Easter

Spain is well-known for Holy Week ceremonies that are held between Palm Sunday and Good Friday. Parades include floats of Christ or the virgin Mary. Approximately 60 people hold each float on their shoulders. During the parades, matching hooded robes are worn.

Easter Week is called Semana Santa in Spain. The week begins on Domingo de Ramos (Palm Sunday) and ends with Lunes de Pascua (Easter Monday). On Domingo de Ramos, people attend mass in the morning. Children take palm branches to be blessed. Most churches have parades to represent Jesus arriving in Jerusalem.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and is the day ashes are placed on people's foreheads as a sign of repentance.

The Easter day feast is special. Godfathers present a cake known as "La Mona" to their godchild. The cakes can be normal round shaped or almost anything, such as Disney characters or toys. Also special is the torrijas, slices of warm bread soaked in milk, sugar and egg and fried in olive oil, served with syrup, honey, sugar, cinnamon and wine.

No one in Pakistan says "Happy Easter." Also, there is no such language as Pakistani. In Pakistan, they speak:

Urdu

English

Punjabi

Pashto

Sindhi

Saraiki

Balochi

Kashmiri

Brahui

Dogri

Hindko

Shina

Balti

Khowar

Burushaski Yidgha

Dameli

Kalasha

Gawar-Bati

Domaaki

When I was in Ethiopia they killed a lamb then teens and younger kids came from a near by church all dressed in white with bright green over coats sang special new years songs. Then we all ate, danced, drank coffee with special home made bread, and homemade beer.

Most businesses are closed on Good Friday and the national holiday of Easter Monday. Since it is in recognition of Christ's death, Good Friday is a solemn day when they attend church. Services are also attended on Easter Sunday. Both days are observed in a deep spiritual manner.

Easter Monday is more light-hearted and a time to spend with family on outings and picnics. Beaches and parks are popular spots, where children can be seen flying kites.

Sometimes, non-Christians, like Hindus and Muslims, take part in some of the Easter festivities.

Catholicism is the dominant religion in the Caribbean, where the Dominican Republic is located. The people tend to be very devout and the Easter season tends to be a solemn time with an emphasis on family. Still, parades are held on Holy Thursday and Good Friday and in some regions, people go to the beach or visit with friends. Unlike other parts of the world, Good Friday is the high point of the week.

Saturday is a time when no one talks and children are not punished by their parents.

During the Easter season, the dish of choice is sweet beans.

Store hours will vary by location but most supermarkets are open on holidays except Christmas.

Easter is about the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. That's the main point. It is also a time to spend with your family, and it's a time to eat lots of chocolate, but those stuff are just for fun.

I'm not sure about Mexico, but Puerto Rico does!

KFC's hours vary from location to location but most KFC's were open at least part of the day Easter Sunday and many were open all day.

Not just a Christian symbol, the egg is a symbol of rebirth and renewal and was a pagan symbol for spring. In European Pagan history there was a goddess called Eostre, whose name gives us both Ostara and Easter. Historically, Eostre was a goddess of fertility, which connects her to both eggs and rabbits. In Persia, eggs have been painted for thousands of years as part of the spring celebration of No Ruz, which is the Zoroastrian new year. The festival of No Ruz predates the reign of Cyrus the Great, whose rule in 580-529 B.C. is about the beginning of Persian history and well before Christ. The Easter bunny first appeared in 16th-century German writings, and said that if well-behaved children built a nest out of their hats or bonnets, they would be rewarded with brightly colored eggs. The legend of the Easter bunny became part of American folklore in the 18th century, when German immigrants settled in America.

There are eight bank holidays in England. They are as follows:

New Year's Day: The first Monday in January (January 3)

Good Friday: The Friday before Easter (April 22)

Easter Monday: The Monday after Easter (April 25)

Early May Bank Holdiay: The first Monday of May (May 2)

Spring Break Holiday: Usually the last Monday of May (May 30)

Summer Bank Holiday: The last Monday of August (August 29)

Christmas Day: The Monday after Christmas (December 26)

Boxing Day: The Day after Christmas or if Christmas falls on a weekend then it is the Tuesday after Christmas (Monday is already a holiday) (December 27)

most shops in Gibraltar are closed on Sundays. if there is a cruise ship in port some electrical shops may open. Morrisons is open every Sunday

If they are Christian Indonesians they might, as with other any nationals who claim to be Christian

Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays. Easter is a joyful occasion that is celebrated with feasting, dancing and drumming. Sometimes, there are public masquerades and dancers.

