Sunday, March 27, 2016

Happy Easter!

Many Americans are Christian.  Easter is a holiday to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Many Americans go to church and sing a song (hymn) like this every Easter:






Handel's "Messiah" is very popular this week as well.  ("Messiah" is also popular at Christmas.)  Many choirs sing the "Messiah" and many families go to see it.  Many choirs sing the "Alleluia Chorus" in church.  You may even hear people sing "Alleluia" at the mall.




Many Americans go to church, eat with their family, and give children candy.  Some pretend an Easter bunny leaves baskets of candy and toys and hides eggs around the house.  A lot of  non-christians celebrate easter in the USA by sharing candy and hunting for eggs.


Today Easter egg hunts are popular.  A long time ago, Easter egg rolls were more popular.  The most popular Easter egg roll now is at the White House.  You can take children to roll eggs at the White House and get a special white house egg.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/eastereggroll



Did you celebrate Easter today?  What did you do?

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