When the shops are full of Easter eggs you know it will soon be Easter. Easter Day is always on a Sunday but the date varies unlike Christmas. It is the Sunday following the first full moon after the first day of Spring, around 21 March. This means that Easter can be as early as 22 March or as late as 25 April.
The custom of giving eggs at Easter celebrates new life. Eggs were always thought to be special because although they do not seem alive, they have life within them especially at springtime when chicks hatch out. chocolate eggs have become popular and these are given on Easter Sunday.
In some countries parents tell their children the Easter Hare or Bunny has hidden chocolate eggs and they race to find them round the house or garden.
Egg rolling, a popular Easter game, is usually done with coloured eggs. One of the most well known events is held in America on the White House lawn. Children and parents push the eggs along through the grass with wooden spoons.
REMEMBER: The hare/bunny/rabbit symbolises fertility and rebirth.
