Everybody’s looking forward to the Easter holiday. But if you were to travel to other countries around the world, you would notice that Easter is not just about eating chocolate shaped eggs and the Easter bunny. People around the world have their own unique way of celebrating the Christian holiday.
How People Celebrate Easter in Mexico
For Easter in Mexico, the people celebrate the last days Jesus Christ spent on earth before His crucifixion. Catholic people begin Holy Week with a procession in which they re-enact the time when Jesus was captured, put on trial, and crucified on the cross of Calvary.
How People Celebrate Easter in Australia
In Australia, the celebration of Easter involves cooking pancakes, baking hot cross buns, and having lots of chocolate Easter eggs. The Australian people celebrate Easter by selling pancakes and then donating the money they made from the sale to charity. What is unique about Easter in Australia is that they celebrate the Easter bilby instead of the Easter bunny.
How People Celebrate Easter in Czech Republic
Communities in the Czech Republic have a very unique way of celebrating Easter. The women decorate eggs while the men prepare their pomlázky, braided whips made from pussy-willow twigs and colourful ribbons. The pomlázky are used by boys and men to gently whip girls and women on Easter Monday. It is meant to bring health and fertility to those who were whipped.
How People Celebrate Easter in Guatemala
Easter in Guatemala is a solemn celebration. In Antigua, the capital of Guatemala, the people celebrate Semana Santa (Holy Week) by participating in religious rituals and processions to honour the last days of Jesus’ life leading up to His crucifixion.
How People Celebrate Easter in Jerusalem
Easter in Jerusalem is an exciting time because it is the place where Jesus was crucified, buried, and resurrected. The Easter celebration includes a procession in which thousands of people walk down the Via Dolorosa in the old City of Jerusalem, believed to be the road that Jesus walked on the way to His crucifixion. There is also a re-enactment of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
How People Celebrate Easter in the United Kingdom (UK)
Easter in the UK has some interesting traditions such as eating chocolate Easter eggs and playing fun games like the egg and spoon race. This involves balancing a hard-boiled egg on a spoon. There is also an Easter egg hunt in which someone hides chocolate eggs around the house for people to find. Hot cross buns are also sold in stores that people eat to celebrate Easter. There is also a church service in which the story is told of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Communities all over the world have their unique way of celebrating Easter. But no matter what they do, it is important to understand the real reason we celebrate this special holiday: to commemorate the moment that God gave up His only Son, Jesus to pay the penalty for our sins by being crucified on the cross and who rose up triumphantly from the dead so that those who believe in Jesus Christ may have eternal life. Wherever you are in the world, let us remember what God has done for us and have a fun and festive Easter celebration.
