always represented the transition from a time of darkness to one of light.
Hebrew origin and came from the word Passover, which means the passage from slavery to freedom. Even
Before being considered one of the main festivals of Christianity, the word already meant passage.
To understand the meaning of Christian Easter, we need to go back a little in time. The ancient peoples
Europeans at this time of year honored Ostera, the Goddess of Spring who held an egg in her hand and
I was observing a rabbit, the symbol of fertility. The Goddess of Spring and the egg she held are symbols of
arrival of a new life.
The custom of decorating eggs to give as gifts at Easter originated in England.
return of 924. Later, the English adopted the symbol of the rabbit, as the proliferation of life, since
this animal can have six births a year.
The tradition of Easter eggs and the Easter bunny arrived in Brazil in the early 18th century, brought by the Germans.
immigrants. In the 19th century, this custom spread and eggs began to be made of chocolate.
Easter is much more than bunnies and chocolates for Christians. The festival celebrates the resurrection of
Jesus Christ, crucified on a Friday, but who came back to life on the dawn of Sunday, reason for
great celebration for Christians, representing the transition to new life.
In the year 325, it was decided that Easter, being a movable feast, would be celebrated on Sunday.
that it follows the first Full Moon of autumn, that is, the latest date on which Easter can fall is
mid-April.
(Estadinho, 04/15/2000)
INTERPRETATION
What does the word Easter mean?
2-Which were the first peoples to celebrate Easter?
3-Why is Easter one of the main celebrations for Christians?
For you, what does Easter mean?
5-How do you and your family celebrate Easter?
The text read is:
(a) A tale of Easter
(b) An Easter news
(c) An Easter fable
(d) Information about Easter
HOW CHOCOLATE ORIGINATED
Who knows what 'Theobroma' is? For this is the name given by the Greeks to the 'food of the gods', the
chocolate.
"Theobroma cacao" is the scientific name of this delicious food called chocolate. Who named it that?
It was the Swedish botanist Linnaeus, in 1753. Chocolate is not only delicious, but also highly nutritious; it is a rich...
energy supplement and restorer.
What is theobroma cacao?
How is chocolate called by the Greeks?
3-Who baptized chocolate?
In your opinion, why did the Greeks say that chocolate was 'the food of the gods'?
5-What is the purpose of this text?
