Project “Folklore Palette”
Human Resources ”Lifelong Learning” Comenius
ProgrammеBilateral School Partnership
between Bulgaria-TurkeyWorking language: English
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What type of holiday is Easter
Day?
Amazing Facts
How to calculate exactly
the date of Easter
Day?
What type of holiday is Easter Day?
Easter Day is the day when christians celebrate the
resurrection of Jesus Christ. In Christian religion Jesus
Christ‘s resurrection ( Easter Day) is celebrated on the
3rd day, after he had been crucified and burried.
Holy WeekHoly Monday
Jesus Christ got into the temple of Jerusalem and he found it full of tradesmen. He expelled the tradesmen from it because the temple is used for praying not for selling and buying things.
Holy TuesdayJesus Christ preached in the temple and gave his final admonitions, he retold the
proverb of the tenth wise virgins, who were waiting for the God and the proverb for the
talented people. Jesus Christ made prophesies for the fate of Jerusalem.
Holy Wednesday Jesus Christ was visited by a repentant sinner, who, being so worried, broke her vessel with the holy oil.
Jesus Christ made the secret dinner with the Apostles. During the dinner he told them that there was one of
them who was going to betray him. Juda left the dinner. Meanwhile, during Wednesday night and the
coming of Thursday morning, Jesus Christ was praying in the Getsiman Garden until the coming of Juda. Jesus
Christ was captured.
Holy ThursdayA death
sentence for Jesus
Christ was
passed. It was
confirmed by Pilat Pontiiski. During
the night he was
crucified.
Good FridayThis is the day of Jesus Christ suffering. It was
called Great Friday and Good Friday, because Jesus Christ humbly accepted his destiny to be
humiliated. He was crucified on Golgotabetween two robbers and he died in agony. After that one
could see a solar eclipse and an earthquake.
Holy Saturday This was the day when Jesus Christ was
burried and his mother Virgin Mary suffered for him, his grave was closed and
there were guards in front of it. ( during the night of Friday day the church performs a
rite called Jesus Christ’ s funeral.
Eggs painting with natural materials
For red paint– two middle sized
red beet
For yellow, brown and orange paint
For light yellow, a steered lemon peel could be used
For yellow ,brown and orange
For light blue paint– a middle
sized red cabbage
Light blue
Dark blueFor dark blue–
homemade red wine
Green For green paint - spinach
For pink and purpleFor pink and purple paint- cranberries
Made by:Participants in the project
„ Folklore Palette“ Students from 5th-6th grades