Project “Folklore Palette”

Human Resources ”Lifelong Learning” Comenius

ProgrammеBilateral School Partnership

between Bulgaria-TurkeyWorking language: English

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What type of holiday is Easter

Day?

Amazing Facts

How to calculate exactly

the date of Easter

Day?

What type of holiday is Easter Day?

Easter Day is the day when christians celebrate the

resurrection of Jesus Christ. In Christian religion Jesus

Christ‘s resurrection ( Easter Day) is celebrated on the

3rd day, after he had been crucified and burried.

Holy WeekHoly Monday

Jesus Christ got into the temple of Jerusalem and he found it full of tradesmen. He expelled the tradesmen from it because the temple is used for praying not for selling and buying things.

Holy TuesdayJesus Christ preached in the temple and gave his final admonitions, he retold the

proverb of the tenth wise virgins, who were waiting for the God and the proverb for the

talented people. Jesus Christ made prophesies for the fate of Jerusalem.

Holy Wednesday Jesus Christ was visited by a repentant sinner, who, being so worried, broke her vessel with the holy oil.

Jesus Christ made the secret dinner with the Apostles. During the dinner he told them that there was one of

them who was going to betray him. Juda left the dinner. Meanwhile, during Wednesday night and the

coming of Thursday morning, Jesus Christ was praying in the Getsiman Garden until the coming of Juda. Jesus

Christ was captured. 

Holy ThursdayA death

sentence  for Jesus

Christ was

passed. It was

confirmed by Pilat Pontiiski. During

the night he was

crucified.

Good FridayThis is the day of Jesus Christ suffering. It was

called Great Friday and Good Friday, because Jesus Christ humbly accepted his destiny to be

humiliated. He was crucified on Golgotabetween two robbers and he died in agony. After that one

could see a solar eclipse and an earthquake.

Holy Saturday This was the day when Jesus Christ was

burried and his mother Virgin Mary suffered for him, his grave was closed and

there were guards in front of it. ( during the night of Friday day the church performs a

rite called Jesus Christ’ s funeral.

Eggs painting with natural materials

For red paint–  two middle sized

red beet

For yellow, brown and orange paint 

For light yellow, a steered lemon peel could be used

For yellow ,brown and orange

For light blue paint– a middle

sized red cabbage

Light blue

Dark blueFor dark blue–

homemade red wine

Green For green paint - spinach

For pink and purpleFor pink and purple paint- cranberries

Made by:Participants in the project

„ Folklore Palette“ Students from 5th-6th grades