"as Good Friday, commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus. In Western Christianity, Eastertide, or the Easter Season, begins on Easter Sunday and lasts seven weeks, ending with the coming of the fiftieth day, Pentecost Sunday. In Eastern Christianity, the season of Pascha begins on Pascha and ends with the coming of the fortieth day, the Feast of the Ascension. Easter and the holidays that are related to it are ""moveable feasts"" which do not fall on a fixed date in the Gregorian or Julian calendars which follow only the cycle of the sun; rather, its date is determined on"
"old Christian symbol. On Easter Saturday at 14:00, Attendorners gather outside the parish church to have their buns blessed by the minister. This custom is witnessed in documents as far back as 1658, but is likely much older. In the weeks leading up to Easter, the (male) members of the Easter fire club, the so-called ""Poskebrüder"", gather in the woods that ring the town for the ""Holzstellen"". This entails gathering brushwood to make faggots, called ""Bürden"" – “burdens” – which are later used to burn the crosses. The Easter fire club is divided into four ""Porten"", based on the town's"
"of lent before Easter. Fastelavnsbolle consists of a cardamom-spiced wheat bun which has its top cut off, and is then filled with whipped cream, topped with jam. The cut-off top serves as a lid and is dusted with powdered sugar. The buns are served at Sunday of Fastelavn, but were previously associated with Shrove Tuesday. The version sold in Danish and Icelandic bakeries on or around Shrove Monday is rather different, made from puff pastry and filled with whipped cream, a bit of jam and often with icing on top. At home people may bake a version more similar to"
"after the Quinquagesima and the day between Shrove Monday and Ash Wednesday. Because it is the last day before the Lenten fast, a tradition has developed of eating buns, called ""fastlagsbullar"", ""fettisdagsbullar"" (Fat Tuesday Buns) or ""semla"". The day is also called ""White Tuesday"" because the buns are made out of white flour. The day is called ""Mardi Gras"" in France, ""Carnaval"" or ""Vastenavond"" in the Netherlands, ""laskiainen""/""fastlagstisdagen"" in Finland, ""vastlapäev"" in Estonia, and ""Fastelavn"" in Denmark. In the UK it is known as Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day. Syrian Catholics have celebrated the day as ""Drunkard's Thursday"" with dolmas"
"Easter. In addition to hot cross buns and Easter eggs, fish cakes are traditionally eaten in Bermuda at this time. In Jamaica, eating bun and cheese is a highly anticipated custom by Jamaican nationals all over the world. The Jamaica Easter Buns are spiced and have raisins, and baked in a loaf tin. The buns are sliced and eaten with a slice of cheese. It is a common practice for employers to make gifts of bun and cheese or a single loaf of bun to staff members. According to the ""Jamaica Gleaner"", ""The basic Easter bun recipe requires wheat flour,"
"and having a great time. On the second day of Christmas we either pay or receive visits. <br> Easter <br>We usually celebrate Easter in April. It is the springtime Christian festival, a very specific period of time for all the believers. At Easter we celebrate Christ's Resurrection, and His victory over death and sin. On Holy Saturday, we go to the church with basket full of eggs, sausages and bread, which is called the Easter Basket, to sacrifice it. On Easter Sunday we meet our relatives for a festive breakfast. Children get the sweets from Easter Bunny, and sometimes they"
"Fettisdagen Fettisdagen (""The Fat Tuesday"") is the Swedish name for the Tuesday after the Quinquagesima and the day between Shrove Monday and Ash Wednesday. Because it is the last day before the Lenten fast, a tradition has developed of eating buns, called ""fastlagsbullar"", ""fettisdagsbullar"" (Fat Tuesday Buns) or ""semla"". The day is also called ""White Tuesday"" because the buns are made out of white flour. The day is called ""Mardi Gras"" in France, ""Carnaval"" or ""Vastenavond"" in the Netherlands, ""Laskiainen"" (or ""fastlagstisdagen"") in Finland, ""vastlapäev"" in Estonia, and ""Fastelavn"" in Denmark. In the UK it is known as Shrove Tuesday"
"or Pancake Day. Fettisdagen Fettisdagen (""The Fat Tuesday"") is the Swedish name for the Tuesday after the Quinquagesima and the day between Shrove Monday and Ash Wednesday. Because it is the last day before the Lenten fast, a tradition has developed of eating buns, called ""fastlagsbullar"", ""fettisdagsbullar"" (Fat Tuesday Buns) or ""semla"". The day is also called ""White Tuesday"" because the buns are made out of white flour. The day is called ""Mardi Gras"" in France, ""Carnaval"" or ""Vastenavond"" in the Netherlands, ""Laskiainen"" (or ""fastlagstisdagen"") in Finland, ""vastlapäev"" in Estonia, and ""Fastelavn"" in Denmark. In the UK it is known"
