Easter traditions!

[Lionel]

"Easter thread thing where we could post stuff like that about our family or our country"
Quote out of the Shoutbox!
So, yea, that is my idea, so we could get to know a little bit more about the world and each other! If you know any tradition, what you or others do in Easter in your country, just post it here.

Here are some Latvian traditions!

Superstition States that in Easter you have to get up early in the morning , to wash your face in water that flows from the Sun. This is the magic of the purification ritual that helps get the cheerfulness, a bright mind, health and beauty.
One of the typical Easter tradition today is egg painting and cooking. It is not known when the egg colouring started , but it is one of the oldest Easter traditions. The most usual and the most common egg dye type is to boil the onion Peel, the eggs get a golden brown color. The eggs in these feasts are associated with many traditions and games.The egg is the symbol of the Sun, which from ancient times.
Also, we battle with eggs.

I used a translator, so there could be some mistakes, and that is just a little part of everything.

[Ruby_Fehu]

Most people who live here (UK) tend to paint boiled eggs and enter them in egg competition's just for fun or also they paint eggs different colours and have an egg hunt, if you find enough eggs you get your easter egg

[Lionel]

We have egg hunts too.

[KanuTGL]

That's so cool I love hearing about traditions and such from other countries, and that was really interesting :3

We also have the egg-painting tradition here in Sweden, but we don't normally dye them like you do. We decorate them with whatever we like, really; I've made many an Easter egg with lions on them over the years... xD Otherwise I'm not quite sure actually if we have any typically Swedish Easter traditions, but within my family we definitely have one, and that is the Easter egg hunt my parents always put together for me and my two brothers. We have to hunt for clues all around the house that usually lead us to a password and then we have to solve the password to get our final clue to where the eggs are hidden =P It's always much fun, hehe Then we have Easter lunch, which is basically Christmas lunch, minus a few food items... Herring, potatoes, salmon, sausages, meatballs... We don't vary our holiday food much here... xD

[Leorgathar]

That's a really interesting tradition, Wingu. I'm all in for learning other countries' traditions as well ^^
And Kanu, your egg hunts sound so awesome, I wish I could have one of those xD

As for here, Mexico is a very Catholic influenced country, so in the week of Easter there are religious activities to recreate the Passion of the Christ for people to remember and be warmed by it. I don't follow that anymore, though, but I find the tradition itself interesting.

But of course, we also have egg hunts. As a kid my parents also used to hide eggs through the house and the backyard, but one particular egg hunt I remember was once when my parents took me and my bro and sis for camping, and we had to look for eggs hidden through the camping area (in the trees, by the lake, under the rocks, inside the tractors, etc.). I really miss those good times
We also used to fill easter eggs with flour or confetti, then stalk someone from behind and smash it on their heads. Wether you did it or someone did it to you, it was always so fun

[grayeyedlion]

In the US, we do easter egg dying and hunts. We usually dye the eggs bright, various colors with dyes but people can do what they want. In my family we spice it up with crayons and markers The easter bunny is a big deal for mostly all children, though some Christian families discourage that.

Easter is of huge religious significance, of course, and every church and denomination has their own traditions and such as well. My church has a special Easter service and also has activities for the children. Also most catholic churches do extended, highly traditional Passion services, stations of the Cross etc, but to the best of my knowledge Catholic services tend to be about the same pretty much everywhere.