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Easter in Germany

THE EASTER SEASON begins on Maundy Thursday. On this day the Lent ends, which means that whatever people have renounced, they are allowed to consume again.

Then there is Good Friday, where we commemorate the death of Jesus and paint eggs, a tradition which can be traced back to Jesus Christ. In the past, the Easter eggs were painted red, as it is supposed to remind people of the shed blood of Jesus.

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Nowadays we don’t do that anymore but paint them with bright colors. On Easter Sunday, the so-called Easter Bunny hides the Easter eggs, the gifts and of course many sweets. The children always get up very early to look for them. But why does the Easter Bunny bring the Easter eggs and not a chicken?

The bunny stands for fertility, and it is usually depicted on speculaas cookies next to an egg. The hare was an animal symbol for Christ. The bunny is classified as a sacred animal by the Germanic goddess Ostera, the goddess of spring and fertility. With my family, we usually paint the Easter eggs a week before. My mum gets up very early at Easter to hide the gifts, the Easter eggs and the sweets.

Text and photo Lia Ahrens

Kohtaamisia meillä ja muualla

Kansainvälinen toiminta on ollut vilkasta parin koronavuoden jälkeen. Koulun käytävillä on lukuvuoden aikana näkynyt paljon uusia kasvoja.

Syksyllä saimme lukea esimerkiksi Emman, Juliannan ja Pyryn (viereisessä kuvassa vaihtareiden kanssa) muutaman viikon vaihdosta. Tässä numerossa saamme kuulla Elinan, Elsan, Noan ja Iiriksen vierailusta.

Kaiken kaikkiaan 18 lukiolaista on tämän lukuvuoden aikana vieraillut Ranskassa. Ranskasta meille puolestaan tuli 20 nuorta. (Laskentatavasta riippuen 20 - 40 nuorta on ollut Ranskassa.) Ranskan lisäksi edestakaista liikennettä on ollut Saksaan, Itävaltaan ja italiaan.

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