Easter Traditions Around the World
- Flying kites on Easter is a tradition on the British island of Bermuda.
- The people of Antigua in southern Guatemala cover their streets in colorful carpets to celebrate Easter.
- In Australia, people will eat chocolate bunnies as a tradition.
- In Florence, Italy, people gather to watch fireworks displays.
- Young girls in Finland traditionally dress up as Easter witches wearing colorful clothing with painted freckles on their cheeks.
- New Zealand holds an annual Great Easter Bunny Hunt where hunters gather to hunt real-life bunnies.
- The French town of Haux will serve a giant omelet every year on Easter Monday.
- On the Greek island of Corfu, people throw pots, pans, and other containers filled with water out of their windows as an Easter tradition.
- In Papua New Guinea, trees or branches outside churches are decorated with packs of tobacco and cigarettes.
- Each year on Good Friday, people in San Pedro Cutud in the northern Philippines are nailed to crosses to honor Jesus’ crucifixion.
