Easter stories for children are short. What to tell your child about Easter. N. Gogol. bright resurrection

Often we forget to explain to our children about what holiday we celebrate, why and why. Be sure to tell your children about the bright and good Easter holiday and its traditions. Today we will tell the children about Easter.

The simplest short version for kids can be the explanation that this is the birthday of our Son of God, and for those who are older, you can add that the resurrection of Jesus personifies the victory of good over evil, light over darkness and life over death.

history of the holiday

Easter is the main religious holiday in Christianity. All over the world, believers are celebrating the resurrection of God's Son, Jesus Christ. The history of the holiday has more than 2000 years.

According to the Bible, the son of God Jesus Christ was crucified on the cross and died a martyr's death right on it on Mount Golgotha. According to legend, after the body of Jesus was removed from Christ, he was buried in a small rock in the garden of his disciple Joseph. The entrance was blocked by a huge stone, and guards were placed near the entrance so that the body would not be stolen.

But on the third night, a miracle happened, an angel descended from heaven to earth and helped open the entrance to the cave of Jesus. The guards froze in place in amazement and were unable to move out of fear. When they came to their senses, they ran to the temple to inform the priest about the incident. At this time, several girls who came to the cave to anoint the body with fragrant myrrh, Jesus was not found there. But they were met by an angel who said: “You are looking for Jesus crucified, he is not here. He rose from the dead." Jesus himself appeared before Mary Magdalene and one of his disciples and talked about the Kingdom of God for 40 days.

Easter traditions

The holiday of Easter is celebrated traditionally in accordance with the lunisolar calendar, so the date of the holiday changes every year. The date of the holiday falls on the first Sunday after the spring full moon. It is symbolic that Easter is celebrated only on Sunday. There are several other major traditions associated with the celebration of Easter.

The tradition of dyeing eggs

According to one of the legends, when Mary Magdalena presented the joyful news to Emperor Tiberius that Christ was Risen, he replied that it would be more likely that a chicken egg would suddenly turn red than the dead one was resurrected. Immediately, the egg that Mary showed Tiberius turned red. Therefore, the red egg is considered a symbol of Easter.

This video offers an interesting master class for coloring eggs, which is interesting for children to join. Dripping with different colors and making discoveries in each egg is what you need to interest children:

Curd Easter

The tradition of making cottage cheese Easter is associated with the place of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The curd mass in the form of a hill represents Mount Golgotha, on which the son of God was crucified.

How to cook cottage cheese Easter, see the video:

Easter cakes...

The tradition of baking Easter cakes is explained by the fact that, according to legend, the shroud of Jesus Christ was the same round shape as the Easter cake. Kulich is baked only from rich yeast dough. Here is one of a million recipes for baking Easter cakes:

My children are always waiting for my mother to start baking Easter cakes and delicious muffins))) And what about you?

There is another interesting legend about the tradition of dyeing eggs. The King of France, Louis the Saint, was released from captivity and was going home. At the arranged feast, the main decoration was multi-colored eggs. This day coincided with the celebration of Easter.

There is an interesting Easter custom in Ukraine. On Easter Monday the boys throw water on the girls, and on Tuesday the girls throw cold water on the boys in retaliation.

In Belgium, children are told that the bells do not ring until Easter, because they went to visit Rome, but will return after Easter with gifts in the form of eggs and rabbits.

In Bulgaria, clay pots of various sizes are prepared for Easter, beautifully painted and with good wishes. At Easter, they are thrown from the roofs and upper floors in honor of the victory over evil, and anyone passing by can pick up a pot shard for good luck.

In Catholicism, the main symbol of Easter is the rabbit. Children believe that if they behave well, the Easter Bunny will come on the eve of the bright holiday and bring multi-colored eggs as a gift.

Easter inspired many masters to create a masterpiece. One of these was the famous jeweler Peter Carl Faberge, who created world-famous masterpieces - Faberge eggs.

