Easter Traditions of the world

Easter Troditiens OF THE WORLD CORFU, GREECE FLORENCE, ITALY AUSTRALIA THE EASTER BILBY POT SMASHING THE EXPLOSION OF THE CART Australia, like most Easter morning in Corfu kicks off with a traditional counties that follow This unique tradition was born over 300 years ago Christianity, also follow the Easter tradition. However, mass, but it's what comes at the strike of 1lam that is unusual. As soon as the and sees a 9-metre tall unlike the rest of the ornate cart packed with fireworks, wheeled through the streets of the city by people in colourful and traditional clothing. The Archbishop of Florence lights a fuse from inside the church world, they don't celebrate with Easter bunnies. mass ends, the church bells ring and the sound of shattering pots fill the air as every man and woman hurl earthenware pots Rabbits are an invasive species to Australia, and they celebr the Easter Bilby, or rabbit-eared bandicoot, using onto the street. instead. which leads outside to the cart to start the fireworks. HAUX, FRANCE BERMUDA POLAND GOOD FRIDAY WET MONDAY A GIGANTIC KITE FLYING OMELETTE Poland's Easter tradition is called 'Śmigus-dyngus' On Easter Monday the people of Haux cook an omelette that uses more than 4,500 eggs and feeds up to 1,000 people. The tradition is said to originate from when Napoleon and his army stopped and ate omelettes. Napoleon enjoyed them so much Bermuda's top priority over the Easter weekend and it involves both includes food and kite males and females flying. On Good Friday, the locals can be found flying large handmade and throwing or squirting water over each other, whilst also spanking each other with willow colourful kites. The tradition dates back to a British school teacher who made a branches. The rather wet tradition has ties to the kite in order to explain Christ's ascension to Baptism of Polish Prince Mieszko on Easter Heaven. Monday 966 AD. that he ordered the townsfolk to cook a giant omelette for the army. VERGES, SPAIN HUNGARY VATICAN CITY DUNKING MONDAY WAY OF THE CROSS DANCE OF THE DEAD On Good Friday, the Pope "Sprinkling' is a Hungarian Easter tradition observed on Easter Monday and involves boys playfully sprinkling perfume or perfumed water on girls. While young men used to pour buckets of water over young women, today it's more common to spray The Spanish town of Verges commemorates Holy Thursday with the 'Dansa De La Mort' or 'Dance of the Dead'. The process is held at night, with participants dressing up like skeletons while re-enacting the life of Jesus. The last skeleton in celebrates the Via Crucis' or the 'Way of the Cross'. Held at the Colosseum, a large cross is built with burning torches attached, while the Pope describes the 14 stations, the day of Jesus's crucifixion. Mass is held on Saturday, while thousands congregate on Sunday to receive the Pope's blessings. perfume, cologne or just plain water, while asking for a kiss. the parade carries a box of ashes. WASHINGTON, UNITED FINLAND DC KINGDOM EASTER EGG ROLL WANDERING MORRIS DANCING WITCHES For over 130 years, the While not strictly an Easter tradition, Morris dancing is a traditional form of folk dance that is often performed alongside other celebrations. Men and White House has hosted an Over the Easter weekend Easter tradition called the Finnish children, 'Easter Egg Roll'. Taking place on the South Lawn, it involves rolling a coloured hard-boiled egg with a serving spoon. Over the years the event has grown, now hosting an egg hunt, as well as crafts and musical especially girls, dress up as Easter witches, with colourful clothes and faces painted with freckles. The little witches head door to door women wear hats and outfits with bells offering decorated willow twigs as blessings to ward off evil spirits in return for chocolate eggs. attached to their ankles while dancing and waving ribbons. It's believed that the dance groups. drives the spirits of winter away. Sources: MyOffers Womansday.com Clintonwhitehouse2.archives.gov Traditionscustoms.com Visitflorence.com www.myoffers.co.uk Visitgreece.gr Finland.fi Culture.pl Publicholidays.eu