Easter Easter is a Christian Festival that celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ On the third day after Good Friday, the day of his crucifixion, now called Easter Sunday, He rose from the dead Mourners went to His tomb to collect His body However, He was not there and they were greeted by an angel who said "He is Risen" The cross is a symbol of His crucifixion and Resurrection Hot cross buns, a cake or biscuit eaten by many during this season, are also, symbols of these events The lamb is another symbol associated with Jesus He is often referred to, in scriptures, as the, 'Lamb of God', who sacrificed his life for all mankind's eternal life Lights, candles and bonfires mark celebrations in many countries Roman Catholics often put the candles in the church out on Good Friday and light them again with the Pascal Candle or Easter Candle, on Easter Day Eggs are a symbol of the new life that returns to nature at Easter Time The custom of exchanging eggs began long before Easter was celebrated It was a custom of the Egyptians and the Persians They exchanged eggs decorated in Spring colors They believed Earth hatched from an egg which contributed to this custom Early Christians used red colored eggs to symbolize the Resurrection In England they began writing messages and dates on their eggs and exchanging them with friends and loved ones Rabbits symbolized new life and rebirth in ancient Egypt They considered it a symbol of the moon as the moon determines the date of Easter The Easter Bunny's visit is based upon a German Legend The legend goes that a poor woman decorated eggs for her children to find during a famine At the moment they found them, they looked up to see a big bunny hopping away Of course, the real Easter Bunny comes to visit many of you and on Sunrise Island, it is the Sunnie BunnieZZ© who prepare baskets for the critters of Lettuce Bee Woods and it is Grampaw who delivers them WHAT ANIMAL USUALLY DELIVERS EASTER GOODIES? ELEPHANT BUNNY DUCK BUNNY WHAT KIND OF BEANS DO WE EAT AT EASTER? a BAKED BEANS b CHILI BEANS c JELLY BEANS JELLY BEANS WHAT CONTAINER IS USUALLY FILLED WITH GOODIES? BASKETS WHEEL BARRELS FRYING PANS BASKETS 10 TWO OTHER ANIMALS ASSOCIATED WITH EASTER ARE? CHICKS AND LAMBS BATS AND CATS LIONS AND TIGERS CHICKS AND LAMBS Easter here on Sunrise Island is a time of great joy! We work all year long for this holiday When other animals are hibernating on the Island, yes, I did say hibernating, (sleeping through Winter), we are very much at work getting ready for the Spring and it's celebration of all life Yes, we have all seasons here on the Island Strange I know so, this far South but still that is part of the wonder of living here The Easter celebration, as we now know it, came to be after I brought The Great Book to the Island Once I got it where it belonged, up on the tippity top of Sundrop Hill and placed it within the Great Mann Elder Tree, everything fell into place The First Easter Lily grew, though now they bloom every year at this time, Easter Brook sprang up out of the ground and the Great Mann Elder bloomed with all it's strange and glorious leaves Maple, oak and elm, all growing together on the same tree Amazing! We celebrate our great joy for all living things and the power of this strange and beautiful book with the Easter celebration I often look at The book, although I don't understand most of the words Still I seem to learn a little more as each year passes We SunnieBunniezz make up Easter baskets which I deliver to the critters living in Lettuce Be Woods and throughout the Island for those who hibernate or not buy baskets Most of the Islanders now get their baskets from Stingee MunnieBunnies Chocolate Shoppe in Bonnetville Our baskets contain bread, vegetables, fruit, hot cross