In many countries, Easter Day is a public holiday and a day off. In some countries, not even one, but several days.

How to spend Easter with your kids

Easter with children can be useful, fun and entertaining if you prepare in advance. We offer some universal ideas, as well as some unusual activities that you can do with your little ones this Easter.

In the process of preparation, you can tell your child the history of the holiday, traditions and introduce him to baking Easter cakes, painting eggs and decorating the house.

It is customary to start Easter day with a hearty festive breakfast with freshly prepared Easter cakes, eggs and other goodies. It is also customary to congratulate each other and have leisurely conversations. After breakfast, be sure to play Easter games, guess riddles, read poetry and sing songs.

On a bright Easter day, hospitable hosts open their doors to numerous visitors. It is also customary to visit the temple on this day. Also be sure to go to the festivities dedicated to this holiday!

If you are very lucky and you live in a private house, then most likely there is at least one tree on your site. Decorate with your child with decorative Easter eggs, perhaps even made with the baby. This tradition came from Western Europe, but it took root well in Russia. The tree symbolizes the paradise tree of Life. It will definitely add positive emotions, please others and add a festive mood.

Ideas for homemade Easter crafts with kids

It is customary to paint eggs and bake Easter cakes at Easter. But for children, especially small ones, even a little help is difficult and uninteresting. Therefore, it is better to come up with something else. As a rule, on Easter, more attention is paid to the festive table, but much less attention is paid to interior decor. In this case, you can and should ask your child to help and decorate the house for the holiday or make children's crafts for Easter in kindergarten or school. There are a lot of ideas for this.

Here are some Easter crafts we offer:

Drawing "Easter"

To create an Easter drawing, you can use one of our past master classes:

egg garland

The easiest craft is a garland of painted paper eggs. Cut out eggs from paper, paint them with any available means, including paints, gouache, pencils, felt-tip pens, and then use clothespins or paper clips to attach them to the rope one after another or separately.

Styrofoam eggs or an empty eggshell are perfect for the same purpose:

Easter origami bunny

Chicken from a disposable paper plate.

Also a very easy craft. We cut off half of the plate - this will be the body of our chicken. We cut off one sector from the second part - this will be the tail, which we attach to one side of the calf. On the second side, we will draw or glue eyes from the available material, a pre-cut crest and a beak. You can color it in if you wish.

See even more Easter crafts for children in the "" section.

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Proverbs and sayings about Easter

Easter is a holiday of holidays and, of course, is also filled with folk wisdom, expressed in parables, signs, proverbs and sayings about Easter. And it is a great tradition to pass on the wisdom of the ages to our children, dressing them in short but meaningful expressions:

• There was a post, there will be a holiday! There was a twist, there will be joy!
• Where Easter cake and dough, here is our place!
• We have the best cakes in the oven!
• Pray - pray, and beware of evil deeds.
• You look at the image - you will not become a saint.
• The sun rolls from the Easter hill into the summer.
• Expensive testicle on Christ's day.
• Didn't know how to play with an egg, play with a nodule!
• Easter - holidays holiday and celebration of celebrations.
• Easter is the "King of Days".
• Be smooth as an egg!
• And the child knows that it is Christ's day!
• Eggs were dyed - and continue to be dyed!
• They don’t go to a foreign monastery with their own charter.
• Spring is coming, full of miracles - Christ is risen, Christ is risen!
• Christ Sunday for everyone to have fun!
• Christ. Resurrected! Christ. Resurrected! Angels rejoice from heaven!

Riddles about Easter

How to do a holiday without games and riddles? Try to solve riddles about Easter together with your baby. It has been proven that riddles broaden one's horizons and help to understand the world no worse than other methods.

