What are the customs of Easter

Easter customsWhat are the customs of Easter

1, Easter eggs

Eggs symbolize new life. The hard shell of the egg cannot restrict the new life that is being nurtured inside. Jesus Christ was crucified for our sins and buried in a tomb, but the tomb could not hold him. He rose on the third day so that whoever believes in him may receive new life as a result. Eggs have become one of the common symbols of Easter. The egg signifies the coming of spring and the birth of new life, and symbolizes the resurrection of Jesus from the dead out of the tomb.

Easter egg production steps

Easter egg production tools: eggs, colored ink, paintbrushes or pencils, sandpaper

1. Select the eggs without spots, one end of the egg to knock a small hole (take a sewing needle in the tail end of the egg to pick a small hole, and then use a toothpick to reach in and gently stirred, or blowing into a small hole with his mouth, inside the white and yolk will flow out. yolk will flow out,) take out the egg white yolk, wash and dry.

2. Next, you can draw directly or use sandpaper to smooth the surface of the eggshell before you start to compose.

3. After the picture is constructed, start coloring, you can use gouache paint, you can also use acrylic paint. Or colored pencils.

4. To make it easier to store, you can brush on a layer of clear nail polish after the paint dries to add shine! According to their own needs can make different eggs yo!

2, the resurrection of the rabbit (Bunny rabbit)

Based on old European legends, hares are a kind of animals that do not close their eyes all day long. They are able to watch other animals around them in the darkness of the night, so the hare represents a bright moon in the darkness of the night. In addition, the calculation of the Easter day is based on the full moon in spring, so the hare, which has a strong reproductive capacity in spring, is regarded as a symbol of Easter. After this custom was introduced to the United States, Americans even gave the rabbit a cute name, calling it the Easter Bonnie Bunny!

3. Easter Bells

In France and Italy, the Easter bells can be heard everywhere throughout the year, except on the day before Good Friday, when they ring for four days in a row. There are no bells to remind us of the death of Jesus, and the bells will be rung again on Easter Sunday, reminding us of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

4, crosses, nails

On Easter Day, many people will paint hard-boiled eggs with Easter-related designs. For example, crosses, nails, lilies, rabbits and so on, decorated colorfully. They are then exchanged with each other as a reminder of Jesus' resurrection. Some people also like to play a game of egg hunt, where adults first hide colored eggs in the garden bushes for the children to find. The person who finds the colored egg has to tell the meaning of the pattern on the egg. For example, the cross is Jesus dying on the cross for us, and the nails are a reminder that Jesus Christ was nailed to the cross.

5. Lilies

Lilies symbolize holiness and purity. People love to represent the holiness of Jesus Christ with lilies that bloom in spring, around Easter. In addition, lilies shaped like trumpets seem to be proclaiming the good news of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Easter customs

1, the United States of America's Easter customs

Every year on the Monday after Easter, the U.S. presidential White House will be held "rolling" competition. For many American children, it is not easy to roll an egg into the South Lawn of the White House.

The one hundred and twenty-six year history of the White House "Rolling Eggs" competition is the most prestigious, most characteristic of the American Easter activities. The earliest "Rolling Eggs" contest was held on Capitol Hill lawn, 1878 in the then U.S. President Hayes approved, "Rolling Eggs" contest moved to the White House held on weekdays in the heavily guarded White House on this day there is an opportunity to let the people close to. In earlier years, the first lady is often "open egg" guests, they are also in this day to strut "pro-people" posture.

2, the British Easter customs

Bundle on a variety of colorful eggs of the cat willow branch in many countries are good gifts, in the United Kingdom is no exception. This Easter gift is believed to bring good luck. In the United Kingdom, most holidays have their origins in religion, and there is another legendary story about the origin of Easter, which originally commemorated the birth of Astaroth, the half-sister of the pagan god Baal in Western Asia. Legend has it that when Baal learned that his sister Astaru was born in a swan egg, he went to look for it in a bush; when he found it, he held it in his arms and hatched a rabbit; the rabbit grew up to be a beautiful woman, and later saved Baal's life when he was in danger. And the etymology of the English word Easter is Yastalu.

3, Spanish Easter customs

"Holy Week" (LaSemanaSanta) is a Spanish Easter custom. In many Spanish cities, processions are held every day from Palm Sunday (Palmsonntag) to Easter Sunday (Ostersonntag).

4, Italian Easter customs

Some regions of Italy also have the tradition of Easter parades (fireworks salute car parade). But the more famous is the Easter Mass in Rome, which includes a procession in front of the ancient Colosseum in Rome to worship the Bitter Road.

In Italy, where Catholics make up 83 percent of the population, Easter is a holiday for all Italians. Whenever the holiday comes, the whole country *** with the celebration, almost every village and town will hold a parade or celebration, including Florence's ceremony is the most grandiose, the ceremony of the fireworks salute car celebration is more lively and extraordinary. After the fireworks show, the Archbishop will be blessed, "medieval" blessing procession will be distributed to visitors on behalf of good luck olive branches and "holy" eggs, so that tourists dipped into the auspicious and festive.