"Easter Yeggs Easter Yeggs is a ""Looney Tunes"" animated short originally released theatrically on June 28, 1947, featuring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. The title is a play on ""Easter eggs"" and on ""yegg"", a slang term for a burglar or safecracker. Bugs Bunny finds the Easter Bunny (also called the ""Easter Rabbit"" throughout this cartoon) sitting on a rock, crying. The Easter Bunny tells Bugs that his feet are sore, so he cannot deliver the Easter eggs. Bugs takes up the job, not knowing that, every year, the Easter Bunny gets some ""dumb bunny"" to do his work for"
"was also to be found as the parish's holy protector in early secret seals. Attendorners practise many specific Easter customs, among them the ""Semmelsegnen"" – which might be translated “Blessing of the Buns” – on Easter Saturday, and the felling, erection and burning of the Easter Crosses on Easter Saturday and Sunday. The Attendorn Easter bread, called ""Ostersemmel"" – “Easter bun” – is a mixed bread with caraway baked in local bakeries in the week leading up to Easter. Especially striking about these buns are the notches at each end that look somewhat like a fish's fins. This is an"
"on the Easter Bunny, leaving the hapless hen-fruit handler hanging high up in a tree. Bugs' parting shot: ""Remember, Doc, keep smiling!"" (in reference to Mel Blanc's Happy Postman from the radio version of ""The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show""). The cartoon irises out as Bugs starts laughing. Easter Yeggs Easter Yeggs is a ""Looney Tunes"" animated short originally released theatrically on June 28, 1947, featuring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. The title is a play on ""Easter eggs"" and on ""yegg"", a slang term for a burglar or safecracker. Bugs Bunny finds the Easter Bunny (also called the"
"on Thursday (also the day of Communion). These ceremonial eggs are known as kokkina avga. They also bake tsoureki for the Easter Sunday feast. Red Easter eggs are sometimes served along the centerline of tsoureki (braided loaf of bread). In Egypt, it's a tradition to decorate boiled eggs during Sham el-Nessim holiday, which falls every year after the Eastern Christian Easter. The dying of Easter eggs in different colours is commonplace, with colour being achieved through boiling the egg in natural substances (such as, onion peel (brown colour), oak or alder bark or walnut nutshell (black), beet juice (pink) etc.),"
"Friday and Easter Monday. In some states and districts, public schools and universities are closed on Easter Monday, often part of spring break. Traditionally Polish areas of the country such as Chicago, and more recently Cleveland, observe Easter Monday as Dyngus Day. Dyngus Day celebrations are widespread and popular in Buffalo, New York; Wyandotte and Hamtramck in Michigan; South Bend and La Porte in Indiana; and Hanover, New Hampshire. Another important custom is the White House Easter egg roll. The world's largest organized Dyngus Day celebration occurs in Buffalo, New York. In Buffalo's eastern suburbs and the city's Historic Polonia"
"early Christian community of Mesopotamia, who stained eggs red in memory of the blood of Christ, shed at his crucifixion. As such, for Christians, the Easter egg is a symbol of the empty tomb. The oldest tradition is to use dyed chicken eggs, but a modern custom is to substitute decorated chocolate, or plastic eggs filled with candy such as jellybeans. The Easter Bunny is a popular legendary anthropomorphic Easter gift-giving character analogous to Santa Claus in American culture. Many Americans follow the tradition of coloring hard-boiled eggs and giving baskets of candy. On Easter Monday, the President of the"
"April 22 inclusive, but these dates fall on different days depending on whether the Gregorian calendar or Julian calendar is used liturgically. Eastern churches generally use the Julian calendar and celebrate this feast throughout the 21st century between April 1 and May 5 in the more commonly used Gregorian calendar. The liturgy held on the evening of Maundy Thursday initiates the Easter Triduum, the period which commemorates the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus; this period includes Good Friday and Holy Saturday, and ends on the evening of Easter. The Mass of the Lord's Supper or service of worship is"
"Bugs Bunny's Easter Special Bugs Bunny's Easter Special (also known as ""The Bugs Bunny Easter Special"" and ""Bugs Bunny's Easter Funnies"") is a ""Looney Tunes"" television special featuring a number of Warner Bros. cartoons. It originally debuted on the CBS network on April 7, 1977. The Easter bunny is ill, Granny needs to find a replacement for him and suggests Bugs Bunny. When she reaches the Warner Bros. lot, she finds to her disappointment that Bugs is tied up in filming ""Knighty Knight Bugs"" but offers to work out a solution after filming wraps up. Meanwhile, Daffy Duck, partially overhearing"
