Eastertide - velikonoční čas, čas Velikonoc, doba Velikonoc, velikonoční svátky

noun - the Easter period, especially the 50 days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday

 

Holy Saturday - bílá sobota

noun - the Saturday before Easter Sunday

 

Lent - doba postní, Lent

noun - the period of fasting before Easter

 

Rapa Nui - Rapa Nui (Velikonoční ostrov)

noun - the original name of Easter Island in the Pacific

 

egg-rolling - kutálení vajec

noun - a traditional Easter custom of rolling eggs down a slope

festive - slavnostní, sváteční

adjective - very special because connected with an occassion such as Christmas, Easter etc.

 

pomlazka - pomlázka

noun - (Czech Easter tradition) a braided whip made of willow twigs decorated with ribbons

hot cross bun - velikonoční sladké pečivo (s vyobrazeným křížem)

noun, British English - a small, sweet, spiced bread roll marked with a cross on the top, traditionally eaten at Easter in the UK and other countries

 

moai - moai

noun - one of the large stone statues created by the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island, characterized by oversized heads and exaggerated facial features

 

Maundy - (obřad) umývání nohou, (skutek milosrdenství na Zelený čtvrtek)

noun - a Christian ceremony held on the Thursday before Easter, when people remember how Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and gave them a new commandment to love each other