On a special Sunday every April, I like to hide little (1)chocolate eggs all over my house and (2)invite my friends to (3)race around my home trying to find them. This special Sunday is (4) Easter Sunday, and these chocolates are known as Easter eggs. This day is part of the Christian Easter festival, which takes place over four days. It starts with “(5)Good Friday,” on which Christians (6)commemorate the day that they believe that Jesus died ? this is a very serious, sad day in the Christian calendar and is sometimes marked by (7)solemn (8)processions through towns like (9)Cirencester, where I live.Cirencester has a history (10)dating back to Roman times, when Jesus was believed to have lived. On Good Friday, there is a procession through the town, led by someone dressed as Jesus and others dressed as Roman soldiers. They (11)re-enact Jesus’s final moments in life. Christians call the following Sunday “(12)Resurrection Sunday,” which is when they believe that Jesus (13)came back to life ? this is a day of great celebration! Families often get together to have a special meal. In England, the following Monday is a national holiday so a lot of people like to enjoy a four-day weekend.

Easter is celebrated by Christians all over the world in different ways, such as having parades, festivals, fireworks, kite displays, and painting and decorating eggs, which represent new life. And this is where the tradition of eating chocolate eggs at Easter comes from ? something that is enjoyed by Christians and non-Christians alike!