Pascha

About this book

Why do people decorate, hide, roll, race, and give eggs at Easter?The answer begins long before chocolate eggs and Easter baskets...Pascha, or Easter, is the most important celebration in Christianity, marking the resurrection of Jesus. Over centuries, customs surrounding Easter grew and changed as people decorated eggs, played games, shared gifts, and created new traditions of their own.Discover how Easter traditions traveled across countries and evolved over time. Inside this book, young readers will explore: How Eggs Became an Easter Tradition: Discover how eggs came to be decorated, gifted, rolled, raced, tapped, hidden, and eventually made from chocolate.Who Brings the Easter Eggs?: Meet the Easter Hare, Germany's Easter Fox, Switzerland's Easter Cuckoo, France's flying bells, and Australia's Easter Bilby.Easter Traditions Around the World: Follow Finland's Easter witches, the White House Egg Roll, France's giant Easter omelet, and other customs that have grown and changed over time.Filled with rich history, folklore, and springtime customs, Pascha: A Story About Easter introduces children to the surprising stories behind familiar Easter traditions.This book is perfect for: Parents and grandparents looking for unique Easter storybooks.Teachers and homeschoolers seeking engaging history and cultural studies supplemental reading for spring.Curious kids ages 4-8 who love traditions, history, folklore, and discovering how people celebrate around the world.The Changing Traditions series explores the history, folklore, and evolving customs behind holidays and celebrations, inviting young readers to discover how traditions change over time to the modern versions we know today.