The holiday 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 from slavery to the devil and the granting of life and eternal bliss to us. Just as our redemption was accomplished by Christ’s death on the cross, so by His Resurrection we were given eternal life.
When Easter arrives, all Christians greet each other with the words
"Christ is risen! Truly risen!”
Christ is risen! This is the news that 2000 years ago spread throughout Jerusalem and the entire Judean country, when it turned out that the body of the deceased Jesus Christ was not in the tomb. An angel sitting at the tomb told the women who came the news of the resurrection of Christ, and they carried it to the rest of the disciples of Jesus Christ. The body of Christ really was not in the tomb. It could not be stolen because the entrance to the coffin-cave was blocked with a huge two-ton stone, sealed by the authorities. In addition, a guard of sixteen Roman soldiers was posted at the coffin. But nothing could stop Jesus.
Easter is a holiday of light and hope! This is the most significant Christian holiday, because without the resurrection of Christ we have no hope, and Christianity loses all meaning. We call Easter happy holiday the resurrection of Christ, because it brings us light.
There are many Easter traditions around the world.
In the morning after the service it is customary to say Christ. According to Orthodox tradition, they always tried to make the Easter table especially elegant and solemn. On this holiday it is customary to give each other gifts.
On the night of Easter, it is considered a good omen to swim in the spring, draw water and bring it to the house. All this must be done without saying a word for happiness and well-being.
On Easter day it is customary to wear new clothes, which symbolizes the end of bad weather and the onset of spring.
The most common and integral symbols of Easter are, of course, colored eggs, Easter and Easter cake; they always occupy the most honorable place on the Easter table.
It has long been accepted that the first meal after a forty-day fast should be a painted egg consecrated in church. The tradition of painting eggs appeared a very long time ago: boiled eggs are painted in a wide variety of colors and their combinations, some craftsmen paint them by hand, depicting the faces of saints, churches and others on them attributes of this wonderful holiday. This is where the name “krashenka” or “pysanka” came from. It is customary to exchange them when meeting everyone you know.
Sweet cottage cheese Easter is always baked on Easter; it is also customary to light it in the church. Easter is baked on the Thursday before the holiday, and illuminated on the night from Saturday to Sunday.
Easter cake symbolizes how Christ ate bread with his disciples so that they would believe in his resurrection.
The most important attribute of Easter is, of course, the icon depicting the face of Jesus Christ. After all, it is his resurrection that is celebrated on this wonderful holiday.
The Easter bunny has become an integral attribute of the Easter holiday. It symbolizes fertility and prosperity. In many Christian countries, rabbits can be found almost everywhere on this day. On the streets of the city people are having fun dressed in rabbit costumes, an image of a rabbit on a festive tablecloth, curtains or even plates, and a huge variety of confectionery products in the shape of the Easter bunny.
The Easter candle is also an important attribute of the holiday. When defending a church service, it is customary to hold a lit candle in your hands. Burning, you need to bring it home and light the hearth with this fire so that everything is safe in your home.
Another popular Easter attribute is an Easter wreath or bouquet. The Easter wreath is a symbol of eternal life.
Traditions in different countries: in America and Italy, for example.
On Easter Sunday, American families must attend church, where a service is held in honor of Jesus Christ, who rose from the dead on this day. The service is accompanied by collective singing in honor of this event. The traditional American Easter dinner consists of ham with pineapple, potatoes, fruit salad and vegetables. Children receive baskets from the "Easter Bunny", who early in the morning filled them with colored Easter eggs and a lot of chocolate and sweets. In America, a very popular Easter game is rolling eggs on a sloping lawn. Children compete to see who can roll their egg the farthest and without stopping. The biggest competition takes place on Easter Sunday on the lawn near the White House in Washington. Hundreds of children come with their Easter baskets, filled with brightly colored eggs, and roll them down the lawn near the presidential palace.
Italians are extremely sensitive to the cleanliness of their own home, and Easter for them is a reason for a grandiose cleaning. On Easter Sunday, thousands of people gather in Rome's main square to hear the Pope's congratulations. From time immemorial in Italy on Easter it was customary to eat lamb with fried artichokes, a salad of sweet peppers, olives and tomatoes and a salty pie with eggs and cheese. The obligatory attributes of Easter are colomba, something like Russian Easter, but with a brighter lemon aroma. It is often topped with almonds and almond glaze. The day after Easter, Italians customarily go on picnics with neighbors and family friends.
