Today, Easter is celebrated in many countries in many different ways.
-In Eastern Europe, people use wax and dye to create detailed designs on hard-boiled eggs.
-In the Netherlands and Germany, Easter fires are lit at sunset on Easter Sunday.
-In Bermuda, kites are flown.
-In Nordic countries, Easter is associated with murder mysteries. Major TV stations run crime and
detective marathons and publishing houses release novels just before Easter.
-In Finland, Sweden and Denmark small children dress as witches and go door-to-door collecting
chocolate eggs.
-In Switzerland (the land of cuckoo clocks), the cuckoo brings the eggs.
-In Westphalia (a region of Germany), a fox brings the eggs.
-In the United Kingdom, egg knocking competitions are held.
-In the United States of America, an Easter party for children is hosted by the President. A highlight
of this event is the egg rolling race.
-In Australia, people also give Chocolate Easter Bilbies. The “bilby” is an endangered native Australian
mammal similar to a rabbit.
-In France, children throw eggs in the air and catch them. If you drop one egg, you are out.
-In Egypt, Easter Monday is a public holiday that marks an ancient spring festival. Egyptians spend the
day in parks and gardens.
-In Florence, an enormous 300 year old cart (decorated with flowers) is dragged through the streets.
At the end of the journey, it is bombarded with fireworks to ensure a good harvest for the year.
Which one is your favourite? Difficult choice.
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