Easter Around the World

Easter in EUROPEHow do Europeans celebrate Easter? ….. maybe not like this though…..

My typical Easter - UK- hot cross buns- Cadbury cream eggs- Chocolate eggs

April 5 - Good Friday is a Christian religious holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary.April 7 - Easter Sunday - religiousApril 8 - Easter Monday - religious

Easter in Finland- chanting witches bless house for treats- chocolate eggs- willow twigs used fordecoration and gifts- bonfires to scare away- evil spirits

Easter in Italy-solemn processions and masses and Pope holds mass

- dove shaped breads called Pannetone and Colomba

- Chocolate eggs with a surprise inside— massive, elaborately decorated, beautifully wrapped chocolate Easter eggs that now fill shop windows across the country.

Easter in Germany- Easter trees with colorful

painted boiled eggs fill trees.- Easter cake in shape of lamb- bonfires to chase away dark spirits

of winter and welcome summer

Eastern European Easter

Poland

Easter North America

Easter in USAChocolate, candy, celebrations andshops full of Easter items

Easter in Mexico- celebration of the resurrection of Christ- there are processions reenacting Jesus' triumphal

entry, and woven palms are sold outside churches.- cascarones (confetti eggs) are common

Easter in South America

Easter in Brazil- Brazil is the largest Catholic population in the world- processions and rituals around country- Easter eggs

Easter in Asia

Easter in IndiaIn India there are a few catholic families who attend church services and families get together after, also the tradition is to keep small boxes and put money inside of them and give it as an offering to the churches or people in need

Easter PhillipinesIn the Philippines Easter is celebrated with processions that start at dawn: children dress up as angels, another procession is for men that follow an image of resurrected Christ, and in the last one women carry the image of a black-veil-clad Mother Mary. When all of the processions meet at the church, the angels remove the veil from Mary's face and the festivities start.

Easter Around the WorldAs you can see Easter is celebrated around the world by many people through:- religion- food- celebrations- customs- traditions

Happy Easter!!!!!!!!!

Questions1. What 3 treats are typical in the UK during Easter?2. What do children dress up as to visit houses to get treats in

Finland?3. Which famous person in Christianity lives in Italy?4. What do the children do to celebrate in Germany?5. What goes inside Mexican Easter eggs? (it´s not chocolate…)6. How do people celebrate Easter in Spain?