Best Easter Traditions From Around The World

Happy Easter! Let's see the most beautiful traditions from the whole world.

Finland

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Children go begging in the streets with sooty faces and scarves. On Easter Sunday, they burn bonfires to ward off witches who fly around on brooms between Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Poland

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They do the "Smingus-Dyngus", boys try to drench other people with buckets of water, squirt guns or anything they can get their hands on. Legend says girls who get soaked will marry within the year.

France

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Each year a giant omelet is served up in the town of Haux, with more than 4,500 eggs to feed up to 1,000 people.

Greece

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On the Greek island of Corfu takes place the traditional “Pot Throwing”.

People throw pots, pans and other earthenware out of their windows, smashing them on the street.

Norway

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Novel publishers come out with special “Easter Thrillers” known as Paaskekrimmen. The tradition is said to have started in 1923 when a book publisher promoted its new crime novel on the front pages of newspapers.

Italy

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On Good Friday the Pope commemorates the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) at the Colosseum. A huge cross with burning torches illuminates the sky as the 14 Stations of the Cross are described in several languages.

Washington, DC

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The White House host the Easter Egg Roll on its South Lawn. The main activity involves rolling a colored hard-boiled egg with a large serving spoon, but now the event boasts many more amusements, like musical groups, an egg hunt, sports and crafts.

Czech Republic and Slovakia

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Men spank women with handmade whips made of willow and decorated with ribbons. According to legend, the willow is the first tree to bloom in the spring, so the branches are supposed to transfer the tree’s vitality and fertility to the women. This playful spanking is all in good fun and isn’t meant to cause pain.

Spain

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On Holy Thursday in the Medieval town of Verges, Spain, the traditional “dansa de la mort” or “death dance” is performed. To reenact scenes from The Passion, everyone dresses in skeleton costumes and parades through the streets.

Hungary

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Boys playfully sprinkle perfume or perfumed water on girls. Young men used to pour buckets of water over young women's heads, but now they spray perfume, cologne or just plain water, and ask for a kiss.