Think The Bunny Is Strange? Check Out These Easter Traditions From Around The World
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Think The Bunny Is Strange? Check Out These Easter Traditions From Around The World
Admittedly, believing that a long-eared rodent hides eggs in our homes and brings us gifts in artisan baskets, all in the name of the risen Lord, is a pretty bizarre tradition. That being said, it’s no weirder than how people in other countries celebrate this holy holiday.
Here are some of the most bizarre Easter traditions from around the world.
1. In Slovakia, it is an Easter tradition for young boys to beat girls with sticks and throw water on them in order to ensure their fertility.
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2. In the Philippines, it’s customary to walk the streets while tearing into your own bare back with whips and other flagellation instruments until you bleed, just like Jesus did.
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3. If you thought the Easter Bunny was random, in France and Belgium, it’s an Easter Bell that lays colored eggs and leaves chocolate for the little ones.
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4. At sunset on Easter Day in the Netherlands, the Dutch like to celebrate by lighting huge fires all over the place.
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5. If you happen to be in Finland during Easter, you might mistake it for a different holiday that we love here in the U.S., which involves children dressing up in costume and asking for treats. Sound familiar?
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6. I think we all know what this looks like, but hang on. These creepy men in white hoods are actually Spanish nazarenos, and they’re wearing the cloaks on Easter as penitence for their sins.
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7. Germans may have invented the Christmas tree, but did you know that they also invented the Easter tree? In Saalfeld, Germany, the Kraft family once decorated the tree outside of their house with colorful eggs. People around the world have since adopted this tradition.
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8. Even though Easter is a day of rebirth, the Norwegians prefer to celebrate by focusing on death. For whatever reason, Norway’s TV stations are flooded with murder mysteries on Easter Day.
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9. Just to prove that they have cooler animals than we do, Australians have the Easter Bilby (an endangered Australian species) instead of the Easter Bunny.
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10. “Butter lamb, anyone?” This is a phrase often uttered during Easter dinner in Russian and Polish households. It’s literally just a lamb made out of butter.
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These traditions are joyfully weird, but what they all have in common is that they allow people to come together and celebrate an important religious holiday. There’s also chocolate. Lots of chocolate.
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