Easter Tradition Around The World
aster Tradition The Easter egg hunt is a Easter tradition that originated with pagan spring festivals that celebrated fertility. Like many pagan traditions, Christians intertwined the practice with religious significance. Easter egg hunts feature eggs hidden by the mythical Easter bunny, which may contain candy or other prizes. Easter Tradition Around The World: BERMUDA: Bermudians celebrate Good Friday by flying home-made kites, eating codfish cakes, and eating hot cross buns. According to Bermuda-Online.org, the tradition is said to have begun when a local teacher from the British Army had difficulty explaining Christ’s ascension to Heaven to his Sunday school class. He made a kite, traditionally shaped like a cross, to illustrate the Ascension. The Easter traditional Bermuda kites are made with colorful tissue paper, long tails, wood, metal, and string. NORWAY : Norwegians have an interesting tradition for the season known for “Easter-Crime” or Paaskekrim. At thi...
