3  Easter is the most important event in the Christian ____ (8)

 8  To put someone to death on a cross (7)

10 You can decorate eggs with this (3)

11 Parents sometimes ____ eggs for children to find at Easter (4)

13 Jesus shared the Last Supper with them (9)

16 Another word for "rabbit" (a traditional Easter animal) (5)

17 Name for activity described in 11 across (3,4)

19 The period of forty days which comes before Easter (4)

20 The word "Easter" appears only once in the King James ____ (5)

22 Popular Easter animal symbol (4)

24 Easter celebrates the resurrection of ____ (5)

25 Traditional Easter gift (7)

27 "____ has risen" (Matthew 28:6) (2)

28 Many children ____ hard-boiled eggs for Easter (5)

29 Popular Easter animal symbol (5)

 2  Easter Sunday procession in USA (6)

 4  Hens ____ eggs (3)

 5  Popular Easter animal symbol (8)

 6  According to the Scriptures, Jesus ____ on the third day (4)

 7  Jesus died on the ____ (5)

 9  Good ____ falls two days before Easter Sunday (6)

12 Hot cross ____ are a UK Easter tradition (4)

14 The part of the egg which is decorated (5)

15 The Sunday before Easter is known as ____ Sunday (4)

16 Traditional Easter headwear (6)

18 The week leading up to Easter (4,4)

20 A place to put your eggs - but not all of them! (6)

21 Jesus was put to death ____ the Romans (2)

23 Easter usually falls in April but this year it's in ____ (5)

25 Traditional Easter food (4)

26 I'm giving ____ chocolate after Easter (2)