Interfaith Easter By Rashna Thivakaran Croydon High School

As Easter approaches the shelves in supermarkets are bursting with tantalising chocolate treats, particularly in the form of Easter eggs. Although Easter is an important Christian festival, representing the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, it has become in a way a multi faith event with the giving of Easter eggs. The tradition of giving chocolate eggs was first started here in the UK in the late 19th century when, following an idea by J.S. Fry and Sons of England, Cadbury’s first pr