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Easter traditions around the world.

Published on Nov 26, 2015

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Easter traditions around the world.

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Australia

  • Many people spend easter in home with family and friends.
  • Easter is the last day of many music festivals. 
  • Easter is a public holiday throughout Australia.
  • People in Australia meet bunny, who brings eggs.
Photo by Tatters:(

Estonia

  • In folk calender is spring holiday to welcome, the seme day with easter.
  • People are coloring the eggs
  • Famous is egg knocking competition.
  • Several  church concerts are taking place suring easter.
  • Easter is on of the best time to go here and enjoy colorful Estonia.
Photo by briansuda

LATVIA

  • For a traditional Latvian coloured egg, you’ll need:
  • discarded onionskins
  • decorations (small flowers, seeds, pine needles, etc.)
  • some gauze
  • A lenght of string
Photo by Ian Muttoo

Greece

  • In Greece, people paint their Easter eggs red.
  • Red is meant to symbolize the blood of Jesus Christ and rebirth.
  • After the night of feasting everyone is still up early on Easter Sunday morning
  • Easter Sunday is a day of feastinger.
Photo by dullhunk

Poland

  • The master of the house is making the traditional easter bread.
  • Easter Monday is marked by an activity where people pour water all over each othe
  • Young children run around the streets with water guns and buckets.
  • The water is symbolic of a cleansing and rebirth as the season transitions to spring.
Photo by kulinarno

Scotland

  • Scotland is home to one of the most entertaining traditions of all.
  •  Decorated hard-boiled eggs are rolled down steep hills each year at Easter
  •  The goal is to see who can roll their eggs the furthest without breaking them
  •  This fun family activity is easy to recreate.
Photo by Chiarissima

Germany

  • Many people attend a special church service on Easter Sunday.
  • Popular treats are: Fried, scrambled or boiled eggs,roast lamb,lamb stew.
  •  Spring flowers, eggs, chickens, hares and lambs are important Easter symbols.
  • Lambs also symbolize the sacrifice of Jesus, God's only son.

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