Easter is one of the most important . in the Christian calendar.

It celebrates
the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, after he died on the . on Good
Friday. Easter Sunday .. six and a half wees after !sh "ednesday.
#he Easter Calendar
Shrove Tuesday
Shro$e #uesday is the day before !sh "ednesday. In French it is .. %ardi Gras or
Fat #uesday. #raditionally, people a lot of rich and fatty food before they started
the &enten fast. 'owadays, people mae . ( probably they only time they eat
pancaes ) so, sometimes this day is also called *ancae +ay.
Ash Wednesday
!sh "ednesday is the be,innin, of &ent. Christians ,o to .. #he priest puts
ashes on the foreheads of the people in the shape of a cross. 'owadays people usually
,i$e up somethin, for the .. days of &ent, for example smoin, or sweets or
... &ent is a time of fastin, and repentance. #he -. days the time
when Jesus went into the desert to fast and he was tempted by the .. to ,i$e up.
Palm Sunday
#his is the Sunday before Easter when Jesus . Jerusalem. Jesus rode into the
city on a .. and people laid palm lea$es in his path.
/oly #hursday
#his is the day of the &ast Supper when Jesus had his last .. with his disciples.
#hey ate .. and which Christians still celebrate in the mass. #he wine
symbolises the .. of Christ and the bread the body of Christ. !t the last supper
there were 01 apostles and Jesus. !nother tradition is the washin, of feet, as Jesus
washed the feet of the apostles to show respect and humility. 'owadays, on /oly
#hursday this act is often recreated by the , washin, the feet of his
parishioners. 2n this .. Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane. Judas
issed him and this was the si,n for the 3omans to . Jesus.
Good Friday
Good Friday is the day Jesus died on the cross for our sins. #his remembers the
sacrifice of Jesus to sa$e humanity from sin. *ontius *ilate had to condemn Jesus to
death, e$en thou,h he wanted to free him, but a criminal called 4arabbas was freed
instead. Catholics remember the death of Jesus in the Stations of the Cross. #hese are
0- pictures which start with Jesus5s arrest, and then each picture represents an
important on Good Friday ri,ht up until the time Jesus is laid in the .
Catholics do not eat . on Friday in respect of this sacrifice. Jesus was crucified
with 1 thie$es on either side of him. 2ne was a ,ood thief the other was a bad thief,
the ,ood thief went to . with Jesus. "hen Jesus died he was buried in a
tomb.
#he idiom to wash one5s hands of somethin, comes from *ontius *ilate when he
washed his hands he condemned Jesus to death. *ilate ,ot rid of the problem e$en
thou,h he new he was wron, to do so.
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday is the day Jesus rose from the dead. It is the end of Easter and people ,o
to mass. Christians also ha$e special Easter dinner celebrations. *eople also ,i$e each
other Easter e,,s.
Easter Monday
Easter %onday is a holiday in the 6nited 7in,dom. It is one of the busiest ban
holidays in the country, as many people ,o away for the weeend. #here are many
sportin, e$ents on this day, for example football and horse racin,.
Ascension Day
#his celebrates the day when Jesus ascended into hea$en. It happens -. days after
Easter.