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Easter facts for kids – Everything you want to know
Easter marks the perfect time of year for quality family time, no matter how you decide to celebrate it. With flowers blooming and plenty of Easter activities, the springtime festivities are ideal for a family break at Away Resorts.
Make Easter bonnets, enjoy The Chocolate Factory, a Mini Easter Garden, and so much more at a range of our parks all around the UK.
As such an egg-citing time of year, little ones must learn some of the best Easter facts for kids so their break is filled with learning, fun and lots of new memories.
Our top 10 Easter facts
Here are our top 10 Easter facts for kids – bringing all the egg-citement to your Easter festivities!
The legend of the Easter Bunny
One of the best Easter facts for kids surrounds the loveable Easter Bunny. The mythical bunny traditionally brings chocolate eggs on Easter Sunday, but just like Santa has no Christian connection to Christmas, the Easter Bunny has no real connection to this Christian-originating holiday.
The bunny dates back hundreds of years to pre-Christian Germany, where it was said to symbolise the Pagan Goddess of Spring and Fertility.
Easter is named after Eostre
Our following fact about Easter explains why Easter is called Easter. Well, the holiday is said to be named after the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre. Eostre was depicted as a fertility Goddess of Dawn and Light – pretty apt for the time of year Easter typically falls.
Chocolate eggs
Between 80 and 90 million chocolate eggs in Britain are eaten yearly, most consumed on Easter Sunday.
Palm Sunday
Many competitions are held in Poland for the best decorated Palm Sunday Palm tree!
Easter Sunday facts
Here are some more Easter Sunday facts, specifically about the main day.
Easter Sunday celebration
Easter falls on a different date each year, marked by the Sunday after the first full moon following March 21st.
Jesus Christ’s resurrection
As mentioned, Easter Sunday is traditionally a Christian holiday that marks Jesus Christ's resurrection.
Facts about Easter eggs
If our Easter Sunday facts weren’t enough, here are some fun facts about Easter eggs!
Hollow eggs
As the day itself represents the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the hollow eggs traditionally given as gifts represent the empty tomb from which he had risen.
Painting Easter eggs Ukrainian tradition
Painting Easter eggs is a great Easter activity for the entire family, but the tradition stems from Ukraine and is believed to be a calling out to the Gods and Goddesses of health and fertility. The traditional act is called pysanka and is made using wax and dyes.
The world’s largest Easter egg
The world’s largest Easter egg can be found in Tosca, Italy. It weighs 7,200kg and is 10.39 meters high and 19.6 meters wide! This makes it twice as heavy as a killer whale! It took 48 days to construct and decorate and is made out of welded steel, foam and resin-impregnated canvas.
UK’s first chocolate egg Bristol 1873
We have the Fry family to thank for starting the tradition of tucking into chocolate-shaped eggs at Easter. During the 19th century, the Bristol-based family ran the largest chocolate factory in the world and produced the first chocolate egg in 1873. Two years later, Cadbury’s made their first Easter egg.
Learning about different Easter traditions
You could extend your little one’s learning this Easter by exploring other Easter traditions, such as dressing up as Easter witches like the children in Sweden.
Easter facts for kids – Frequently asked questions
What is Palm Sunday?
Palm Sunday is before Easter, which marks Jesus Christ’s entry into Jerusalem. This is celebrated in many Christian churches with processions in which branches of Palm trees are carried.
What is Good Friday?
Good Friday is considered a holy day by Christians and observes the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Why do we celebrate Easter?
Easter is celebrated to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, three days after his death by crucifixion. For many Christian churches, Easter is a joyful end to the Lenten season of fasting and celebrates the hope of salvation.
Explore Easter breaks with Away Resorts
Whichever way you wish to celebrate Easter, and whatever the holiday means to you, there’s something for everyone at Away Resorts. With activities and breaks designed to help you celebrate the season, book now to make the most of all the Easter festivities – testing your knowledge of your newfound Easter facts for kids while you’re at it!