To sign Easter, form both hands into "E" handshapes by curling your fingers in and resting them on your thumbs. Hold both hands up near shoulder level with your palms facing forward. Twist your wrists back and forth a couple of times.
To sign this, ask 'READY EASTER?' Make sure to raise your eyebrows and lean slightly forward while signing, as this is a yes/no question.
Sign 'EASTER', then 'EGG', followed by the sign for 'SEARCH' or 'HUNT' by moving a 'C' handshape in circles in front of your face to show looking around.
First, sign 'HAPPY' by brushing your flat hands upward on your chest a few times. Then, transition smoothly into the twisting 'E' handshapes for 'EASTER'.
To sign this, ask 'READY EASTER?' Make sure to raise your eyebrows and lean slightly forward while signing, as this is a yes/no question.
Sign 'EASTER', then 'EGG', followed by the sign for 'SEARCH' or 'HUNT' by moving a 'C' handshape in circles in front of your face to show looking around.
First, sign 'HAPPY' by brushing your flat hands upward on your chest a few times. Then, transition smoothly into the twisting 'E' handshapes for 'EASTER'.
This is an initialized sign! It takes the joyful, twisting motion of 'Sunday' or 'celebrate' and applies the 'E' handshape to specify that you are talking about Easter.
Your palms should generally face forward, away from your body. As you twist your wrists back and forth, the orientation will shift slightly, but the starting position is facing outward.
Not at all! The 'cracking an egg' sign is a very common and accepted regional variation for Easter. The twisting 'E' hands variation taught here is just another correct and widely understood way to sign it.
