Greetings, friends!

I hope you all feel good today) While all are coming to life after Easter Sunday, I want to talk about interesting Easter traditions of different peoples.
In Ukraine, traditionally the first Monday after Easter is called “watering” (Polyval’nyi Ponedilok): on this day it is customary to douse each other and oneself with water “to wash away the winter,” everything bad and old. Of course, on Monday boys douse girls. In some regions of Ukraine it was considered a bad sign if the girl was not doused on this day. On the contrary, in other regions you could “pay off” from these water treatments with the help of Easter eggs - pysanky. In Western Ukraine, a traditional dousing transformed with a modern twist, and now it is accepted to give perfumes to girls and women. The same tradition exists among our neighbors – the Poles.

Also this day is called “drawing Monday” (“Volochyl’nyi Ponedilok”). It is for that reason that you have thought about: on Monday after Easter people are used to visit their relatives and friends.
During the Easter celebration Italy and Spain, which are usually associated with loud laughter and endless talks, immerse into silence. Along the streets of the Italian and Spanish cities, Christian processions of believers pass. In Spain, in such processions religious brotherhoods, dressed in long robes, caps and masks, are involved. These people walk along the streets and pray for forgiveness for all the sins they have committed.

By contrast, in Finland it is customary to make noise at Easter: the whole Finn families go outside, the children take pipes and drums and loud sounds tell people that the days of mourning and grief are over. In the evening Finns light traditional bonfires which symbolize light and renewal.

It is believed that the Easter Bunny, traditional for Europe and not popular in our country, was created in Germany. At Easter, the German children look for Easter eggs (krashanky) in the grass or flowers, and the holiday symbol is a pussy-willow.
Pussy-willow is respected not only in Germany: the British believe that touching the Easter pussy-willow brings true happiness.

Passover or Easter is also one of the oldest Jewish holidays. But it is connected, as you know, with the Exodus from Egypt. I think that the Passover, as the Christian Easter, is a symbol of salvation from slavery - spiritual and physical, relationship with God and the hope for salvation. Unlike Easter, it is celebrated for seven days - from the 15th till the 21st day of the month of Nisan according the Hebrew calendar. An important element of the Passover is “Seder” - a family meal when Jews read aloud the story of the Exodus. On this evening, like in Ukraine, there must be certain food on the table: a hard-boiled egg, a chicken wing or meat on the bone, bitter celery and horseradish, sweet mixture of fruit, nuts, spices, wine and flour. And, of course, matzah - unleavened flatbread, which is reminiscent of the bread that the Jews ate, hastily leaving Egypt.
Each nation has its own traditions of Easter celebration, but they all share a common sense - the hope for better life and the belief that you can win any trouble.