How to tell children about Easter? Offer your children this interesting story about the holiday with poetry.
The sun is shining brighter today,
The wind beats stronger at the window,
And the cry reaches the skies:
“Christ is truly Risen!”
RESURRECTION OF CHRIST
Alyonka and Sasha are very busy today. Mom allowed them to paint Easter eggs for Easter. The children work smartly. There will be sun, trees, and waves on the eggs! And my mother and grandmother are baking Easter cakes in the kitchen. The grandmother promised that while the dough was resting, she would tell the story of this holiday.
Listen 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. We prepared for it for 7 weeks - 49 days. And the week before Easter was called Great, or Passionate. Maundy Thursday is a day of spiritual cleansing and receiving the sacrament of communion. Good Friday is a reminder of the suffering of Jesus Christ, a day of sadness. Holy Saturday is a day of waiting; the Gospel of the Resurrection is already being read in 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 also those who did not believe in his holiness. They tried to stop Jesus from talking about the Kingdom of God. Among the leaders of that time there were many who hated Christ and wanted to get rid of Him. Judas, one of the Lord's disciples, decided to hand over Christ to these evil people. He approached his Teacher 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 were looking 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 shook and the rocks began to disintegrate. This happened on Friday. Now we call this day Good Friday. On this sorrowful day we must pray.
When Saturday passed, at night, on the third day after his suffering, the Lord Jesus Christ came to life and 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 has risen as He promised you. Go and tell Jesus’ disciples that He has risen from the dead and is waiting for them.”
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Joy overwhelmed the people. Since then we have been celebrating Easter - the holiday of the Renaissance. The Lord defeated death and showed that for those who believe in Him and live according to His commandments, there is neither death nor hell.
As people prepare for Easter, they are filled with joy and faith. Maundy Thursday marks the beginning of our favorite activity - coloring and painting eggs. There is a lot of meaning put into simple patterns. The wavy lines are seas-oceans. The circle is a bright sun. According to tradition, ready-made krashanki and pysanky were placed on fresh sprouted greens of oats, wheat, and sometimes on soft green lettuce leaves, which were specially grown for the holiday. The lush greenery and bright colors of the Easter eggs created a festive mood.
And when mom bakes Easter cakes, the whole house smells of sweet vanilla and raisins - a real holiday!
On the night of the Resurrection of Christ, a festive service takes place (Easter Service of God). Various foods are brought to the church in beautiful baskets - Easter cakes, cheese, butter, which symbolize prosperity, pysanky and krashanki. Salt is placed in the basket - a symbol of wisdom. A solemn procession with a singer and a priest blesses the people.
Returning home, people break their fast - 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. You should answer like this: “Truly risen!” The sacred egg is cut into as many pieces as there are persons present. A candle burns on the table as a reminder of the brightness of this day. You should definitely start your Easter breakfast with Easter cake. Even crumbs of this bread that fall on the floor should under no circumstances be thrown away.
The holiday lasts throughout 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.
Poems about Easter for children
Willows
Boys and girls
Candles and willows
They took it home.
The lights are glowing,
Passers-by cross themselves
And it smells like spring.
The breeze is distant,
Rain, little rain,
Don't blow out the fire.
Palm Sunday
Tomorrow I'll be the first to get up
For the holy day.
Easter announcement
The blows came
To the blue skies
Quiet Valley
Drives away sleep
Somewhere down the road
Our children should know the history of their country, the history and traditions of holidays (state and religious). Children are interested in learning about the holiday through stories and poems.
We bring to your attention stories and poems about Easter for children of primary school age.
Drops are dripping loudly
Near our window.
The birds sang merrily,
Easter has come to visit us (K. Fofanov)
Easter is the most important Christian holiday. On this day, believers celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. The Orthodox Church has been celebrating Easter for more than two thousand years.
Church tradition says that after Jesus was taken down from the cross, his body was buried in a cave in the garden of Joseph, his disciple. But the entrance was blocked with a large stone and a guard was placed so that the body of Christ would not be stolen. On the third night, an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and rolled away the stone from the entrance. The soldiers standing guard were petrified with fear, and then, waking up, they ran to the Jerusalem priests to report what had happened. The women who came in the morning to, according to custom, anoint the body of Christ with fragrant myrrh, did not find it. There was an angel in the cave who told them: “You are looking for Jesus crucified, he is not here. He rose from the dead." Then Jesus himself appeared to Mary Magdalene and his disciples, with whom he spoke for forty days about the Kingdom of God.
That is why the celebration of Easter is the “feast of feasts,” glorifying the victory of good over evil, life over death, light over darkness. On this day, it is customary to bake Easter cakes, make Easter cottage cheese and paint eggs.
