Spain
On Palm Sunday, most people
go to mass in the morning. Children bring palm leaves and branches to be
blessed by the priest. Sometimes the branches are decorated with sweets.
Many towns and cities in
Spain celebrate Easter with processions through the streets at night. Floats
called “tronos” are carried through the street. Each float has incredible
decorated figures representing part of the Easter story on it. They are also
decorated with lots of fresh flowers. Forty or fifty people carry each trone on
their shoulders during the procession, which can sometimes last between four or
five hours!!!
The most famous and biggest
processions are held in Seville. Each one is organized by “Cofradias” or
Brotherhoods. The Cofradias try to put on the biggest and the best procession
and there is a lot of competition
Italy
On Good Friday, the
Pope commemorates the Via Crucis at the Colosseum. On Easter
Sunday, thousands of visitors congregate in St. Peter's Square to await the
Pope's blessing from the church's balcony ("Urbi et Orbi").
CURIOUS TRADITIONS.
Hungary
“Sprinkling” is a popular Hungarian Easter Monday tradition,
in which boys sprinkle perfume, cologne or water over a young women’s head, and
ask for a kiss.
France
In the town of Haux, a giant omelet made with 4,500
eggs that feeds 1,000 people is served up in the town’s main square.
Greece
On the morning of Holy
Saturday, the traditional "Pot Throwing" takes place on the Greek
island of Corfu: People throw pots, pans… out of their windows, smashing them
on the street.
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