Nigeria's population is approximately 50% Muslim and 40% Christian, with Christians predominately living in the South. Easter can be a time of heightened tensions between the two religious groups in some areas of the country.

Yes. The Easter break is longer in Norway than in many other countries, as it includes Maundy Thursday (the Thursday preceding Good Friday). It is a real celebration of the emerging Springtime, with chickens and eggs, rather than "Easter bunnies" symbolising the holiday. Chickens replace rabbits as a symbol of fertility, and eggs remain a symbol of new life, just as they are elsewhere. Yellow is the traditional Norwegian Easter colour.

For details of the many unique Easter traditions in Norway, see the related link below.

Only the Christians, a small minority , celebrate at home and in their church. No outward signs of Holiday celebrations are seen in Turkey.Turkey is a very heavily predominantly Muslim country.

Easter is a 'movable feast' and its date changes from year to year. This year (2011), Good Friday is on April 22nd and Easter is on Sunday, April 24th.

The dyes generally used for making pysanky are aniline dyes. These are, chemically speaking, acid dyes, meaning that they work best in a mildly acidic environment. The dye binds to the protein portion of the eggshell. To get maximal binding, you need to do two things: 1) acidify the dye solution and 2) allow the dye molecules enough time to bind. We acidify the solution by putting vinegar in it. Follow directions, though--too much of a good thing is not always, as Mae West noted, wonderful. Too acid a solution, and the calcium carbonate portion of the eggshell will dissolve. This will weaken the shell and may even destroy its bond to the outer protein cuticle. As for time--that takes patience. Leave your egg in the dye until you get the color you want. I would not, though leave it in more than an hour or so--at that point the dye can begin to seep under the wax. Keep in mind that some eggs just don't have very good shells, and nothing you do will make them take dye well. Sadly, this is something you won't discover until after you've already put a lot of work into an egg.

Monday, January 2, 2012 - * New Year's Day (Observed) Monday, January 16, 2012 - Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday Monday, February 20, 2012 - Washington's Birthday (President's Day) Monday, May 28, 2012 - Memorial Day Wednesday, July 4, 2012 - Independence Day Monday, September 3, 2012 - Labor Day Monday, October 18, 2012 - Columbus Day Monday, November 12, 2012 - * Veterans Day Thursday, November 22, 2012 - Thanksgiving Day Tuesday, December 25, 2012 - Christmas Day Tuesday, January 1, 2013 - New Year's Day

Notes:

*New Years Day 2012 and Veteran's Day fall on a Sunday - the holiday is observed the following Monday There is no regular mail delivery/pickup or retail services on Postal holidays You cannot schedule Hold Mail or Redelivery to begin or end on the above holiday dates

Most Christian denomiations celebrate Maundy (or Holy) Thursday. The feast of Maundy (or Holy) Thursday commemorates the institution of the Eucharist (Holy Communion) at the Last Supper. The word "maundy" comes from the Latin word mandatum (commandment) which is the first word that Jesus spoke to His apostles after He washed their feet (John 13:34):

• "Mandátum novum do vobis dicit Dóminus, ut diligátis ínvicem, sicut diléxi vos."

• "I give you a new commandment: Love one another as I have loved you." The biblical the events of the first Holy Thursday were:

• The eating of the Easter lamb or the paschal meal

• The washing of the disciple's feet

• The institution of the Most Holy Eucharist

. • The first Mass at which Jesus Christ is the eternal high priest

. • The first Communion of the apostles

. • The first conferring of Holy Orders

• The foretelling of Judas' betrayal and Peter's denials

• The farewell discourse and priestly prayer of Jesus

• The agony and capture of Jesus in the Garden of Olives In the Catholic Church, there are two Masses on Holy Thursday. • The Bishop celebrates the Chrism Mass early in the day where the sacramental oils are blessed and distributed to each parish. • Then the Evening Mass of Lord's Supper is celebrated in each parish.

Leave both in the Daycare on Route 3. After some time, you can talk to the daycare man outside (or he will talk to you) and he will give you an egg containing a Squirtle.

With only 55% of its population calling themselves Christians, Easter in New Zealand is becoming increasingly secular. Still, many attend church services on Easter. Hot Cross Buns and chocolate Easter eggs are popular, and children enjoy Easter egg hunts.

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I have been reliably told that the origin of the hot cross bun was that a monk from St Albans Abbey in England made the first hot cross bun s in 1361. The cross was originally just cut in, not piped on & the relevance is obvious. The spices represent the frankincense & myrrh. The fruit represents of the fruit of the Holy Spirit.

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