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What are you doing over your Easter break?

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Bring on the Easter eggs

It's almost time to switch off your alarm clock for a couple of weeks and enjoy that end of term feeling!

The Easter holidays are arriving for many of you at the end of this week, meaning schools close their doors and you get to spend time relaxing.

But we want to know what you plan to get up to during your break?

Will you be visiting family members? Are you going on holiday?

Perhaps you are planning two week's worth of Easter crafts, or maybe taking part in a holiday club.

We want to hear from YOU, so use the comments section below to tell us how you are spending your Easter freedom.

You may even get a shout out on the Newsround bulletin.

Easter: Did you know...?

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Maybe you plan some Easter crafting with your relatives?

  • Easter is one of, if not the, most important, events in the Christian calendar.

  • It is a day where Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, who they believe is the son of God.

  • Easter takes place on a different date each year, but it usually falls around the start of spring.

  • This year Easter is Sunday 20 April.

  • Easter is also connected with ideas of new life, which is why eggs and chicks are often associated with this day.

  • In Medieval times, Christians were forbidden from eating eggs in the period known as Lent leading up to Easter, so eggs were seen as a treat to be enjoyed on Easter day.