Instead of "Hello!"
We are on Easter
We say: "Christ is Risen!"
We are answered with kindness and affection
Send... ( Truly Risen!)

raisin, lush,
With white glaze
They won't be redundant.
Eat them peacefully.
They come on holidays
Scream with joy
Delicious, wonderful
Miracle - ( Easter cakes)

yellow, red, blue,
Choose any one
Open up the paint
We will paint eggs in ... ( Easter)

Red, blue and painted
We bring them to consecrate in a basket.
In the Easter games without them, nowhere.
Besides, it's just food.

(Eggs)

You don't often see this on the streets.
With banners, with singing people go.
Lit candles, lamps flicker.
What is the name of the procession?

(Procession)

spring comes,
Everyone is waiting for her
Easter cakes are baked in houses,
Good songs are sung!

(Easter)

A very important element
white egg,
After doing the experiment,
Everyone paints it.

For what and why
They all know very well
Because with a quiet step
Comes to us ... ( Easter)

The sun shines through the window,
Everything is clean and so bright.
We baked cakes
We are waiting for the holiday, what are we all?

(Easter)

shining domes,
The bells are ringing
With Christ's resurrection
Spring has come to us.

revived life,
Bring back colors to the world
Brought love
Holy to us...( Easter)

The birds are chirping sweetly
The sun outside the window, spring,
On Holy Sunday,
She came to visit us!

(Easter)

Why are people so cheerful today?
Because the holiday is coming to our house,
'Cause it's a miracle of miracles
Because on Sunday... ( Christ is risen)

We congratulate you on the upcoming holiday of bright Easter and wish your family harmony, boundless, family warmth and comfort. Bake delicious Easter cakes, paint the most beautiful eggs, decorate your home and be sure to pass on the centuries-old history and traditions of this wonderful Orthodox holiday!

With love,

How to tell children about Easter? Offer the children such an interesting story about the holiday with poems.

Today the sun shines brighter

Stronger wind beats in the window,

And the cry rushes to heaven:

"Christ is truly Risen!"

RESURRECTION OF CHRIST

Alyonka and Sasha are very busy today. Mom let them paint pysanky for Easter. Children work hard. There will be sun, trees, and waves on the eggs! And my mother and grandmother are baking Easter cakes in the kitchen. Grandmother promised that while the dough was resting, she would tell the story of this holiday.

Hear you too...

Easter - Holy Resurrection of Christ. This main event in the spiritual life of Christians was called the Feast of Feasts, the king of days. Prepared for it 7 weeks - 49 days. And the week before Easter was called Great, or Passionate. Maundy Thursday is the day of spiritual cleansing, the acceptance of the sacrament of communion. Good Friday is a reminder of the suffering of Jesus Christ, a day of sorrow. Great Saturday is the day of expectation, the Gospel of the Resurrection is already being read in the church. Easter is the Sunday when we celebrate the Resurrection of the Savior.

The Son of God came into this world to save people. He preached Love and the Kingdom of Heaven, created many miracles, healed and resurrected people. Do you remember the Christmas story? Many rejoiced at the appearance of Christ. But there were those who did not believe in his holiness. They tried to stop Jesus from talking about God's Kingdom. Among the leaders of that time there were many who hated Christ and desired to get rid of Him. Judas, one of the disciples of the Lord, decided to hand over Christ to these evil people. He approached his Master and kissed Him. It was a sign. Jesus was immediately taken into custody. And Judas received 30 silver coins for this. Thus, he sold his Master.

Jesus was interrogated before the Sanhedrin, the highest Jewish court. The elders and judges looked for evidence to convict Jesus. They bullied him, but he endured.

In the end, He was sentenced to death. It was a terrible event. Jesus was crucified on the cross on Mount Golgotha. When he died, the earth trembled, the rocks began to disintegrate. It happened on Friday. Now we call this day Good Friday. On this sad day, you need to pray.

