During the final week of term 4 we looked at how how Easter is celebrated in Germany. We found out that Easter in Germany is celebrated as much as Christmas. Apart from the religious significance, Easter in Germany marks the end of months of cold, wintry weather. Easter markets are very popular and people all over Germany enjoy going to them. Years 5 to 7 watched a short DVD on the famous Easter Museum (Osterei Museum) in the German town of Sonnenbuhl. This museum specialises in displaying artistically decorated hollowed out eggs. Junior classes really enjoyed watching the episode ‘Der Oster Blaubar erzahlt von Eier Land’. Blaubar (Blue Bear) is a popular German children’s program based on a retired sea captain who loves to tell tall stories to his grandchildren. In this episode Blaubar tells a very tall story and takes credit for introducing Easter bunny to the idea of hollowed out eggs. We enjoyed decorating our eggs.

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