🪺 In this fun and secular class, we discuss the topic of Easter or "Eostre" around the world. Everyone is welcome to come in pastel colors, face paint, and hats/Easter bonnets, and bring snacks and beverages if they want to. It's a short educational class, but a PARTY too! (no face masks, please) 🐣

Did you know that Christmas, Mardi Gras, and Easter are related? Yup, I have one time classes for Mardi Gras and Christmas (Winter Holiday's) too (wink).

🐰 Easter is associated with many different paths and religions but it's also a secular holiday:

One example is in the Jewish holiday of Passover, as well as the exodus of the Jews from Egypt, as described in the Old Testament which we will discuss. These links are seen in the Last Supper, which occurred the night before Jesus’ arrest.

In a second example, Easter is also known as a Christian holiday that celebrates their belief in the resurrection of Jesus. We will discuss this as well.

In yet another example, irrespective of denomination, there are many Easter-time traditions with roots that can be traced to non-Christian and even pagan or non-religious celebrations. 

🪺 Examples of non-religious Easter traditions include Easter eggs, and related games such as egg rolling and egg decorating. It’s believed that eggs represented fertility and birth in certain pagan traditions. We will explore & discuss these roots too. Many people choose to observe these traditions while essentially ignoring any religious aspects of the celebration.

We will begin with a welcome of everyone. We then watch a short video about the holiday giving a nice introduction. After the video, I give a lecture all about the holiday including its ancient past, how it came to be, and it's present plus different perspectives from different religions & cultures. I'll then ask some questions related to the lecture and students will give their responses. After the lecture, we will watch another video about how other countries celebrate the holiday and have a class discussion about it. Finally, we will play a fun Kahoot and a Mad Libs. 🐤

By learning about holidays, we learn more about different cultures and especially history in a secular mode. 

Please note Outschool's Refund Policy: Refund within 24 hours of payment until your next meeting or lesson access begins. This means that you will not receive a refund for the class 24 hours after your purchase, no matter when the first live meeting of the class begins. Transfer requests to another class are also unavailable.

Please note that if there are 0 students after the first 10 minutes of the live online class, the class will be canceled. 

Note: This class requires a minimum of FOUR students in order to proceed. If you know of another teen who might be interested, please let them know about the class. If there is not a minimum of four students enrolled in this class approximately 24 hours before the start time it will be canceled and you will receive a FULL refund. Thank you for understanding.

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