The egg is a symbol of life, its rebirth. The eggs are painted in different colors and presented with the words: “Christ is Risen!” In response, one should say: “Truly he is risen!” - and kiss as a sign of forgiveness and love for loved ones.
A. Blok
WILLOWS
Boys and girls
Candles and willows
They took it home.
The lights are glowing,
Passers-by cross themselves
And it smells like spring.
The breeze is distant,
Rain, little rain,
Don't blow out the fire.
Palm Sunday
Tomorrow I'll be the first to get up
For the holy day.
Ya. Polonsky
God has risen and death has been defeated.
This victorious news came rushing
God-resurrected spring...
And all around the meadows turned green,
And the chest of the earth breathed warmth,
And, listening to the nightingale’s trills,
Lilies of the valley and roses bloomed.
A. Pleshcheev
CHRIST IS RISEN!
The gospel is buzzing everywhere.
People are pouring out of all the churches.
The dawn is already looking from the sky...
The snow cover has already been removed from the fields,
And my hands are breaking from their shackles,
And the nearby forest turns green...
Christ is risen! Christ is risen!
The earth is waking up
And the fields are getting dressed...
Spring is coming, full of miracles!
Christ is risen! Christ is risen!
L. Charskaya
WONDERFUL SOUNDS
Earth and sun
Fields and forest -
Everyone praises God:
Christ is risen!
In the blue smile
Living skies
Still the same joy:
Christ is risen!
The enmity has disappeared
And the fear disappeared.
No more anger
Christ is risen!
How wonderful are the sounds
Holy words
In which you can hear:
Christ is risen!
Earth and sun
Fields and forest -
Everyone praises God.
How to tell children about Easter? Offer your children this interesting story about Easter with verses.
The sun is shining brighter today,
The wind beats stronger at the window,
And the cry reaches the skies:
“Christ is truly Risen!”
This main event in the spiritual life of Christians was called the Feast of Feasts, the King of Days. We prepared for it for 7 weeks - 49 days. And the week before Easter was called Great, or Passionate. Maundy Thursday is a day of spiritual cleansing and receiving the sacrament of communion. Good Friday is a reminder of the suffering of Jesus Christ, a day of sadness. Holy Saturday is a day of waiting; the Gospel of the Resurrection is already being read in 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 also those who did not believe in his holiness. They tried to stop Jesus from talking about the Kingdom of God. Among the leaders of that time there were many who hated Christ and wanted to get rid of Him. Judas, one of the Lord's disciples, decided to hand over Christ to these evil people. He approached his Teacher 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 were looking 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 shook and the rocks began to disintegrate. This happened on Friday. Now we call this day Good Friday. On this sorrowful day we must pray.
When Saturday passed, at night, on the third day after his suffering, the Lord Jesus Christ came to life and 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 has risen as He promised you. Go and tell Jesus’ disciples that He has risen from the dead and is waiting for them.”
Joy overwhelmed the people. Since then we have been celebrating Easter - the holiday of the Renaissance. The Lord defeated death and showed that for those who believe in Him and live according to His commandments, there is neither death nor hell.
As people prepare for Easter, they are filled with joy and faith. Maundy Thursday marks the beginning of our favorite activity - coloring and painting eggs. There is a lot of meaning put into simple patterns. Wavy lines are seas-oceans. The circle is a bright sun. According to tradition, ready-made krashanki and pysanky were placed on fresh sprouted greens of oats, wheat, and sometimes on soft green lettuce leaves, which were specially grown for the holiday. The lush greenery and bright colors of the Easter eggs created a festive mood.
And when mom bakes Easter cakes, the whole house smells of sweet vanilla and raisins - a real holiday!
On the night of the Resurrection of Christ, a festive service takes place (Easter Service of God). Various foods are brought to the church in beautiful baskets - Easter cakes, cheese, butter, which symbolize well-being, pysanky and krashanki. Salt is placed in the basket - a symbol of wisdom. A solemn procession with a singer and a priest blesses the people.
Returning home, people break their fast - 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. You should answer like this: “Truly risen!” The sacred egg is cut into as many pieces as there are persons present. A candle burns on the table as a reminder of the brightness of this day. You should definitely start your Easter breakfast with Easter cake. Even crumbs of this bread that fall on the floor should under no circumstances be thrown away.
The holiday lasts throughout 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. 
"Willows"
Boys and girls
Candles and willows
They took it home.
The lights are glowing,
Passers-by cross themselves
And it smells like spring.
The breeze is distant,
Rain, little rain,
Don't blow out the fire.
Palm Sunday
Tomorrow I'll be the first to get up
For the holy day.