Easter - all Christians look forward to this day with special trepidation. The brightest and purest holiday of Easter is celebrated on the same day by both Catholics and Orthodox Christians. Various types of Easter souvenirs will traditionally appear in stores, but why not try to make them yourself? After all, Easter crafts made by yourself are not much inferior to store-bought counterparts.
There are many wonderful Easter ideas, many of which can be done by the whole family, introducing even small children to needlework. Making your own crafts for Easter can be accompanied by stories about the history of this holiday.
The symbolism of the holiday is very important. Traditionally, its symbols are something that in one way or another means the renewal of life - these are Easter streams, Light is the Easter fire and Life itself (Easter cakes, eggs and rabbits).
Easter eggs are the most common holiday symbol that marks the victory of life over death. Traditionally, they should be red, but today eggs are decorated in every way. But still, the color red is of great importance. After all, according to legend. when Mary Magdalene came to the ruler Tiberius to report the miraculous resurrection of Christ and brought him an egg as a gift, he said: “This is impossible, just as it is impossible for this egg to turn red.” And the egg turned red in the hands of Tiberius! Since then, red has meant the victory of life over death, renewal.
For more than a century, this tradition has been alive: sending beautiful Easter cards. They depict not only the symbols of the holiday, but also all the beauty of spring blossoms. And also cute chickens, bunnies, flowers, Easter cakes.
Decor options easter egg so many. They depend on what materials are used: paper, embroidery, just threads or beads. But first you need to prepare it.
Preparation for Easter egg
The egg-shaped blank can be:
- wooden blank
- foam blank
- blank made from natural material
- non-standard blanks
Wooden egg blank
Perhaps the most convenient would be a foam blank. And all because it holds its shape perfectly without being too hard. You can easily stick pins, etc. into it.
Styrofoam egg blank
But the good thing about making Easter crafts with your own hands is that even the blank can be made from scrap materials!
In the most ordinary raw egg we have to make two small holes: at the top - no more than 2 mm, and at the bottom - about 5 mm in diameter. For this purpose we need an awl or a fairly thick needle. After these procedures, the white and yolk will easily pour out from below. All you have to do is wash the shell and dry it.
A plastic egg from the well-known children's chocolate delicacy can also be used as a blank - it is quite possible to braid it with beads or tie it.
Easter eggs made of beads
Beaded eggs are distinguished by their elegance and always attract attention. This is quite painstaking, delicate work, but the result is always impressive. We need to weave a special pattern, and then carefully transfer it to the egg, onto which we have previously applied a thermal sticker. But if you have not done beadwork before, it will be a little difficult, although such a detailed master class as this will be an excellent help in your first creative experience of this kind.
Easter eggs with embroidery
Why not break away from the 3D egg standard by making a flat pendant with embroidery? It looks very cool, original, and I can’t say that the work is difficult to do. IN detailed master class describes how to embroider and assemble such an unusual egg. The only difficulty, perhaps, will be that the embroidery itself will take some time. But the result is worth it!
You can still stay with the traditional idea of a voluminous egg, and in this case, Krestik recommends paying attention to the master class on creating. Only instead of Christmas ball we will use an egg-shaped blank. Rest assured, the souvenir will be very delicate, everyone will want to take a closer look at it, or even become the owner of such beauty.
Easter eggs made of felt and fleece
If you do this unusual gift for Easter with your own hands, rest assured that it will be appreciated. It can even act as a talisman, because souvenirs made from these materials always look bright and unusual.
And, by the way, you can definitely involve children in preparing this souvenir. The main requirement is accuracy, but there will be no difficulties in the process of making such an egg, everything is extremely simple. However, judge for yourself by watching the master class “Easter eggs made of felt - a wonderful souvenir on a bright day!”
Garland of eggs made from felt
All you have to do is stock up on these incredibly useful materials for handicrafts, and then the work will go like clockwork.
Knitted Easter eggs
Even if you know little about knitting, you will be able to make beautiful knitted Easter eggs. It is enough to pick up a hook, bright yarn and master the technique of single crochet.
