Easter in Britain

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Easter, of course, is a religious festival. It celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ after his death. And so the theme of Easter is rebirth.

In the UK, Easter coincides with a national holiday, so the schools will break up usually for two whole weeks.

So that means everybody gets a four-day weekend. Some people do get excited about Easter because they get some time off.

One of the most popular aspects of Easter is chocolate. And for many of us, Easter is all about the chocolate egg. In every store, in every town, you will find shelves full to the brim of chocolate eggs.

But chocolate is not the only sweet treat we associate with Easter. There’s also such a thing as a hot cross bun.

Hot cross buns are one of my favourite foods. You slice them in half, you open it up, you expose it to the grill, you grill or toast them, and then when they’re golden brown on the inside, you take them out, dash a slab of butter on there, let the butter melt, and it’s the most delicious thing with a nice cup of tea.

There are miniature eggs or clues planted in lots of different places, either around a park, or some people do it in their house or their garden. Some local communities will do it around a whole town. And you follow clue after clue after clue until finally you find your prize, which will usually be a chocolate egg.