When Saturday passed, at night, on the third day after his suffering, the Lord Jesus Christ came to life, rose from the dead. On Sunday morning, women came with incense to anoint the body of the Savior. But instead of Him they saw an Angel. He announced the Resurrection of the Lord: “Do not be afraid. I know that you are looking for the crucified Jesus. But one should not look for the Living among the dead. He is risen as He promised you. Go and tell the disciples of Jesus that He has risen from the dead and is waiting for them.”

Joy swept over the people. Since then we have been celebrating Easter, the holiday of the Resurrection. The Lord conquered death and showed that for those who believe in Him and live according to His commandments, there is neither death nor hell.

Preparing for Easter, people are filled with joy and faith. From Maundy Thursday, a favorite action begins - coloring and painting eggs. A lot of meaning is invested in simple patterns. Wavy lines are seas-oceans. The circle is a bright sun. According to tradition, ready-made krashanki and pysanky were put on fresh sprouted greens of oats, wheat, and sometimes on soft green lettuce leaves, which were specially grown for the holiday. Juicy greenery and bright colors of Easter eggs created a festive mood.

And when mom bakes Easter cakes, the whole house is filled with the sweet aroma of vanilla, raisins - a real holiday!

On the night of the Resurrection of Christ, a festive divine service (Paschal Service of God) takes place. In beautiful baskets, various dishes are brought to the church - Easter cakes, cheese, butter, which symbolize well-being, Easter eggs and krashanka. Salt is placed in the basket - a symbol of wisdom. A solemn procession with a chorister and a priest blesses the people.

After returning home, people break their fast - they eat delicious food after Lent. The rich Easter table is a symbol of heavenly joy and the Lord's Supper. The closest relatives gather for Easter breakfast. The owner approaches the guests with wishes and the words “Christ is risen!”, And then kisses everyone. The answer should be like this: “Truly risen!” The sacred egg is cut into as many pieces as there are people present. A candle burns on the table as a reminder of the lordship of this day. Easter breakfast must start with Easter cake. Even the crumbs of this bread that fell on the floor should never be thrown away.

The holiday lasts all Bright Week. There was a custom in the villages: in the evening, violinists walked around the villages and played under the windows in honor of Christ.

Easter Poems for Kids

Verbochki

Boys yes girls

Candles and willows

They carried it home.

The flames are warming

Passers-by are baptized

And it smells like spring.

The wind is distant

Rain, little rain

Don't blow out the fire.

Palm Sunday

I'll be the first to get up tomorrow

For a holy day.

Easter Annunciation

Blows rushed

To blue skies

Silent Valley

Drives away sleep

Somewhere across the road

Happy holiday!

Easter is a holiday of holidays, a celebration of celebrations. So Easter is called in Russia.

This is the most important holiday for Christians.

Symbols of this happy holiday- symbols of new birth and eternal life:

colored eggs, Easter cakes and, of course, cottage cheese Easter.

Everyone is preparing for the Bright Resurrection of Christ. Even people who are far from religion are preparing for this bright holiday, congratulating their relatives and friends, thereby joining the most important church holiday. Everyone in the family should know about this holiday. And the children too. Children from 2 years old (and maybe younger) can participate in the preparation for Easter. Definitely needed tell kids and children older about Easter: history of this holiday, how it is celebrated in different countries. When the baby grows up, try to acquaint him with the meaning of this holiday, show him pictures from the children's Bible. It is necessary to explain to the child in an accessible language that by his death and resurrection, Jesus Christ gave each of us hope for life after death.

How to tell children about Easter?

When we Telling children about Easter, we must take into account their age. After all, children need to be told in such a way that they are very interested. Otherwise they won't listen.

Easter is Holy holiday resurrection of Jesus Christ, the son of God, from the dead. A long time ago, God sent his son Jesus to earth. He had to overcome death and evil, to save people from sin. But among the disciples of Jesus there was a traitor. Jesus was executed, crucified on the cross. He died on Friday. Now this Friday is called Good Friday. And on Sunday there was a strong earthquake, Jesus got up and left the tomb without moving the stone that closed the tomb.

