easter Traditions around the world

easter Traditions around the world

Estonia

• In Estonia people color eggs many different colors
• Children eat chocolate treats
• There are also games like cracking eggs with someone
• There also is a Big Friday where we have our day off

france

• In France people make a giant omlete on easter morning
• The omlete has about 4500 eggs in it
• Their easter symbols are spring flowers and lamb
• The have speciale biscuits known as Osterlammeles

Germany

• Germany decorates trees with easter eggs
• The rabbit is the most popular easter icon
• They also have a very long weekend
• Good friday and Easter monday

greece

• In Greece people paint tehir eggs red
• In the morning of Holy Saturday they throw pots out of their windows
• They also have many traditional dishes

Portugal

• Domestic celebrations always include the folar.
• Folar is a bread that has a boiled egg in the middle
• Importent days are Good Friday and Holy Saturday
• They have many traditionals food they eat on Easter

australia

• In Australia easter is celebrated in autumn
• They also colour their eggs many vibrante colours
• Their favourite game is Egg Knocking
• Many families play Easter egg hunting in their yard
• Their Easter symbol is not the rabbit, they have the bilby

Finland

• Their important days are Good Friday and Second Easter day
• The Finns also colour eggs and eat chocolate bunnies
• Easter in not so popular in Finnish homes
• On Easter they dress up in costumes 
• They also have big bon-fires on Easter day