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Mothering Sunday
Festivals; Easter
The 4th Sunday in Lent, on which day Christians remember Mary, the mother of Jesus, their Mother church and their own mothers. The traditional gift on this day consists of spring flowers and the ...
Good Friday
Festivals; Easter
The name given to the Friday before Easter Sunday, which commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Golgotha. It is described as 'Good' by Christians, as without the crucifixion ...
Paschal candle
Festivals; Easter
Used to describe a large, white candle used in Western forms of Christianity (e.g. Roman Catholic and Anglican). A new Paschal candle is blessed and lit every year at Easter, and is used throughout ...
Easter bonnet
Festivals; Easter
Refers to the old tradition of wearing new clothes for Easter, which represents the new life offered through the death and resurrection of Jesus. Women often bought new and elaborate designs of hat ...
Easter bunny
Festivals; Easter
An Easter symbol that has its origins in Alsace and southwestern Germany in the 1600s, consisting of a rabbit that brings baskets filled with coloured eggs, chocolate and toys to the homes of ...
Palm Sunday
Festivals; Easter
The Sunday before Easter, which commemorates the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on a donkey in the days before his Passion. Palm crosses are distributed during church services on this day.
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