Easter Around The World

This resource contains three, fully editable and informative 50+ slide PowerPoint presentations on Easter celebrations, customs and traditions in 18 different countries around the world.

Easter Around The World 1

The PowerPoint focuses on the following countries:

Ethiopia: Easter meal, Easter services, White Clothing, Germany: Decorating trees and branches, Passion Play, Easter Rabbit, Passion Play
Greece: Red eggs, Osterfeuer - the lighting of bonfires
Italy: Pope's Easter Mass in Saint Peter's Square
Cyprus: Easter services, decorated candles, fires and bonfires
Israel: The Via Dolorosa, the Palm Sunday procession, lighting of the 'Holy Fire' in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Easter Around The World 2

This PowerPoint focuses on:

Brazil: The Mardi Gras, Easter symbol - macela flower
Mexico: 'Pascua', woven plams, bonfires, passion plays - Iztapalapa
Spain: 'Dance of Death' in Gerona, tronos, the nazareno, 'La Mona' cake, torrijas
Sardinia: Procession of Sorrowful Mysteries
Sweden: The Easter Wizard
USA: The Whitehouse egg roll, the Easter Bonnet Parades

Easter Around The World 3


PowerPoint 3 includes:

France: 'Cloche Volant’ ( Flying Bells), chocolate fish, 'Poisson d'Avril' 'Osterlammele' (lamb-shaped biscuits)
Lithuania: spring cleaning,' verbos', the 'Easter Granny’ (Velykų Senelė), sharing of hard-boiled egg custom, egg rolling game
Norway: Korsvandring (Cross Wandering), the ‘Riddu Riđđu’ Sami culture festival
Bermuda: Kite Flying Festival
East Coast Blues and Roots Music Festival, Gospel Music Festival
South American egg game - 'Cascarones'

All three PowerPoints contain hyperlinks to some of the traditions and festivals that take place in each country.

These resources will help to develop the pupils' 'Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural learning (SMSC) and to actively promote the British Values of mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.

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