What do you know about Easter? Read this article to find out what people do at this special time of year.
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Easter is a very important festival in the Christian religion, and many Christians go to church at this time. Easter also celebrates the arrival of spring, and we see lots of things that make us think of new life, for example eggs, chicks, flowers and rabbits.
The dates of Easter change from year to year, but it's usually sometime between the end of March and the end of April. In some countries, people have holidays from school and work, and they often spend time with family and friends.
Eggs are a big part of Easter celebrations! Many people paint chicken eggs and decorate them with bright colours, and a lot of children receive chocolate eggs as presents. There are many different Easter egg traditions around the world.
In the UK, as well as many other countries, children have fun taking part in Easter egg hunts. They look for chocolate eggs in parks and gardens. The eggs are hidden by the Easter bunny!
In some places, people have egg-rolling competitions. People boil eggs to make them hard, then they paint them. You have to roll your egg down a hill and not break it!
In some parts of Mexico, people fill empty eggs with confetti. When you break the egg over someone's head, the colourful shower of confetti is supposed to bring them good luck.
In Sweden and Finland, children dress up as 'Easter witches'. They put on costumes and go to their neighbours' houses and give them Easter greetings. The neighbours give them sweets or chocolate in return.
In the USA, the UK and Australia, many schoolchildren make special hats called 'Easter bonnets' at Easter time. They decorate a hat with flowers, eggs and other colourful things. They wear their hats and walk around, and there is often a prize for the best hat.
In Bermuda, two days before Easter Sunday, on Good Friday, children and adults fly kites. Some people buy their kites, and others make the kites themselves.
People celebrate Easter in lots of different ways around the world. Some of the traditions are religious, others celebrate spring and many are about having fun and eating chocolate eggs! Happy Easter!
Do people celebrate Easter where you live? Which Easter tradition do you like best?
Yes, Easter is celebrated in the United Arab Emirates by Christian communities with church services and festive family meals, while popular traditions like egg hunts are enjoyed through local venues.
Local Celebrations Christian residents attend special church services on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.Hotels and community centers host family brunches, egg hunts, and kids' activities.Shops sell chocolate eggs, bunnies, and spring-themed treats.
Favorite CustomsEgg painting and decorating: Bright colors and fun designs.Family feasts: Sharing special meals and sweet breads together.Egg hunts: Hiding and finding treats for children.
I live in HoChiMinh city. We don't have Easter .But i love it!
In my country we celebrate Easter by going to parks and eating special types of fish.
I eat too many choclate at easter
I also eat too many chocolate on easter sunday lol.
I eat too many chocolate too at Easter
I live in Singapore and here we celebrate Easter as I just finished reading on the top I realised that you are talking about Singapore 😅😁*^_^*凸^-^凸
In Argentina, we usually meet at a family house and we eat fish or white meat, Then we do an egg hunt and eat the chocolate eggs as dessert. In my country we don't need to go to church.
I am from Colombia and here we don´t celebrate Easter, but we celebrate holly week and is diferent because we have free days but whit a condicion, we have to go to the church.