Of course, there are more complicated options. More experienced knitters will probably want to use something already knitted in a simple way egg attach a bright flower with a beautiful button in the core. But you will have to work hard to create it, although this is not so difficult to do.
Easter eggs “dressed” in openwork cobwebs look very cool. This is a gentle, delicate, and not at all difficult job. The master class with the beautiful name “Lace Splendor” describes in detail all the moments of making this handmade souvenir.
Also very interesting option souvenir - such a hand-made Easter gift will appeal to many. In order to make it, we need:
- foam blank
- silk or cotton white threads
- PVA glue
- pins
- polyethylene film
- decor details
First, we cover the foam blank with polyethylene. This is necessary so that our threads do not stick to the foam and can subsequently be removed without difficulty. Then we need to very carefully stick the needles into the workpiece. One row will be along the edge of the future window, and the second row will go along the oval of the Easter egg.
There will no longer be a window in the second half, so we will make a row of needles exclusively along the oval of the egg.
The halves are made separately from each other!
We soak the threads in PVA glue and wrap them around our workpiece. It is better to wrap not randomly, but following a zigzag pattern through the pins of the outer and inner rows.
When the wrapping is finished, the threads can be covered with glue a second time. Next, wait for the workpiece to dry thoroughly. As soon as this happens, we very, very carefully remove the pins, and then remove the half from the workpiece.
We make the second half using a similar principle. Now you need to connect them to each other. You can tie them with a satin ribbon or secure them with a hot gun.
It would be great if you put a fluffy miniature chicken or rabbit inside such a delicate Easter egg. The egg can be tied with a thin ribbon and decorated with a bow on top for beauty. It turned out very beautiful craft: Many will be surprised that you did it yourself!
Easter egg using Origami technique
Colored paper and triangular modules - if this tells you anything, it's definitely worth experimenting with a similar Easter souvenir.
How to make a triangular Origami module
First you will have to learn how to make modules from colored paper, later this skill will be useful to you in new origami crafts.
To do this, you line colored paper in a special way. However, there are at least two ways to manufacture modules. Typically, paper is folded several times, cut at a certain stage, and then identical pieces are turned into future modules. You can watch the video to see how to cut paper correctly:
Step-by-step master class on creating an Easter egg using the Origami technique
We will proceed as follows:
- We need to prepare 99 green and 112 pink triangular modules.
- There will be 8 green modules in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd rows. They easily fit on each other.
- In the 4th row there will be 16 pink modules, which need to be put on with one pocket.
- We make the 5th row according to the principle: 2 green modules - 2 pink modules - 2 green, etc.
- 6th row: the same principle, but the pattern itself needs to be shifted a little to the side.
- Next, we try to give the egg the shape of a bowl and continue to lay out the same pattern, not forgetting to shift it to the side.
- You need to make 8 rows with a pattern.
- The next row will consist of 16 pink modules.
- The work will be completed with a row of green modules, which will be placed on three corners.
The video master class will instruct you in detail on how to create an origami egg:
A next master class will tell you how to improve your work. But for beginners best choice There will be exactly the first path, since it is as simple as possible, but the result is just as attractive.
Easter egg using Quilling technique
To perform this technique you will need:
- egg preparation
- pins
- paper pins
First of all, think about what the egg will be like. Elements can be glued to the workpiece itself:
You can then carefully remove the workpiece. This is necessary so that the egg turns out hollow and openwork.
If you chose the second option, then the manufacturing principle will be the same as making an Easter egg from threads. That is, we go the following way:
- Cover the egg with polyethylene, and then, starting from the very top of the workpiece, glue the quilling elements. Each element should not only be attached to the previous one, but also secured with two or three pins.
- This is how the top half of the egg will be made, after which you need to coat it with varnish and leave it to dry.
- Now you can work on the second piece (the lower half), and after drying, glue both parts together.
The quilling elements are twisted the way we need them. It’s better to practice in advance so as not to waste time in the process of making the Easter egg. In order not to get lost, it is better to follow this video master class:
Prosperity and abundance in Easter symbolism is the rabbit. It is believed that it will bring good luck to the one who receives it as a gift. You can plant him next to a basket of Easter eggs, he will be its cute and cute guard.
