Easter traditions
Seasonal holiday practices
Easter traditions are customs associated with the Christian holiday celebrating Jesus Christ's resurrection, though many have pre-Christian or secular origins.
These include egg hunts, the Easter Bunny, dyeing eggs, Easter baskets, sunrise services, and special meals.
The traditions blend religious observance with springtime fertility symbols: The kids love our Easter traditions—decorating eggs and hunting for candy.
- Stations of the CrossFourteen episodes before crucifixion
- liliesFunnel-shaped ornamental flowers
- spring flowersPlants blooming in warm months
- hot cross bunsSpiced rolls marked with frosting
- family gatheringsRelatives meeting socially
chocolate eggs · folk costumes · candles · community feasts · crosses · deviled eggs · Palm Sunday · Good Friday · lambs · egg rolling · sunrise services · Maundy Thursday · church service · choir performances · doves · religious plays · blessing · parade
- faith familiesfamily devotions, family prayer, family worship, family Bible, family altar
- Portuguese CatholicismFatima, patron saints, parish churches, processions, religious festivals
- European heritageEuropean architecture, wine, European art, cheese, European cuisine
- folk traditionsfolk songs, folk dance, folk dances, folk tunes, folklore
- German traditionsOktoberfest, lederhosen, dirndl, dirndls, beer gardens
- Modern GreeceGreek language, Greek history, Greek culture, Modern Greek, Constantine I
Easter traditionsChristmas traditions
Recurring seasonal celebration practices