"Easter Gospel"
The blows came
To the blue skies
It rings loudly
Voice through the forests.
Quiet Valley
Drives away sleep
Somewhere down the road
The ringing stops.
Feast of the Holy Resurrection of Christ, Easter, is the main event of the year for Orthodox Christians and the largest Orthodox holiday. The word “Easter” came to us from the Greek language and means “passing”, “deliverance”.
On this day we celebrate the deliverance through Christ the Savior of all mankind and the gift of life and eternal bliss to us.
The Easter holiday ends the seven-week Great Lent, preparing believers for the proper celebration of the holiday.
During the entire Holy Week preceding the holiday, basic preparations for the holiday are made - cleaning houses, preparing special Easter bread (Easter cakes), painting eggs. Easter dishes are usually blessed in church on the eve of the holiday or on its first day.
History of Easter
The history of Easter goes back to ancient times. About 5 thousand years ago, Jewish tribes celebrated it in the spring as a calving festival, then Easter was associated with the beginning of the harvest, and later with the departure of the Jews from Egypt. Christians have put a different meaning into this day and celebrate it in connection with the resurrection of Christ.
At the first Ecumenical Council of Christian Churches in Nicaea (325), it was decided to move the Orthodox holiday a week later than the Jewish one. By decree of the same council, Easter should be celebrated on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox. Thus, the holiday “wanders” in time and falls every year on different days in the period from March 22 to April 25, old style.
Having come to Rus' from Byzantium, Christianity also brought the ritual of celebrating Easter. The entire week preceding this day is usually called Great or Passionate. The last days of Holy Week are especially highlighted: Maundy Thursday - as a day of spiritual cleansing, receiving the sacrament, Good Friday - as another reminder of the suffering of Jesus Christ, Holy Saturday - a day of sadness, and finally, the Bright Resurrection of Christ.
The Orthodox Slavs had many customs and rituals dedicated to the days of the Great Week. Thus, Maundy Thursday is traditionally called “clean”, and not only because on this day every Orthodox person strives to cleanse himself spiritually, take communion, and accept the sacrament established by Christ. On Maundy Thursday, the folk custom of cleansing with water was widespread - swimming in an ice hole, river, lake or dousing in a bathhouse before sunrise. On this day they cleaned the hut, everything was thoroughly washed and cleaned.
Starting from Maundy Thursday, they prepared for the festive table, painted and painted eggs. According to ancient tradition, colored eggs were placed on fresh sprouted greens of oats, wheat, and sometimes on soft green tiny leaves of watercress, which were specially sprouted in advance for the holiday. From Thursday they prepared Easter, baked Easter cakes, babas, pancakes, small products made from the best wheat flour with images of crosses, lambs, cockerels, hens, doves, larks, as well as honey gingerbread. Easter gingerbread cookies differed from ordinary ones in that they had the silhouettes of a lamb, bunny, cockerel, dove, lark and egg.
The Easter table was distinguished by its festive splendor, it was tasty, plentiful and very beautiful. Prosperous owners served 48 different dishes - according to the number of days of the expired fast. Easter cakes and Easter cakes were decorated with homemade flowers. Making flowers for the holiday, like painting eggs, was once a fascinating activity. Children and adults cut out flowers from bright colored paper, and they used them to decorate tables, icons, and the house. All candles, lamps, chandeliers and lamps were lit in the houses.
Among Easter entertainments, the main place was occupied by games with colored eggs, and above all, rolling eggs on the ground or from special trays, as well as beating with colored eggs. The holiday lasted throughout Bright Week, the table remained set, people were invited to the table, food was given, especially to those who could not or did not have such an opportunity, the poor, the poor, and the sick were welcomed.
Bright Sunday of Christ is the biggest holiday of Orthodox Christians. On Easter everyone kisses each other on the cheeks three times with the words: “Christ is risen!” - “Truly he is risen!” They give each other colored eggs and take them to the graves of the dead. It is believed that the holiday of Christian Easter lasts seven days, or eight if we count all the days of the continuous celebration of Easter until Fomin Monday.
The egg is the main Easter symbol of resurrection, as a new creature is born from the egg. A red-painted egg was called “krashenka”, a painted egg was called “pysanka”, and wooden eggs were called “yaychata”. The red egg signifies rebirth for people through the blood of Christ. There is even a sign that if you wash your face with water in which a dye (painted egg) has been dipped, you will be healthy and beautiful.
Easter- This is one of the greatest and most significant Christian holidays.
He is loved by both adults and children.
There are practically no children in a Christian family who have not heard about Easter and how it is celebrated. But why this holiday is so great, why it is so joyful for everyone, many children do not know.