"Saturday is traditionally spent decorating Easter eggs and hunting for them with children on Sunday morning, by which time they have been mysteriously hidden all over the house and garden. Other traditions involve parents telling their children that eggs and other treats, such as chocolate eggs or rabbits, and marshmallow chicks (Peeps), have been delivered by the Easter Bunny in an Easter basket, which children find waiting for them when they wake up. Many families observe the religious aspects of Easter by attending Sunday Mass or services in the morning and then participating in a feast or party in the"
"Easter food The holiday of Easter is associated with various Easter customs and foodways (food traditions that vary regionally). Preparing, coloring, and decorating Easter eggs is one such popular tradition. In Greece, the traditional Easter meal is mageiritsa, a hearty stew of chopped lamb liver and wild greens seasoned with egg-and-lemon sauce. Traditionally, Easter eggs, hard-boiled eggs dyed bright red to symbolize the spilt Blood of Christ and the promise of eternal life, are cracked together to celebrate the opening of the Tomb of Christ. In Neapolitan cuisine, the main Easter dishes are the casatiello or tortano, a salty pie"
"Easter food The holiday of Easter is associated with various Easter customs and foodways (food traditions that vary regionally). Preparing, coloring, and decorating Easter eggs is one such popular tradition. In Greece, the traditional Easter meal is mageiritsa, a hearty stew of chopped lamb liver and wild greens seasoned with egg-and-lemon sauce. Traditionally, Easter eggs, hard-boiled eggs dyed bright red to symbolize the spilt Blood of Christ and the promise of eternal life, are cracked together to celebrate the opening of the Tomb of Christ. In Neapolitan cuisine, the main Easter dishes are the casatiello or tortano, a salty pie"
"pious will not eat food from a flat plate, use a knife, or eat round food on this day. The Armenian Apostolic Church commemorates the Decollation of St. John on the Saturday of Easter Week, while the Syriac Orthodox, Indian Orthodox, and Syro-Malankara Catholic Churches commemorate his death on 7 January. There are two other related feasts observed by Eastern Christians: According to ancient tradition, the burial place of John the Baptist was at Sebaste, near modern-day Nablus in the West Bank, and mention is made of his relics being honored there around the middle of the fourth century. The"
"Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, or Easter Sunday. The Office québécois de la langue française accepts ""brunch"" as a valid word but also provides a synonym ""déjeuner-buffet"". Note that, however, in Quebec, ""déjeuner"" alone (even without the qualifying adjective ""petit"") means ""breakfast"". In Quebec, the word—when Francized—is pronounced . The Chinese word “早午饭” is defined as brunch; “早饭” (早: morning, 饭: meal) means breakfast and “午饭” (午: noon, 饭: meal) means lunch in Chinese. The combination of “早饭” and “午饭” is “早午饭”, as known as brunch. In many regions of Canada, in particular in Southern Ontario, brunch is popular on Sundays"
"Easter bread In many European countries, there are various traditions surrounding the use of bread during the Easter holidays. Traditionally the practice of eating Easter bread or sweetened ""communion"" bread traces its origin back to Byzantium and the Orthodox Christian church. The recipe for sweetened or ""honey-leavened"" bread may date back as far as the Homeric Greek period based on anecdotal evidence from classical texts that mention this type of special food. It is also widely known that sweetened bread desserts similar to panettone were a Roman favorite. A ""cozonac"" is traditional Easter bread in Bulgaria, ""kulich"" is one of"
"dedication of a church. In the West of Cornwall large saffron buns are also known as ""tea treat buns"" and are associated with Methodist Sunday school outings or activities. In Sweden and Norway no cinnamon or nutmeg is used in the bun, and raisins are used instead of currants. The buns are baked into many traditional shapes, of which the simplest is a reversed S-shape. They are traditionally eaten during Advent, and especially on Saint Lucy's Day, December 13. In addition to Sweden, they are also prepared and eaten in much the same way in Finland, above all in Swedish-speaking"
"""Koni-juj"" (""Koni"" = Egg; ""Juj"" = Fight). It is held every year on the day of ""Goru Bihu"" (the cattle day) of Rongali Bihu, which falls in mid-April and on the day of Bhogali Bihu, in January. In Croatia, both coloured eggs and uncoloured Easter eggs are used as everyone picks an egg to tap or have tapped; every egg is used until the last person with the unbroken egg is declared the winner, sometimes winning a money pool. In the Netherlands the game is called ""eiertikken"". Children line up with baskets of coloured eggs and try to break those"
"and sporting events. One such Easter event is Easterfest an annual Christian Music Festival in Queen's Park Toowoomba and known as the largest drug and alcohol free festival in Australia. Traditional Easter foods commonly consumed in Australia include Hot Cross Buns, recalling the cross of the Crucifixion, and chocolate Easter Eggs – symbolic of the promise of ""New Life"" offered by the Resurrection. Although chocolate eggs are now eaten throughout the period, eggs were traditionally exchanged on Easter Sunday and, as in other nations, young children believe their eggs to be delivered by the Easter Bunny. A local variant on"