You can sew a simple rabbit from gray linen, or you can sew colorful adorable little bunnies using all your imagination. You don’t have to put this souvenir away until next Easter, because it can be a good talisman for the year.
Watch our master class “Easter bunnies that bring good luck” and choose the one you like)
Without spending a lot of effort, you can make the cutest Easter basket with your own hands, in which colored eggs will look so cool. And there are many variations:
In addition, craftswomen even make baskets out of paper! Baskets made using the Quilling technique are especially beautiful.
How do you like a basket decorated with crocheted flowers? Isn't it beautiful?!! Easter cake and eggs knitted using the Amigurumi technique will serve as an excellent filling!
Easter candles
Egg-shaped candles are an original souvenir for Easter. Our master class “Easter candles and their protective properties” will not leave any questions on the topic “how to make them.”
By the way, the same egg shells can become the best candlesticks:
Easter napkins
Classics of the genre! However, you can start making them now, because such embroidery requires a lot of time. There are a lot of patterns that you will use to embroider. Assess your skill level and choose.
Very soon a great Christian holiday will come - the Bright Resurrection of Christ! Every Christian awaits this celebration.
Easter is celebrated at that wonderful time when spring comes into its own and everything around wakes up from winter hibernation. Easter cakes and dyes have become a tradition even for those who are far from faith. And all because it is touching, tender, beautiful, tasty and joyful in spring. 
Let's create a special festive atmosphere in the house. Nowadays, stores offer many holiday souvenirs, but there are no gifts better than those made with your own hands and with love. In addition, this is an opportunity to perfectly decorate the apartment, make the house brighter and more colorful, and prepare and mentally prepare for the holiday. You can involve children in creating Easter crafts.
Traditional attributes of Easter are colored eggs.
Therefore, they are the main souvenir for the holiday Happy Easter. Since over the years we have become more creative with the color we paint eggs, we can make them not just plain, but decorate them. You can make eggs white with an orange stripe or speck, and attach white and orange ribbons on top, tying them in a bow. You can also coat the egg with glue and roll it in multi-colored confetti or wrap it with serpentine. Dip in cornmeal as it yellow color and its grind is coarser than that of wheat - it will be very beautiful and original. These colors look wonderful and unusual. 
The second most popular souvenir attribute in Christ's Sunday– Easter bunny
WITH light hand Germans, he joyfully walks around the world. The children were assured that the rabbit only comes to good, obedient and kind children. And if you make a rabbit yourself, then, of course, it will be the most heartfelt gift. Crochet a small bunny. This will require a little time, a hook, white threads, a few beads and filler. The body can be knitted in the shape of an egg, filled with cotton wool or padding polyester, and then sewn on the knitted ears and paws. Don't forget to sew on the bead eyes and embroider the nose. In a similar way, you can make chickens, which are also a symbol of Easter. You can also make a rabbit from pieces of faux fur. Cut out yellow ears from felt, antennae from shiny braid, buy eyes from the store, and use a button as a nose. 
Place wonderful bunnies made from small towels in your bathroom or kitchen. Place a piece of fragrant soap in each one or pour colorful bath balls and decorate them with ribbons. 
Easy to implement, they will add freshness to your interior and will definitely lift your spirits. 
Since rabbits love carrots, they are also used for Easter decoration. Paper or soft fabric carrots are used to decorate an Easter tree or hang as a garland. 
Don't ignore old things in your home. A simple felt applique can update an ordinary, rather boring pillow and magically turn it into an organic element of holiday decor. 
You can make a garland from wrapping or colored paper. Garlands made from various materials. Felt or colored paper. They can decorate windows, front door or walls in the room where the celebration will take place. Don't be afraid to experiment with color combinations. The brighter and juicier your garlands are, the better. Spring is the time for a riot of colors. 
For the little ones
Preparing for the celebration will not require any special skills or abilities from you. Even if you are not very confident in holding a needle and thread in your hands, it will not be difficult for you to make finger toys for children. Who knows, maybe this will be the beginning of a good holiday tradition puppet shows in your house. 
