This year Easter is celebrated in Russia on the 5th of May. Do you know why it doesn't fall on a set date every year and is observed on different days in different countries? You can find answers to these and other questions connected with this holiday if you visit www.history.com
and watch the video about Easter traditions around the world.
In the UK Easter was celebrated at the end of March. We happened to be in London during our holiday and now we'd like to share some pictures of Covent Garden beautifully decorated at this time of the year. I hope it can help you feel the atmosphere of this wonderful holiday. Happy Easter to you!
More Easter pictures
Thank you for this video! It's extraordinarily amusing and inspiring. Deep down, it made my day! I remember discussing the phenomenon about different dated when Easter is celebrated, Without a shadow of a doubt, this fact makes Easter even more significant and special because a group of scientists or fortunetellers (I'm not sure) work hard to define the day when a great number of people are going to celebrate this gorgeous holiday! Another thing to be mentioned, Easter atributes vary throughout the world, don't they? Honestly, I've never associated Easter with rabbits (or foxes in Germany, etc.) or candies while it's typical for European countries. It's really comforting that Russia has contributed greatly to the traditions of Easter by making the holiday egg industry boom worldwide. There's no denying that the commercial benefits don't dominate as much as the family-friendliness of the feast. According to the video, the love for of Easter is being cultivated in kids since infancy. I watched the newsblock about Easter celebrating in Russian churches just a couple of hours ago and realised that a lot of children go through the worship quite consciously. Isn't it culturally great?
ReplyDeleteTo sum up, celebrating holidays is undoubtedly pleasant. But the origins of these holidays shouldn't be neglected either. It's proved once again that the majority of religious feasts goes down to the pagan heritage including Easter.
Interesting observations Karina!Isn't it great that no matter how much we already know about some familiar things, there is still a lot to learn and discover?
DeleteExactly! :) Besides, the more we know the more we understand how little we know.
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