Easter is for many a time of tradition, in which the last week of Christ on Earth is commemorated with different acts. The Christian Community lives its big days during the week of celebration of Easter. And the children enjoy a few days off from school. Many families take advantage of these days to spend a vacation in other cities, away from all the tradition of Holy Week. That is lived especially with great intensity in different regions of Spain. In addition to many other Latin American countries.
Holy Week recreates the last days of Christ on Earth, with Passion, Death and Resurrection being the pillars of these dates. But How to explain to children the meaning of Holy Week in an appropriate way? If your family lives Easter with devotion, it is important that your children understand what the true meaning of Easter is.
But it is also important to do it in a simple and with words appropriate to their age in each case. Here is a short summary that you can use to explain the meaning of Holy Week to your children.
Easter for children
Easter lasts a full week and starts on Palm Sunday, which is the day when people go to church to listen to mass and thus remember the last days of Jesus.
The most important days of Holy Week are the following:
Palm Sunday: It is the day that the Holy Week period begins, this day commemorates the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem. Upon his arrival, the people welcomed the arrival of the Messiah with great joy and to show their emotion, they waved palm trees as a symbol of their emotion.
During Holy Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, many processions are held to remember how those days of Jesus were and the betrayal of his friend Judas, who for only 30 denarii (the currency of that town at that time), sold his friend to the authorities.
Holy Thursday is one of the most important days. This day, the last supper that Jesus celebrated with all his apostles to say goodbye to them is remembered. As a gesture of love, Jesus washed the feet of each one of them, even Judas, even knowing that they were going to betray him.
On Good Friday Jesus died. Throughout that day, Jesus had to endure many hardships until he finally died on the cross. The justice of that time was not like it is now and there was no fair trial for him.
Holy Saturday is dedicated to Mary, the mother of Jesus. The poor mother of Jesus lived with him all her suffering during the Way of the Cross and therefore, Holy Saturday is dedicated to honoring the image of the suffering mother of Jesus.
Easter or Resurrection Sunday, is the last day of Holy Week celebrations. This day is celebrated that Jesus was resurrected and therefore it is a day of celebration and happiness. This day is also known as Easter, this word means passage and in Easter it is celebrated that Jesus passed from death to life.
Activities with children at Easter
In addition to explaining to the children the meaning of Holy Week. You can perform with them different activities to keep you entertained these vacation days. You can download different pictures to color, make Easter crafts and even renderings after having told the story of Jesus.
You can also organize an afternoon of pastry with the children and prepare some of the typical sweets of these dates, such as the traditional torrijas, The donuts or fried milk. Thus, in addition to having a fun time with your family, you can enjoy these delicious desserts and even take them as a gift if you are going to visit family or friends.
Lor more important of these days is to spend it with familyRegardless of whether you like these traditional celebrations, processions or fully Christian events more or less.