Table setting for Easter is undoubtedly given great importance. You can also rely on your children in this serious matter. With a little help, even the smallest members of your family will be able to contribute to creating a festive atmosphere. Wonderful stands for Easter eggs should be decorated with flowers. Not a single holiday is complete without flowers, and even more so a spring holiday like Easter. 
Inspire children to create crafts from scrap materials. In their imagination, ordinary things turn into something extraordinary. In this they really have no equal. Who would have thought that such wonderful themed crafts could be made from disposable tableware? 
Easter envelopes
The kids, of course, will be interested in taking part in the ceremonial preparations. Paper crafts for Easter are something in which children can express themselves. Such paper crafts for Easter can then be filled with something tasty, such as candies, dragees, almonds, or a beautiful card can be placed in them.
In order to make these crafts for Easter with your own hands, you will need:
- sheets of white paper,
- colored paper,
- glue,
- scissors,
- ruler,
- a simple pencil.
These simple envelopes make great little Easter gifts for kids, just add as many goodies as you can inside! 
Divide 2 sheets of white paper in half by drawing lines with a pencil. At the top of the sheets, draw bunny ears with a pencil, and cut out parts in the shape of bunny ears from colored paper (4 pieces per 1 envelope).
To make these crafts for Easter with your own hands, cut out blanks with ears from 2 sheets of paper, and cut out parts in the shape of ears from colored paper. You should end up with 4 bunny ears and 4 pieces of colored paper. Now glue the cut out parts onto the ears in the blanks. After this, glue the blanks together, cut out the nose, eyes and antennae for the hare from colored paper, and then glue these parts onto the envelope.
One of the most beautiful decors for home – Easter tree
Although this is a Western European tradition, it was also successfully used in the Russian Empire. Such a tree was carried during the procession of the patriarch and was called the “royal willow.” Making such an Easter tree is quite easy. Take a small bucket or flower pot, perhaps you have a medium-sized ceramic vase. Fill your container with floral foam purchased from a florist or just sand. Break any branches on the street, although willow is better, of course. Place your branches in a pre-prepared container and decorate with paper flowers, garlands, small nests with chicks, colorful ribbons and, of course, decorated eggs. 
In addition to traditional willow branches, which will probably decorate your apartment anyway, you can use birch, willow or bird cherry branches to make an unusual spring bouquet. At your request, the branches can be coated with white paint or placed in water and wait for the buds to bloom. The final touch will be pendants in the shape of birds, which you can make from felt, paper, or even cut out from old magazines. 
There must be fire on the Easter table
Fire is a symbol of light, and you simply cannot do without candles. During the Easter night service, a large candle is placed at the altar; it is a symbol of Jesus Christ, and its flame is a symbol of the resurrection. Decorate your Easter table with original candles. For this you will need eggs. You need to carefully break the egg in the middle and take out the contents, so you get two holiday candlesticks. To make it more beautiful, they can be painted. Now place small candles inside. Or you can melt candle wax, pour it into the shell and immerse the wick there. To prevent the candles from turning over, you need to make stands for them. Take colored cardboard, cut a strip two centimeters wide and twenty centimeters long, bend it into a circle and glue it - the stand is ready. 
Greens in a “pot” made from eggshells
Imagine how symbolic it will look: an egg as a source of life, and the greenery sprouted in it, as a living embodiment of a bright and young life! 
Take empty egg shells, fill them with soil, moisten it slightly and plant the seeds of your choice in it. To prevent the shells from wobbling, make special stands for them. For example, paint lids from a mixture of gouache and PVA glue plastic bottles and place “pots” on them.
In a couple of days, sprouts should appear, and you can give such unique DIY crafts for Easter to your family and friends!
There is another option - you can mark the flowers of snowdrops, lilies of the valley or violets in shells filled with water. It will be very beautiful! And such a DIY Easter craft will receive the highest praise! 
Decorating eggs using quilling technique
In order to make such crafts for Easter with your own hands, it is better to use special foam eggs. Although, you can also use regular boiled or raw ones with the contents released. 
The quilling technique involves rolling thin strips of plain paper (colored or white) using a pencil and then gluing them onto eggs. How exactly to make such crafts for Easter with your own hands is up to you. The main thing is imagination and desire!