Upon learning of this miracle, people from all over the world rushed to look at the resurrected Jesus. Since then, they celebrate Easter - the Bright Resurrection of Christ.

It is better, of course, to get acquainted with this holiday in advance. And then you will have time to properly prepare: introduce the child to the history of the holiday, prepare greeting cards for loved ones, some crafts and decorations for the holiday.

One way to experience Easter is to resurrection eggs.

It will take time to make such eggs, but they will last for many years. You will need: 12 eggs, which are numbered. For such eggs, you can take capsules from Kinder surprises. But they are tiny. Therefore, it is better to use plastic "eggs" from under the sweets. And you will need to fill each egg with content - a symbol, depending on what you would like to draw the attention of the child to.

Here is a list of characters:

• donkey figurine - a symbol of the donkey on which Jesus rode into Jerusalem;
• cracker - a symbol of the last supper of Jesus with his disciples;
• a silver coin or coins - a symbol of the betrayal of Judas;
• a piece of rope - a symbol of the arrest of Jesus;
• a thorn or a piece of a branch with thorns - a symbol of the crown of thorns worn by Jesus;
• wooden cross - a symbol of the cross on which Jesus was crucified;
• a nail is a symbol of crucifixion;
• a piece of black paper is a symbol of the darkness that covered the earth;
• a piece of matter - a symbol of the fabric in which the body of Jesus was wrapped;
• pebble - a symbol of a stone that closes the entrance to the tomb;
• an empty egg is a symbol of an empty tomb;
• a piece of cotton - a symbol of the ascension of Jesus to heaven

You can store such a set of visual aids in a container from under chicken eggs. The container can be decorated beautifully and the contents of each egg can be signed on the reverse side.

Now you need to come up with and write down a story about the history of this holiday. Put the recorded story in the container too.

Be sure to rehearse this little performance before you tell the child this story.

In the ideal version of this story-game, there is a note in each egg with a quote from the Bible.

The main thing in the story about this holiday is to pay more attention to the positive aspects of the event and less to tell the negative aspects. Constantly emphasize that Jesus delivered us from sins and he did not stay dead, but resurrected and ascended into heaven, to his Father in Heaven.

Why are eggs painted at Easter?

The most common version of this: Mary Magdalene, having learned about the resurrection of Jesus Christ, came to the emperor Tiberius and gave him an egg, proclaiming "Christ is risen!". The Emperor did not believe her. He said it was possible, just as it was possible for a white egg to turn red. And at the same moment the white egg turned scarlet. Since then, the red egg has become a symbol of new birth and eternal life. The red color marks the joy of the Resurrection, the rebirth of the human race, as well as the blood of Jesus Christ, shed for us and with which our sins were atoned.

By the way, for children, you can paint quail eggs. And they will look very cute. And you can eat more of them. And they are less allergenic than chicken.

How is Easter celebrated?

The most important event of this bright holiday is visiting a solemn church service and consecrating Easter cakes, eggs, wine and other Easter food.

Food can be consecrated on the eve of the holiday - on Saturday. Which is what most do. The custom of consecrating Easter food in the temple is very beautiful. This trip brings together children and adults.

See you soon!

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Introducing Preschool Children to Celebration" Easter"

The work of the preparatory group " Easter tree"

Inside Easter eggs we hid a small and sweet surprise - candy.

Easter can be a very bright and interesting holiday for children. After all, kids are always happy to help their mother decorate with white icing and colored sugar. Easter cakes, paint eggs in different colors or sculpt elegant stickers on them.

With children, you can prepare for Easter cards for relatives, hand-paint eggs and decorate a house for the holiday. But children need to be told about Easter, about its traditions and history, about Great Lent in words understandable to the baby. While you are painting eggs or coloring a homemade postcard, tell the child Why is this being done. Small story about the life and death of Jesus Christ will bring meaning and understanding to the holiday Easter.

