The meaning of Easter

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First grade students in Martha Venable's class at Orchard Elementary School in Jackson share what the Easter holiday means to them.

It means Jesus died on the cross. Every year I go to a pageant at my church and they show us about it. -- Landon Whitworth

Landon W.

It's fun. I go to my aunt and uncle's house and get eggs. I pick them out of the grass, it's like an egg hunt. -- Lance Upchurch

It's about Jesus dying on the cross. I learned that from my mom. We always go to our grandma's house and eat dinner, and she hides Easter eggs and we go find them. -- Myra Mezo

It means that Jesus died on the cross. It means that you can go to church and learn more about God and Jesus. -- Grace Lysell

Mikayla Porter

It means Jesus died on the cross. We have an Easter egg hunt and my friends can come over. -- Mikayla Porter

Bryan Johnson

On Easter Sunday we go to my grandma's church and we go to her house for an Easter egg hunt. -- Coltin Reimann

At Easter you get to go Easter egg hunting with your family. We get free movie rentals in our Easter eggs sometimes. my brothers help me sort my candy. -- Carly Rose

It means that Jesus died on the cross. I learned that at church. I spend time with my two brothers. -- Allyson Mattingly

Allyson W.

Grace Lysell

It's really fun, and I'm glad they made it up. I get to decorate eggs and find them. I get a lot of candy. One time my egg had $5 in it. I hope I get it this year, if I get another $5 then I'll have $10. -- Cat Smith

It's a great time of year because you can have eggs. I look for them in the yard. I only have one brother and he helps me look for the eggs. -- Ben Brown

I think Easter is really fun because we go to my grandma's in Pocahontas and we look for Easter eggs. -- Sammy Sammut

It's really fun because you get to play and find Easter eggs. -- Katelyn Draves

"It's my favorite holiday because it's really fun. I get hunt for Easter eggs at my aunt's house, and my birthday is the day before Easter." -- Bryan Johnson

I hunt for Easter eggs at my aunt's house. I hunt Easter eggs with my cousins and my brothers. Some of the eggs are real and some are not. -- Nolan Roth

"It's fun and I think that Easter bunny hides the eggs." -- Adyson Pflasterer