After all, parents do not always introduce their children to the faith, even if they observe and celebrate Christian holidays.
And, if so, then, of course, it makes more sense tell the child about it: Why Easter became a great holiday, and why is the Day Easter is considered the most important of all days? AND Here: It doesn’t matter how much you yourself believe in God.
How tell your child about Easter, Christ's Resurrection?
If you find it difficult or simply don’t know how to do it correctly, it’s available tell your child about Easter and its history, we offer you an interesting and simple option story who will introduce child with the history of the holiday, Easter and the Resurrection of Christ.
So, in order to the story was clear, colorful and interesting, we invite you to prepare illustrations with image: Jesus Christ, Devil, King (abstract image, God. As well as symbols Easter: colored eggs, Easter cake and cottage cheese Easter.
Story accompany with illustrations. Then child it will be easy and interesting to listen to your story.
Telling a child about Easter.
Introduction:
You know that a holiday is coming soon, for which we will paint eggs, make cottage cheese Easter and baking Easter cakes. Do you know what this holiday is called? – Easter.
How Easter it's called differently, you know? - Resurrection of Christ.
This holiday is considered the most important holiday for all believers in God. It is the most solemn and joyful of all holidays.
Do you know why? Because on this day the greatest miracle on earth happened, which gave people hope for eternal life.
Main part:
The fact is that once upon a time Jesus Christ, the son of God, lived on earth. And Jesus Christ came to earth to help people and save them from death, so that their souls would not go to hell. Easter- Christ's Sunday
Hell is another world ruled by the Devil. The soul in this world is tormented by fire. Easter- Christ's Sunday
Jesus Christ told people that if they stop sinning, then God will forgive them. And after death, their soul will go to Paradise, to God. Easter- Christ's Sunday
Jesus Christ explained to all people that in order not to sin, one must not do bad things, one must not offend anyone, one must never deceive, one must always tell only the truth. This is what Jesus Christ himself always did. Easter- Christ's Sunday
Many people, including the Tsar who ruled at that time, did not like this. The king did not want all people to become better people and know the truth, because then he would not be able to rule.
And therefore the Tsar ordered to kill Jesus Christ if he did not stop doing good to people. But Jesus Christ was not afraid. He wanted to save people, so that people would become better people, so that they would stop sinning and God would forgive them and let them into heaven.
At that time, the most terrible and shameful punishment was crucifixion, because only bandits were killed this way.
And, in order to frighten people who wanted to become good, and to convince everyone that Jesus Christ is a deceiver, he, too, like a bandit, was crucified on the cross. Easter- Christ's Sunday
After the death of Jesus Christ, they placed him in a special place for the dead - the tomb.
And after three days and three nights, Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Thus, he proved to people that everything he said was true and that if they did not sin, God would open Paradise for them. And after death, their soul will be able to live there even better. All people gained confidence that their soul could be immortal if they became better. Easter- Christ's Sunday
Conclusion.
The day when Jesus Christ was resurrected was called Easter. And it became the most joyful and happiest day for all people.
That is why the first thing to say on the day is Easter when you see someone That: "Jesus is Risen", and in return you should say: "Truly He is Risen". And vice versa.
Symbols Easter steel eggs, Easter cake and cottage cheese Easter.
The symbol is an egg.
The egg has become a symbol Easter, because Jesus Christ was reborn to new life from the tomb. And from the shell of an egg a new life is born.
Eggs used to be painted only red, since the red color signifies the blood that Jesus Christ shed on the cross, defending the lives of people. Easter eggs
The symbol is Easter cake.
Easter cakes are baked on Easter because bread has always been considered the most important dish on the table. Therefore, from the moment Jesus Christ was resurrected, special bread was served on his table.
Nowadays this bread is called Easter cake. And it is always baked on Easter so that it is on the table. Easter cake
Symbol - curd Easter.
It was also served on the table, it was placed in a special wooden dish - a pasochnitsa. At the top of the bean bag there should be the letters XB (Christ is risen, and on the sides there should be images of a cross, a spear and a cane, as well as sprouts and flowers, symbolizing the suffering and resurrection of Jesus Christ. curd Easter
That is why, in Easter every day they put colored eggs, Easter cakes and cottage cheese on the table Easter.
End.
Only for children under six years of age, talk about Easter, Can limited to:
Introduction.
The story about that that Jesus Christ was able to defeat the main evil of man - death. Because after death he was resurrected.
And the Conclusion.
So this one story includes concepts that almost everyone knows child. It is easy to understand and should not cause any difficulties.
Naturally, you can come up with your own interpretation. story about Easter, based on your knowledge child and his abilities.