Tell your child about Easter maybe something like this way: "We are preparing for the holiday Easter, this is the most important church holiday and it is dedicated to the resurrection of the son of God Jesus Christ from the dead. Once upon a time, God sent his son Jesus to earth, who grew up among people and then defeated Death and rose from the dead. He could have chosen not to die, but he chose death to help people get rid of their sins.

Jesus died on Friday, he was crucified on the cross, and on Sunday there was a strong earthquake, and Jesus got up and left his tomb. Jesus showed that we do not die forever, then we wake up and go to heaven, where we live another eternal and very happy life. Jesus is very good, he loved all people very much, and taught them that love for all people should always live in the heart. And he did his deed out of a very great love for all living beings.

Since then on Easter people color eggs and bake a special Easter bread: these are symbols of the new birth and eternal life. celebration Easter lasts forty days - so many days Jesus came to his disciples after his Resurrection. On the fortieth day, Jesus Christ ascended to his and our Father - God. All forty days, and especially active in the first week Easter, it was customary to receive guests and go to visit, give Easter cakes and krashenka. And the next Sunday after Easter - Seeing when it is customary to visit and commemorate the dead.

For children about Easter:easter story,Easter poems

Happy Easter

And we sing: "Christ is risen!"
We all answer together:
"He is truly risen!"

Years go by
Under the azure sky.
And the nations sing everywhere:
"He is truly risen!"

Everywhere joy and hugs:
“Brother, sister, Christ is risen!
Hell is destroyed, there is no curse:
He is truly risen!"

(V. Kuzmenkov)

Hello, dear visitors of the Eliseika Club! The most Great Orthodox holiday Easter is approaching - the Bright Resurrection of Christ. Even families who do not observe fasting and church canons on this day set a festive table, the main decoration of which is painted eggs. And many, for sure, paint and paint eggs with their children.

How to satisfy children's curiosity and tell why they paint eggs and why eggs, what other symbols and traditions of the Great Day - the Resurrection of Christ exist?

I told my son about Easter first in my own words, and when he grew up, we read the children's Bible with him. If you do not know how to tell children about Easter, I suggest taking our story as a basis.

After the story, read with the children Easter poems, they will also help to feel the triumph of this holiday.

Children about Easter

Jesus Christ was sent by God to earth for our salvation from sins (bad deeds), so that we could go to heaven after death. He walked a lot around his country, spoke to people about God, love, the path to eternal life, showed miracles, healing the sick. He could even raise the dead, foresee the future, because Jesus was the son of God.

Many believed him, people even wanted him to become their king (here you can (Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem), Jesus also had disciples. The kings were afraid that He would take away their power and therefore hated him, he dreamed of getting rid of him. But they did not know Him.

Among the disciples of Jesus Christ there was one who valued money more than anything else. His name was Judas. He decided to point Jesus to the villains in order to receive a reward for this. Judas went up to the Teacher and kissed Him. This was a sign for the villains, and they seized Jesus. And Judas was paid 30 silver coins for the betrayal.

Jesus was interrogated, tortured, mocked at Him. They wanted Him to renounce all his words, but the Son of God steadfastly endured cruel torments. Finally, it was decided to execute Him, moreover, the most terrible execution of that time, to which only the most dangerous criminals were subjected. This execution was the crucifixion of a man on a cross.

Jesus Christ was executed on Friday on Mount Golgotha. They laughed at him, but He, crucified on the cross, did not condemn anyone. Even in such a situation, He was humble and meek. At the moment of His death, the earth trembled, rocks fell down. This is the most mournful day of the year for Christians, they call it Good Friday.

His disciples took the body of the Teacher and, wrapping it in a shroud, put it in a cave, in a coffin carved from stone. But the servants of the cruel Jewish king rolled a stone to the doors of the cave and set guards. But here they miscalculated. Stone blocks turned out to be nothing to the Son of God. Early in the morning on the first day after the Sabbath, Jesus was resurrected! The angel rolled away the stone, and the guards fled in fear.

