Easter Traditions in Central Europe
In the Czech Republic and Slovakia, a tradition of whipping is carried out on Easter Monday. In the morning, males whip females with a special handmade whip called pomlázka (in Czech) or korbáč (in...
View ArticleEaster Dates (Year 2000 to 2020)
When will Easter be celebrated this year? We have a ready reference for you going till the year 2020 of Easter dates. In Western Christianity, Easter always falls on a Sunday from March 22 to April 25...
View ArticleEaster Traditions in Scandinavia
In Norway, in addition to skiing in the mountains and painting eggs for decorating, it is tradition to solve murders at Easter. All the major television channels show crime and detective stories (such...
View ArticleEaster Eggs – History, Decorating, Games
Easter eggs are uniquely decorated eggs used while celebrating the Easter holiday. For centuries, the traditions and customs of using colored eggs have been related with Easter. In early days decorated...
View ArticleEaster Traditions in North America
In the United States, the Easter holiday has been largely secularized, so that many American families participate only in the attendant revelry, central to which is decorating Easter eggs on Saturday...
View ArticleEaster Symbols and Meanings
A list of Easter Symbols and their Meanings including bunny rabbit, resurrection, candle, dove, stained glass windows, easter basket, egg, easter lilies etc.
View ArticleReligious Easter Traditions in Eastern Christianity
Easter is the fundamental and most important festival of the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox. Every other religious festival on their calendars, including Christmas, is at best secondary in importance to...
View ArticleReligious Easter Traditions in Western Christianity
Liturgy The Easter festival is kept in many different ways among Western Christians. The traditional, liturgical observation of Easter, as practised among Roman Catholics and some Lutherans and...
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