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Test your knowledge of
Easter by answering true of false to the following
questions.
1.
The word
Easter may have been derived from an Anglo-Saxon goddess.
2.
The hare, or
rabbit, was a symbol of the goddess.
3.
According to
legend, the Easter bunny was originally a bird turned into a
hare.
4.
In England,
Morris dancers celebrate spring.
5.
Hot cross buns
were once thought to have magical powers.
6.
Church bells
ring throughout Europe in the days before Easter.
7.
 From eating hard-boiled eggs to playing games involving eggs, this pagan
symbol of fertility remains an important part of Easter.
8.
German
families wait until Easter to burn their Christmas trees to
make sure there is wood for fires.
9.
The Scottish
tradition of fires on Easter dates back to the pagans.
10.
Lambs are an
archaic symbol no longer acknowledged on Easter.
11.
Germans
celebrate Good Friday by honoring the cross and eating beef
roast.
12.
The Germans
created the first edible Easter bunnies in the 1800s.
13.
Wearing new
clothes at Easter is a symbol of grace.
14.
The date of
Easter is calculated using a formula that dates back to the
First Council of Nicea.
15.
Easter Monday
finds Italian friends celebrating together with a glass of
wine.
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