On Sunday morning, women came to the tomb of the Lord, seeing the rolled away stone, they were surprised. But the Angel announced to them the joyful news of the miraculous resurrection of Christ. The women (myrrh-bearing women) proclaimed the good news to the apostles. Not everyone believed it. Then the Lord began to appear to his disciples to confirm his resurrection. This went on for 40 days.

Mary Magdalene decided to announce the resurrection of Jesus Christ to the Roman emperor. She took a gift for him - a chicken egg, which in those days symbolized the rebirth of a new life and a miracle. But Tiberius laughed in her face: “Rather this egg will turn red than I will believe that Jesus has risen.” And at the same time the egg turned red - Truly risen! exclaimed the astonished emperor.

This is where the tradition of dyeing eggs comes from. In the old days, they were painted red, which also symbolized the blood of Christ, and only over time, eggs began not only to be painted (moreover, in different colors), but also painted and decorated in different ways, which reflects the joy that Easter brings to Christians.

People start preparing for Easter long before. In memory of the patience of Jesus, how he spent 40 days in the desert, where he ate nothing, struggled with various temptations, believing adults who want to prove their faith keep a strict Fast, that is, they eat a very limited circle products. Mostly fruits, vegetables and bread.

But the time of Lent is not only abstinence from food. People think a lot, pray, try not to sin, to live in peace and harmony with loved ones and other people, not to have fun, to work. During Lent, people are cleansed, spiritually enriched and drawn closer to the Lord. Only those people whose spirit is stronger than the body are capable of this.

In the last week before the bright holiday of Easter, people carefully clean their homes, decorate with flowers, paint eggs and begin to cook Easter food, Easter cakes, Easter. On Friday, remembering the terrible death of the Lord on the cross, people do not engage in worldly affairs. On Saturday, eggs and other foods are consecrated in the Church: Easter cakes, butter, cheese, which symbolize prosperity and fertility.

From Saturday to Sunday, festive Divine Services are held in the Churches, which end with the Procession of the Cross. This is a solemn procession of clergy and parishioners to the sound of bells to meet the risen Christ. This is a very joyful and long-awaited event. On the bright feast of Pascha, the Church calls on believers to “purify their senses and see Christ shining with the impregnable light of the Resurrection, and, singing the song of victory, hear clearly from Him: “Rejoice!”

Upon returning home, everyone sits down at the festive table, at which only relatives gather. The meal begins with consecrated eggs. The owner approaches each in turn with the words: “Christ is risen!” and kisses. A festive breakfast begins with Easter cake, it must be eaten to the very last crumb, they cannot be thrown away.

CHRIST IS RISEN!

Everywhere the blessing is buzzing

Of all the churches, the people bring down.

The dawn is already looking from heaven ...

The cover of snow has already been removed from the fields,

And hands are torn from shackles,

And the nearby forest is greener ...

Christ is risen!

Christ is risen!

The earth is waking up

And the fields dress

Spring is coming full of wonders!

Christ is risen! Christ is risen!

(A.N. Maikov)

SUNDAY MORNING
The sun has risen
In the fields across the river.
Morning has come
Already blue.
The birds are chirping
In one rapture
Praise Christ
For His Sunday!
Children, you too
Praise Jesus.
That morning He dissolved
Deadly bonds!
(Lugovskaya N.N.)

According to tradition, on a bright holiday, people exchange colored eggs and be sure to christen - some say at a meeting: “Christ is risen!”, while others answer: “Truly risen!” Previously, mass festivities were organized on Easter, there was a custom to swing on a swing, arrange a "fair of brides", and play krashenka and pysanky. The game of "cue balls" has come down to us, that is, when they beat with eggs. It was believed that in this way you can fight evil spirits.

Bogdan decorated these eggs at home

Easter Poems

To the tune of Easter prayers

And to the sound of bells

Spring is flying to us from far away,

From the midday regions.

