Easter Vocabulary

3. a young sheep
6. an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion
7. the Christian scriptures, consisting of the Old and New Testaments
8. a bulbous European plant which typically bears bright yellow flowers with a long trumpet-shaped centre (corona)
10. the rising of Christ from the dead
11. a bun marked with a cross and containing dried fruit, traditionally eaten on Good Friday

1. an ancient form of execution in which a person was nailed or bound to a cross
2. an artificial chocolate egg or decorated hard-boiled egg given at Easter
4. a container used to hold or carry things, typically made from interwoven strips of cane or wire
5. a food in the form of a paste or solid block made from roasted and ground cacao seeds
6. sweets; confectionery
9. a domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one
12. a bulbous spring-flowering plant of the lily family, with boldly coloured cup-shaped flowers
13. a child's term for a rabbit