Words / A1

EEST-uh/ˈiːstə/

Easter is a spring holiday when many people eat chocolate eggs. Write Easter with a capital E. At Easter; Easter Sunday; an Easter egg. Christmas is in winter; Easter is in spring. Uncountable as the name of the holiday: Easter, not an Easter in this meaning.

Meaning

A spring holiday when many people eat chocolate eggs.

Examples

• “We visit my grandparents at Easter.”
• “The shops are closed on Easter Sunday.”
• “She hid Easter eggs in the garden.”

Good to know

capital E: Easter. Time: spring. Contrast: Christmas (winter). Easter egg.

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