In a green dress

Dark forests are fading

The sky shines like the sea

The sea is like heaven.

Pine trees in green velvet

And fragrant resin

Along scaly columns

Leaked amber.

And in our garden today

I noticed how secretly

christened lily of the valley

With a white-winged moth.

(K. D. Feofanov)

EASTER BLAGOVEST

Dozing bell

Woke up the fields

smiled at the sun

Sleepy land.

Blows rushed

To blue skies

Hid behind the river

pale moon,

ran loudly,

Sharp, full.

Silent Valley

Drives away sleep

Somewhere across the road

The call fades.

(S. A. Yesenin)

EASTER

The bright holiday of Easter descends on the earth,

More magical than any fairy tale,

More wonderful than any earthly miracles:

Christ is risen!

Truly risen!

Easter ringing, and eggs with Easter cakes.

The birches stood up as white candles.

And over the earth the blasphemy rushes:

Christ is risen!

Truly risen!

And willow in honor of the Holy Resurrection

Wearing spring jewelry...

And like a temple, the forest is filled with singing:

Christ is risen!

Truly risen!

(A. Usachev)

CHRIST IS RISEN!

Christ is risen! He is the King of the worlds
Mighty kings Lord,
He is all humility, all love,
For a sinful world holy blood
Shed like an angel - redeemer!
Christ is risen! He gave people
Testament of holy forgiveness,
He gave mercy to the fallen
And for holy convictions
He ordered to suffer as he himself suffered!
Christ is risen! He announced
That on earth all people are brothers,
He renewed the world with love,
He forgave his enemies on the cross,
And he opened his arms to us!
Christ is risen! Christ is risen!
May these joyful sounds
Like the singing of angels from heaven
They will dispel anger, sorrow, torment!
Join all brotherly hands
Let's hug everyone! Christ is risen!

(K.K. Roche)

RESURRECTION OF CHRIST

On Easter day, joyfully playing,
The lark flew high
And in the blue sky, disappearing,
He sang the song of resurrection.

And that song was loudly repeated
And the steppe, and the hill, and the dark forest.
"Wake up, earth," they said,
Wake up: Your King, your God is risen!

Wake up, mountains, valleys, rivers,
Praise the Lord from Heaven.
He conquered death forever -
Wake up and you, green forest.

Snowdrop, silver lily of the valley,
Violet - bloom again
And send up a fragrant hymn
To the one whose commandment is love.

(E. Gorchakova)

CHRIST IS RISEN

Christ is Risen! Brother people!
each other in a warm embrace
Hurry up to accept!
Forget quarrels, insults,
Yes, bright holiday of Sunday
Nothing will darken.

Christ is Risen! Hell trembles
And the sun of eternal truth shines
Over the renewed earth:
And the whole universe is warm
A ray of divine light.
Tastes joy and peace.

Christ is Risen! Holy day!
Thunder in all ends of the universe
Praise be to the Creator!
Gone are the sorrows and sorrows,
The shackles of sin fell from them,
The soul recoiled from evil.

(V. Bazhanov)

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Thank you, the Risen One!
The night has passed and a new dawn
Let the world be renewed
In the hearts of people love grief.

Praise the Lord from Heaven
And sing incessantly:
The world is filled with His miracles
And glory unspeakable.

Praise the Host of the Incorporeal Forces
And angelic faces:
From the darkness of mournful graves
The light shone great.

Praise the Lord from Heaven
Hills, cliffs, mountains!
Hosanna! The fear of death is gone
Our eyes light up.

Praise God, the sea is far
And the ocean is endless!
Let all sorrow be silenced
And hopeless murmur!

Praise the Lord from Heaven
And praise, people!
Risen Christ!
Christ is risen!
And trampled death forever!

(Prince K.K. Romanov)

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Holy Christ's Resurrection! Christ is risen!