What is easter

This is how you explain to children what Easter is

Easter is one of the most important Christian festivals. In the festival, however, due to its history, pagan and Christian motifs are mixed.

• The custom of giving Easter eggs as a gift goes back to the pagan worship of a fertility goddess, for example, and the eggs are a symbol of fertility.
• The paschal lamb indicates that Jesus had to die innocently. The lamb is traditionally a symbol of life and innocence.
• From a Christian point of view, the "resurrection" of Jesus is celebrated at Easter, but what does that mean? Jesus was crucified on Good Friday. His disciples were very afraid and hid, except for the disciple John, who was standing on the cross with Mary.
• Many Christians think that Jesus had to shoulder everything that people did wrong. They think that God wanted to show people that he loved them so much that he even sacrificed his son for other people. Jesus knew that he should die for people's grave mistakes. These mistakes include, for example, violations of the 10 commandments. You can also say "sins".
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• In the Easter story that is in the Bible, some women come to the cave in which the dead Jesus was placed after the crucifixion. To the great astonishment of the women, however, the large rock that had blocked the cave rolled aside and the body of Jesus disappeared.
• An angel explained to the women that Jesus was no longer dead but would live, that he was "risen". This is the message that women should bring to the disciples. That is why the well-known "Our Father" also says: "Risen from the dead".

If your children are a bit older and want to know what Easter is, you can go a little further. The topic of Easter may then take up a little more space in school lessons and you can Also tell your children that Easter is the end of the so-called church year marked.