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In the UK, Easter is celebrated by Christians and non-religious people.

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Easter is celebrated in spring and it celebrates the rebirth of Jesus.

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It is celebrated on a different day each year.

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This year, it is on Sunday the 12th of April.

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At Easter, Christians go to church where they sing religious songs called hymns.

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After church, people often have lunch with their families.

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a traditional Sunday roast of lamb or ham. For dessert people in the UK often eat

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simnel cake, a fruit cake with 11 marzipan balls to represent the 11 faithful apostles.

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During Easter in the UK people also eat hot cross buns, a spiced sweet bun usually made with fruit.

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The bun is marked with a cross to represent the crucifixion of Jesus.

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In the UK, exchanging and eating chocolate eggs is also very popular.

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Children believe that if they behave well, the Easter Bunny will bring them chocolate eggs.

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The Easter Bunny is a symbol like Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy.

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children hunt for chocolate easter eggs hidden in their home or garden by the easter bunny

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another popular activity is decorating easter eggs children often decorate hard boiled eggs

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and then take part in an egg rolling race this is a race where children push their decorated eggs

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down a hill the winner is the person whose egg reaches the bottom of the hill in the fastest

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this time. A traditional activity at Easter in England is Morris dancing. This is a type of

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folk dancing from the 15th century. Women wear long skirts and men wear short trousers with

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bells on them. They dance around streets in English towns and villages. Some people dance

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with black sticks or handkerchiefs while they perform. After performing the dancers often go

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to a bar for a well-deserved beer.