This month and this occasion amidst the celebrations welcome the tulips, crocuses, daffodils, and white lilies with all their pure elegance and the holiday attains a greater height as people exchanging Easter flower bouquets and decorating the church altars feel the passion of holidaying and enjoyment. Easter holiday becomes more colorful with Easter bunnies, toys, and chocolates on display all around and small girls wearing Easter bonnets are a popular way to signify this holiday. These Easter bonnets are created with fresh silk flowers, ribbons, laces and tiny stuffed toys.
Lilly, which symbolizes purity and also Christ's resurrection, is always used on this day to decorate the church altars and this holiday becomes more special with blooming lilies every where. The church altars on this day are decorated with lilies in memory of all those who passed away. The UK and Russia recognizes pussy willow as the Easter flower while Southern France and northern Italy decorate the churches with narcissuses and Germany celebrates Easter with red flower bouquets. Easter holidays are marked by religious observance starting with Shrove Tuesday, forty days before Easter, and ending with Whitsun (or Pentecost) 50 days after Easter Sunday. Easter celebrations around the world are marked by a difference due to the fact as each country has their traditional significance attached to this day. 'Dance of Death' on Maundy Thursday in Spain is a special jubilation, while Gerona men in Verges, deck up as skeletons and perform macabre dance. People in New Zealand, attend church services to celebrate the death and resurrection of Christ as well as to mark the end of Lent. While for Czech Republic, Easter is no longer regarded as a grand Catholic feast. Rather it's observed as an acceptance of the vibrant spring season giving you the opportunity for organizing intimate family gatherings. You can also go out for holidaying and outing to places like Majorca, Kenya, Barcelona, Egypt, Nile Cruise, Lisbon and Italy. People mostly love to spend this day with their families in the churches and thank god for everything they have in life. |
