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Die Kirche – The Church
As in England, Easter is also a Christian religious festival in Germany. It remembers the crucifixion of Jesus on Good Friday (Karfreitag) and his resurrection on Easter Sunday (Ostersonntag).
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Der Frühling - Spring
Der Frühling kommt. Der Winter ist vorbei!
Easter is also a celebration of the end of winter and the beginning of spring – new life!
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Symbole des neuen Lebens Symbols of new life
• The traditions and customs that people have in Germany at Easter are mostly similar to the ones in the UK.
• They are all symbols of hope, light, new life and the coming of spring.
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Osterei / Ostereier
Easter eggs (Ostereier) – are a symbol of new life and resurrection, In Germany Easter eggs are normally quite small, but you get lots of them.
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Der Osterhase
The Easter bunny (der Osterhase) is actually a hare in Germany (not a rabbit). Children are told that he brings the Easter eggs. Most children will also get a large, chocolate Osterhase.
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Ostereier färben
In the days before Easter, many people paint and decorate eggs.
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bunte Eier
You can also buy colourful hard-boiled eggs (bunte Eier) from shops and supermarkets.
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bunte Ostereier im Baum
Lots of people decorate the trees in their garden with painted and decorated real (hollow) or artificial eggs. This is a symbol of new life coming, even if the trees don’t have green leaves on them yet.
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Osternest
Many children will make an Easter nest for the Osterhase to leave the eggs in. A bit like putting out a stocking at Christmas.
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Ostereier suchen (im Garten)
As in some parts of the UK, it is a tradition for children to hunt for Easter eggs left by the Osterhase in the garden on Easter Sunday morning.
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Osterfeuer
In many parts of Germany there is a tradition of lighting big bonfires in the night before Easter Sunday as a symbol of light.
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Osterfeuer
Lots of churches will start their services outside while it is still dark , very early on Easter Sunday morning. People light candles from the Osterfeuer and take them into church. When they come out of church the sun has risen. Light, life, resurrection!
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Schokolade
And of course, there’s loads of chocolate! Lindt and Milka are two of the most popular brands in Germany.