"the flesh"" or ""taking away the flesh"", which was a ritual to prelude lent. Two other, less likely, explanations that the term would be a contraction of the Latin ""Carne"" (meat) and ""Paler"" (rule), literally ""the time that meat reigns"" and the Italian ""Carnueale"" or the French ""Carne Avalis"" (both mean so much as ""devour flesh"") are given as well. Easter can fall on 22 March at the earliest and on 25 April at the latest. As a result, the earliest possible Carnaval is on 1 February, the latest possible date is 9 March. The official Carnival dates for the"
"with handmade noodles (""iushka z zaterkoiu""), cheese turnovers (""pyrizhky syrom""), roast pork, buckwheat cakes served with eggs and cheese (""blyntsi""), and baked kasha. The earliest possible date is May 10 (as in 1818 and 2285). The latest possible date is June 13 (as in 1943 and 2038). The day of Pentecost is seven weeks after Easter Sunday: that is to say, the fiftieth day after Easter inclusive of Easter Sunday. Pentecost may also refer to the 50 days from Easter to Pentecost Sunday inclusive of both. Because Easter itself has no fixed date, this makes Pentecost a moveable feast. While"
"Colston bun A Colston bun is a sweet bun made of a yeast dough flavoured with dried fruit such as currants, candied peel, streusel and sweet spices. It is made in the city of Bristol, England, and named after the local 17th and 18th century merchant trader Edward Colston, who created the original recipe. It comes into two size categories: ""dinner plate"" with eight wedge marks on the surface and ""ha'penny staver"", an individual sized bun. The Colston Bun is traditionally distributed to children on Colston Day (13 November), which celebrates the granting of a Royal Charter to the Society"
"event, and is held on the White House South Lawn each Easter Monday for children (age 13 and younger) and their parents. It is hosted by the President of the United States and the First Lady of the United States. The Egg Roll is a race, where children push an egg through the grass with a long-handled spoon. Surrounding events include appearances by White House personalities in Easter Bunny costumes, speeches and book-reading by cabinet secretaries, and exhibits of artistically-decorated eggs. According to tradition, Dolley Madison, the wife of President James Madison, began the event in 1814 and hundreds of"
"exchange an Easter egg. Traditionally Easter ham, colored boiled eggs and horseradish sauce is consumed on Sunday morning. In Poland, white sausage and mazurek are typical Easter breakfast dishes. The butter lamb (Baranek wielkanocny) is a traditional addition to the Easter meal for many Polish Catholics. Butter is shaped into a lamb either by hand or in a lamb-shaped mold. Preparations for Easter celebration in Ukraine begin weeks before the feast day, with Great Lent being part of it. The Ukrainian Easter eggs include pysanky, krashanky (edible, one-colour dyed eggs), driapanky (a design is scratched on the eggshell) etc. During"
"in English as ""shrovetide bun"" or ""lenten bun""), a round sweet roll of various sorts usually covered with icing and sometimes filled with a whipped cream mix or pastry cream. In most bakeries they are up for sale throughout the whole month of February. Similar buns are eaten in other Northern European countries, for example the Swedish Semla. There seem to be some small local traditions which are closer to the carnival traditions of other countries, including Ash Wednesday, Carnival parades, Pancake Tuesday and eating special food after Ash Wednesday, but they are not particular to Danish culture. Another popular"
"4, 1891, ground beef was served on his wife’s homemade buns at a Fourth of July party on his farm, just west of present-day Tulsa. Until then, ground beef had been served in Athens, Texas, on simple slices of bread, known then and presently as a ""patty melt"". According to the Tulsa-based author, the bun is essential. Therefore, in 1995, Governor Frank Keating cited Athens, Texas' serving of ground beef between two slices of bread as a minor accomplishment. The governor's April 1995 proclamation also cites the first true hamburger on the bun, after meticulous research, was created and consumed"
"fourteenth day, therefore, always falls on a date between 21 March and 18 April inclusive, and the following Sunday then necessarily falls on a date in the range 22 March to 25 April inclusive. In the solar calendar Easter is called a moveable feast since its date varies within a 35-day range. But in the lunar calendar, Easter is always the third Sunday in the paschal lunar month, and is no more ""moveable"" than any holiday that is fixed to a particular day of the week and week within a month. As reforming the computus was the primary motivation for"