Easter

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  1. 2. The period of fasting and repentance during the 40 days before Easter.
  2. 5. Who brings gifts at Easter?
  3. 8. The act of coming back to life after death.
  4. 10. The tree from which we get the 'beans' to make chocolate.
  5. 11. What is Easter Friday?
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  1. 1. Hot-Cross ____: A type of sweet that is traditionally eaten at Easter in many countries. It is marked with a cross made of icing or pastry.
  2. 3. The Spring ____: The day when the sun crosses the plane of the Earth's equator, making day and night of approximately equal length all over the Earth. Easter is the Sunday after the first full moon following the Spring ____.
  3. 4. Egg ____: A game played by children on Easter Sunday where they try to find eggs hidden (usually by the parents) in the garden or in the house.
  4. 6. ____ Wednesday: Falls 40 days before Easter Sunday. It is so called because of the practice of rubbing ____es on one's forehead to remind people that they started out as ____es and will become ____es again.
  5. 7. A famous form of execution the Romans employed.
  6. 9. The 'beans' from which we get chocolate.