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Easter comes at the end of Lent,a 40-day period of fasting and spiritual preparations, symbolising Jesus'40-day fasting in the desert. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday when ashes are used to mark a cross on the forehead of believers to remind them that man too will ultimately be ash. ...
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Pancakes are the favourite food on this day. For this reason it is often referred to as Pancake Day. Historically, both meat and eggs were forbidden throughout Lent, so the tradition was to eat all meat on Monday and all eggs on Tuesday before it started. The eggs ...
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Do you remember the date of last year's Easter? Do you know when we will celebrate it next year? Probably not, becausę Easter doesn't have a set date. It is a movable holiday. It falls between March 22nd andApril 25th. Its history goes back to the pagan celebrations ...
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Keywords: animals, cooking, crossword, definitions, easter, elementary, food, gap-fill, reading