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Easter 2021: A glimpse of celebrations from around the world
With online prayers and greetings on social media, Easter celebrations continue to be different this year too. However, that does not stop FPJ writer from looking beyond the traditional Easter Eggs and Easter Bunny to see how the world would have celebrated Easter minus pandemic
Do not be surprised if I tell you that besides Makar Sankranti, flying kite is a prominent part of festivities during Easter. On the tropical island of Bermuda, Easter is a chilled-out beach celebration with people of all age groups coming together to fly kites. Specially made at home or picked up from a traditional kite maker s shop, people gather in large numbers to enjoy kite flying, which according to them marks the resurrection of Christ. Fish cakes and cross buns cater to their Easter taste-buds as kites in different shapes and colours dominate in the sky.
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Easter is a time when Christians the world over remember the death of Jesus on Mount Calvary.
His death was to save sinners from the evil clutches of sin and reunite them with their creator.
While Easter is a time of soul searching and making fresh beginnings many other non-biblical traditions have become a regular feature the famous Christian holiday.
Apart from eating buns with crosses and Easter eggs, people around the world engage in range of events and dine on various dishes.
Here are a few unique ways people celebrate Easter.
Easter 2021 will be celebrated on April 4, Sunday. In this Christian festival, people all over the world follow their own traditions to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. So, here are some of the popular traditions around the world for Easter Sunday.
Seven unique Easter celebrations from around the world
From lamb-shaped cakes to blood-red eggs, here are the world s most eggs-traordinary Easter traditions.
For most of us here in South Africa, Easter celebrations involve bunnies, chocolate eggs, and in some households, a church service followed by a lekker braai. But, but elsewhere in the world, Easter is all about kites, water buckets and whipping.
Yes, you read that right. And if that’s enough to pique your interest, here’s what really goes on in other parts of the world when it comes to unique Easter celebrations…
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