top-mag issue no. 8 easter edition
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Aus t r a l ia:In Aus tralia the s ymbol o f Eas ter is no t the Eas ter Bunn y bu t a
Bilb y.
Eg yp t : In Eg yp t childr
en recei ve palm branches from their local church
tha t ha ve been blessed in hol ywa ter b y pries ts. The
y keep these branches
all year.
France : In France the church bells ring annuall y excep t on the Thursda y
be fore the dea th o f Jesus or be fore Good Frida y. Thereason for this is to
sho w tha t Jesus has died. The y do no t ring again un til Eas terSunda y. This
is to sho w tha t Jesus hasrisen from the dead.
German y: In German y
some people walk as a
sign o f the walk Jesus
made to the place where
he was to be cruci fied. In cer tain places ‘Eas ter
wells ‛ are beau ti full y
decora ted wi th plan ts.
Repu b l ic o f I r e land :
In Ireland Paschal
candles are li t andblessed b
y the pries t in
memor y o f Jesus.
People visi t famil y and
friends and ha ve Eas ter egghun ts.
S lo ven ia: In Slo venia, the y ea t roas t bee f and a t ype o f cake called Po tica
along wi th lo ts o f o ther tradi tional and local foods.
The y also decora te
eas ter eggs beau ti full y which are called ‘ Pirhi ‛ . A Slo venian ar tis t called
Franc Grom makes amazing eggs b y drilling se veral tin yholes in their shells !
I t a l y : the I talians claim to be the firs t to ha ve crea ted the chocola te
Eas ter Egg !
b y R yan Cur le y
by Ryan Curley
QQ..HHooww ddooeess tthhee EEaasstteerr BBuunnnnyy ssttaayy ffiitt??
AA..HHee eegggg--xxeerrcciisseess !!
Hoppy Easter Ev er y body ! T op-Mag is back w ith an Easter -if icspecial edition! W e'r e also glad to announce that in tw o day s it'sT op-Mag's 1st anniv er sar y , ONEW HOLEY EARsince w e star tedthis f ab mag! In this issue y ou w ill f ind loads of f act-packedgoodies about Easter as w ell as some chocolat-tastic r ecipes &cr af ts, some aw esome f ashion tips and a speicial page 'Car niv al'page telling y ou all about one of the biggest f estiv als in thew or ld! I hope y ou en joy it ...Happy Easter ! T op-Mag editor ,
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50g butter
by Maya Br ennan
Q. Why should you
not t ell an East er
Egg a j oke?
A I t may cr ack up!
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1. Ha ve an Eas t er egg
hun t in your gar d en, in ame d o w o r t he woo d s.
2 . Ma k e your o wn DI Y eas t er eggs b y pa in t ing bo i le d eggs.
3 . P la y Ca t c h t he egg ( f or m a c ir lc le an d
t hr o w t he egg a t o t he per son ne x t t o
you bu t be c ar e f u l i f you m iss…s q u was h! )
4 . Us ing t u bes o f ic ing an d s wee t s d ec or a t e your eas t er egg,
5 . An d o f c our se ea tc hoc o la t e,c hoc o la t e an d mor e
c hoc o la t e!
B y Ma ya Br ennan
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Carni val is a f es t i ve season j us t be f or e Len t and
t he main e ven t s ar e usuall y held in Fe br uar y. I t
usuall y in vol ves a pu blic cele br a t ion or a par ade
wi t h t he elemen t s o f a cir cus and s t r ee t par t y.
Mos t people dr ess up dur ing t he cele br a t ions.
Each car ni val has a ' King Momo ' a r a t her t all and
chu b b y man (like t he or iginal King Momo ) is
chosen and is consider ed t he ' King o f Car ni val ' .
Carni val is tradi tionall y held in Ca tholic
Churches. The Carni val in Rio de Janeiro is the
larges t carni val in the world.
C a r n i v a l i n I n d i a : I n
I n d i a , C a r n i v a l i s c e l e b r a t e d o n a
g r a n d s c a l e i n t he s t a t e o f G o a . C a r n i v a l
i s k n o w n a s ‘ I n t r u z ‛ ( f r o m t he
P o r t u g u e s e w o r d E n t r u d o , a n o t he r n a me
f o r C a r n i v a l ) . T he b i g g e s t c e l e b r a t i o n i s
he l d i n t he c i t y o f P a n a j i . I t i s u n i q u e
t o G o a a n d i t w a s i n t r o d u c e d b y t he
P o r t u g u e s e w ho r u l e d o v e r G o a f o r o v e r
4 c e n t u r i e s . I t i s c e l e b r a t e d f o r 3 d a y s
a n d 3 n i g ht s , w he n l e g e n d a r y K i n g Mo mo
t a k e s o v e r a n d t he s t r e e t s c o me a l i v e
w i t h mu s i c a n d c o l o u r . Ma s s i v e p a r a d e s
a r e o r g a n i z e d t hr o u g ho u t t he s t a t e
w i t h b a n d s , d a n c e s a n d f l o a t s o u t a l l
n i g ht o n t he s t r e e t s , a n d t he r e a r e
g r a n d b a l l s he l d i n t he e v e n i n g s .
Carnival in Belgium:
Many parts of Belgium celebrate Carnival,usually with costume parades, partying andfireworks.T he Carnival of Binche (belgian town) has ahistory going back to the 14th century. T he parades areheld for the 3 days before Lent. T he most importantpeople in the parades are the Gilles, who traditionally goout on Shrove T uesday and throw blood oranges to thecrowds. In 2003, the Carnival of Binche was recognisedas one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and IntangibleHeritage of Humanity. W hat a long name for an award!
Q. Wha t did the Eas ter bunn y sa y to the carro t?A.I t was nice gna wing you.
Q . Wha t did the Eas ter bunn y sa y to
an egg?A.Hopp y Eas ter!