Easter is the Christian religious festival which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
It should be noted that in the Christian context, the word "Easter" refers to the season of the Church year beginning on Easter day and lasting either 40 days until Ascension day (the traditional Easter season) or 50 days (modern Easter season).
The date of Easter day itself is calculated used a complex method involving cycles of the moon, and thus falls on different dateseach year.
This is because Easter is linked to the Jewish Passover festival, and the Jewish calendar is based on lunar cycles.
The actual date of Easter falls in March or April in Western Christian traditions, and in April or May according to Eastern Christian traditions.
Although still a religious holiday, today Easter is celebrated not only by Christians, but also as a secular holiday.
Secular marking of the events may include the sending of greeting cards, the giving and consumption of sweets and candies (including chocolate eggs), and children painting eggs in bright colors.
Furthermore, many countries have their own unique tradition associated with the holiday.
For example, in the United States of America, eggs are delivered by the Easter bunny (a rabbit) who hides children when they are asleep, whereas in the United Kingdom, eggs are often exchanged as gifts between family members, and spicy buns marked with a cross ("hot cross buns") are eaten.
Easter is usually marked in schools, as well as by families and Christian groups.
Apart from religious traditional activities, you can use the occasion as an opportunity to play educational games.
These games can provide an opportunity for youngsters to discover the traditions of Easter, as well as providing a lot of fun for people of all age groups.
The ideal games are those which not only educational and fun, but easy to learn and play.
One game that fits this model and is affordable too, is bingo.
Nearly everyone already knows how to play the game, those few who don't can quickly learn, and it doesn't cost an arm and leg - as you can simply print, the bingo cards from your computer.
Of course, if you're going to play bingo at Easter, you want the game to be themed for the occasion - by this I mean you want bingo cards printed with words or phrases relating to Easter rather than numbers - this is no problem however as the computer can print any type of custom bingo cards with equal ease.
It should be noted that in the Christian context, the word "Easter" refers to the season of the Church year beginning on Easter day and lasting either 40 days until Ascension day (the traditional Easter season) or 50 days (modern Easter season).
The date of Easter day itself is calculated used a complex method involving cycles of the moon, and thus falls on different dateseach year.
This is because Easter is linked to the Jewish Passover festival, and the Jewish calendar is based on lunar cycles.
The actual date of Easter falls in March or April in Western Christian traditions, and in April or May according to Eastern Christian traditions.
Although still a religious holiday, today Easter is celebrated not only by Christians, but also as a secular holiday.
Secular marking of the events may include the sending of greeting cards, the giving and consumption of sweets and candies (including chocolate eggs), and children painting eggs in bright colors.
Furthermore, many countries have their own unique tradition associated with the holiday.
For example, in the United States of America, eggs are delivered by the Easter bunny (a rabbit) who hides children when they are asleep, whereas in the United Kingdom, eggs are often exchanged as gifts between family members, and spicy buns marked with a cross ("hot cross buns") are eaten.
Easter is usually marked in schools, as well as by families and Christian groups.
Apart from religious traditional activities, you can use the occasion as an opportunity to play educational games.
These games can provide an opportunity for youngsters to discover the traditions of Easter, as well as providing a lot of fun for people of all age groups.
The ideal games are those which not only educational and fun, but easy to learn and play.
One game that fits this model and is affordable too, is bingo.
Nearly everyone already knows how to play the game, those few who don't can quickly learn, and it doesn't cost an arm and leg - as you can simply print, the bingo cards from your computer.
Of course, if you're going to play bingo at Easter, you want the game to be themed for the occasion - by this I mean you want bingo cards printed with words or phrases relating to Easter rather than numbers - this is no problem however as the computer can print any type of custom bingo cards with equal ease.
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