celebrating easter the easter egg hunt story by joe kupperstein

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Story by Joe KuppersteinStory by Joe Kupperstein

The Easter Egg Hunt

• Easter comes at the beginning of spring.

• It is a special time for many people.

• Some people paint eggs.

• Some people plant Easter lilies.• Some people think of Easter

Bunny.

These are all symbols of Easter.

What do these symbols mean?

• Many Easter symbols make people think of springtime and new life.

Eggs are symbols of new life

because some brand-new

baby animals come out of them.

• Bunnies are symbols of springtime moon.

• Easter falls on the first Sunday• after the first full moon • after the first day of spring.

Sunday

Easter lilies are symbols of new life and springtime.

Easter lilies start to bloom around Easter time.

• New clothes are a symbol of new life, too.

• Some people get a new outfit for Easter.

• The cross is a symbol of

• Jesus Christ and new life.

• For Christians, Easter is the celebration of His Resurrection.

• All these symbols remind us that it’s a special time for many people. It’s time for Easter.