Easter in EUROPE How 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 ID: 373434
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Easter Around the WorldSlide2
Easter in EUROPE
How do Europeans celebrate Easter?
….. maybe not like this though….. Slide3
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 - religiousSlide4
Easter in Finland
chanting witches
bless house for treats
chocolate eggs
willow twigs used for
decoration and gifts
bonfires to scare away
evil spiritsSlide5
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.Slide6
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 summerSlide7
Eastern European Easter
Poland
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Easter North America
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Easter in USA
Chocolate, candy, celebrations and
shops full of Easter itemsSlide10
Easter in Mexico
celebration of the resurrection of Christ
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here are processions reenacting Jesus' triumphal
entry, and woven palms are sold outside churches.
cascarones (confetti eggs) are commonSlide11
Easter in South America
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Easter in Brazil
Brazil is the largest Catholic population in the world
processions and rituals around country
Easter eggsSlide13
Easter in Asia
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Easter in India
In 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 needSlide15
Easter Phillipines
In 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.Slide16
Easter Around the World
As you can see Easter is celebrated around the world by many people through:
religion
food
celebrations
customs
traditionsSlide17
Happy Easter!!!!!!!!!
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Questions
What 3 treats are typical in the UK during Easter?
What do children dress up as to visit houses to get treats in Finland?
Which famous person in Christianity
lives in Italy?
What do the children do to celebrate in Germany?
What goes inside Mexican Easter eggs? (it´s not chocolate…)
How do people celebrate Easter in Spain?