Funny eggshell animals
To create such toys you will need several whole eggs, a needle, colored paper, scissors, markers, plasticine, and glue. Wash the egg and carefully make holes on both ends. Blow the contents into a cup (and prepare, for example, an omelet) and let the shell dry. Cut out paws, wings, tail, ears, and a snout from paper and glue them onto the egg. Eyes, nose, mouth and buttons can be drawn with a felt-tip pen, sculpted from plasticine, or also made from paper. Cute little animals are ready! 
Wicker baskets and stands
In such a basket you can put ready-made Easter cake, bright eggs, and funny shell toys: 
Eggshell mosaic painting
Paint the washed and dried shell on the inside in two layers. Cut out an applique from paper and apply glue to the applique area. Place the shell there and press it down lightly. Apply glue to the next area and also glue the shell there. Lay out the drawing gradually, alternating colors. Small pieces of shell can be moved with tweezers or a toothpick. Glue the resulting mosaic drawing onto a sheet of cardboard and insert it into a frame. 
Easter egg made of threads
Surely, you have seen eggs made from multi-colored threads more than once, which look so interesting! And what’s best is that you can make these Easter crafts yourself! To do this you will need:
- small balloon,
- colored threads,
- PVA glue,
- needle,
- scissors.
To make this craft for Easter with your own hands, inflate a balloon so that it is shaped like an egg. After this, thread a needle and pass it through a jar of glue so that the thread is completely covered with glue. After this, tightly wrap the inflated balloon with thread and glue, leaving the tail of the balloon at the bottom. Wait until the glue on the thread dries and carefully deflate the ball, then remove it from the egg. Is not it, original craft for Easter with your own hands? 
Easter is not only a holiday, but also another opportunity to show creativity, as well as to introduce your kids to it. There are many Easter crafts. No matter what your hobby is, there is something different in every type of creativity.
Various crafts for Easter interior
It is customary to give gifts at Easter. Don't deny yourself the pleasure of making them yourself. With a minimum of effort and spending very little time, using satin ribbons and accessories purchased at any sewing store, you can make a cute bunny brooch to delight your daughter or as a playful souvenir for a friend. 
Are you interested in making jewelry from Fimo plastic? Make a cute Easter keychain. 
Those who are engaged in felting wool can “pile” eggs for gifts for everyone. 
Soap makers make eggs from soap. 
DIY postcards
To create a simple card, you will need a sheet of cardboard, various ribbons and beads, colored paper, paints, pencils, markers, glue, and scissors. Draw the desired design (you can entrust this to children), glue appliques, decorate with improvised materials - and exclusive postcard ready. 
Aerobatics - postcards self made, made using special scrapbooking accessories.
Scrap craftswomen can make Easter cards.
Florists will surely come up with a beautiful Easter composition. 
And flower growers will grow grass in cute “egg” pots. 
Lovers of door wreaths will also love the Easter egg theme. 
Are you preparing sweets? Easter will not bypass you either. Bake for your health! 
And a few more ideas 
Easter is not only a church holiday, but also family celebration. Crafts made from paper, felt and scrap materials together with children are an excellent opportunity to introduce them to creativity. In addition, preparing for the holiday is another reason to isolate yourself from the everyday hustle and bustle, gather your loved ones for one common cause and diversify your leisure time. Let it be yours family tradition passed down from generation to generation. Give free rein to your imagination. Dare and create, add brightness and colors to your life and remember: your holiday is in your hands!
Easter / Matt. 27:38-66; Matt. 28:1-10
Topic: Jesus died and rose again.
Truth: Jesus died and rose again so that we could live forever.
Purpose: To show that Jesus died for our bad deeds, but God raised Him up so that we could live forever with Him. Learn to thank God for salvation.
Dogmatics: Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected.
Interest:
Option 1:
Summary: “We have shared the good news that belongs to each of us, but do you know the good news that belongs to all nations?” This news is the best news for everyone! It spread very quickly and is passed on from century to century - “Christ is risen!”
Option 2:
Would you guys like to live forever with Jesus in heaven? How to get there? The teacher shows a folded paper rocket. Can you fly to heaven on a rocket? To the moon - you can. But the moon is not the sky.
The teacher makes a cross from a rocket. What is this? Today I will tell you why the cross will help us get to heaven.