buns, jelly beans and water from Easter Brook, everything a critter might need after a long nap, just a little something to help them leap into Spring We not chocolate, though the little SunnieBunniezz© ask and Grammaw usually gets some in town for them We eat a Big Easter Breakfast with The Baah, Baah Black Sheep's on the other side of Easter Brook Acres and then we are off to the Easter Parade in Bonnetville I don't like the city as much as I the Hill but, the parade is a great joy for everyone and a true celebration of this Wonderful holiday The real Easter Bunny comes to visit many of you, but here on Sunrise Island it is the Sunnie BunnieZZ© who prepare baskets for the critters of Lettuce Bee Woods and it is me, Grampaw Sunnie who delivers them I am the Island Easter Bunny Or Bunnie as we call ourselves here Easter Family Easter Bunnies Easter Ducks Easter Lamb frog Good bye! [...]... celebration of this Wonderful holiday The real Easter Bunny comes to visit many of you, but here on Sunrise Island it is the Sunnie BunnieZZ© who prepare baskets for the critters of Lettuce Bee Woods and it is me, Grampaw Sunnie who delivers them I am the Island Easter Bunny Or Bunnie as we call ourselves here Easter Family Easter Bunnies Easter Ducks Easter Lamb frog ... beans and water from Easter Brook, everything a critter might need after a long nap, just a little something to help them leap into Spring We do not do chocolate, though the little SunnieBunniezz© do ask and Grammaw usually gets some in town for them We eat a Big Easter Breakfast with The Baah, Baah Black Sheep's on the other side of Easter Brook Acres and then we are off to the Easter Parade in Bonnetville... ROSE FROM THE DEAD 8 WHAT FLOWER IS MOST GIVEN ON THIS DAY? SUNFLOWER EASTER LILY DAISY EASTER LILY 9 WHAT CONTAINER IS USUALLY FILLED WITH GOODIES? BASKETS WHEEL BARRELS FRYING PANS BASKETS 10 TWO OTHER ANIMALS ASSOCIATED WITH EASTER ARE? CHICKS AND LAMBS BATS AND CATS LIONS AND TIGERS CHICKS AND LAMBS Easter here on Sunrise Island is a time of great joy! We work all year long...3 WHAT DAY IS EASTER CELEBRATED? a SUNDAY b FRIDAY c SATURDAY SUNDAY 4 WHAT IS DECORATED FOR THE HOLIDAY? APPLES PUMPKINS EGGS EGGS 5 WHAT KIND OF HUNTS ARE USUALLY DONE ON THIS DAY? FOX HUNTS DUCK HUNTS EGG HUNTS EGG HUNTS 6 WHAT DAY WAS JESUS CRUCIFIED? GOOD FRIDAY EASTER SUNDAY HOLY SATURDAY GOOD FRIDAY 7 WHAT CHRISTIAN EVENT TOOK PLACE ON EASTER SUNDAY? JESUS ATE... is part of the wonder of living here The Easter celebration, as we now know it, came to be after I brought The Great Book to the Island Once I got it where it belonged, up on the tippity top of Sundrop Hill and placed it within the Great Mann Elder Tree, everything fell into place The First Easter Lily grew, though now they bloom every year at this time, Easter Brook sprang up out of the ground... Amazing! We celebrate our great joy for all living things and the power of this strange and beautiful book with the Easter celebration I often look at The book, although I don't understand most of the words Still I seem to learn a little more as each year passes We SunnieBunniezz make up Easter baskets which I deliver to the critters living in Lettuce Be Woods and throughout the Island for those who ... the Pascal Candle or Easter Candle, on Easter Day Eggs are a symbol of the new life that returns to nature at Easter Time The custom of exchanging eggs began long before Easter was celebrated... USUALLY DELIVERS EASTER GOODIES? ELEPHANT BUNNY DUCK BUNNY WHAT KIND OF BEANS DO WE EAT AT EASTER? a BAKED BEANS b CHILI BEANS c JELLY BEANS JELLY BEANS WHAT DAY IS EASTER CELEBRATED?... SUNFLOWER EASTER LILY DAISY EASTER LILY WHAT CONTAINER IS USUALLY FILLED WITH GOODIES? BASKETS WHEEL BARRELS FRYING PANS BASKETS 10 TWO OTHER ANIMALS ASSOCIATED WITH EASTER ARE?