Hello Quest Travelers,
Wiglington And Wenks wishes you the most Happy Easter!
In celebration of this major festival, the citizens of Wiglington and Wenks have been busy putting up decorations to commemorate the rebirth of Jesus Christ.
Did you know that Easter is celebrated in many ways around the world and that while Easter eggs are commonly associated with the festival, they are used in many different ways?
- For the most part of Roman Catholic Philippines, Easter morning is marked with joyous celebration, where huge statues of Jesus and Mary are brought together to signify the first reunion of Jesus and his mother Mary after Jesus’ Resurrection.
- During daybreak in Polish culture, church bells ring out and explosions resound to commemorate Christ rising from the dead. Before the Mass begins at dawn, a festive procession with the Blessed Sacrament carried beneath a canopy encircles the church. Another Polish Easter tradition is Święconka, where a Parish priest blesses Easter baskets on Holy Saturday. This custom is celebrated not only in Poland, but also in the United States by Polish-Americans.
- In Scotland, the north of England, and Northern Ireland, rolling decorated eggs down steep hills and pace egging are traditions still adhered to.
- In Louisiana, USA, competitors pair up on the steps of the courthouse on Easter Sunday and knock the tips of two eggs together in an event known as egg tapping or egg knocking. If the shell of your egg cracks, you forfeit it. This process continues until just one egg remains.
- In the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda, hot cross buns, Easter eggs and fish cakes are traditionally eaten during Easter celebrations. Christ’s rebirth is symbolized through flying of kites that are constructed by Bermudians of all ages as Easter approaches.
- In The Netherlands, Belgium and France, church bells are silent as a sign of mourning for one or more days before Easter. This has led to an Easter tradition that says the bells fly out of their steeples to go to Rome and return on Easter morning with hollow chocolate shaped like eggs or rabbits and colored eggs
- In Norway, Easter traditions includes staying at mountain cabins, cross-country skiing in the mountains, painting eggs and reading or watching murder mysteries. Crime and detective shows are broadcasted on all the major television channels. Magazines print stories where the readers try to figure out mysteries and new detective novels are scheduled for publishing before Easter. Even milk cartons are altered with a new short mystery story is printed on their sides for a couple of weeks to Easter.
- In Finland, Sweden and Denmark, traditions include egg painting and small children dressed as witches going door-to-door and collecting candy in exchange for decorated pussy willows. Birch branches in vases have brightly colored feathers and small decorations attached to them. For lunch/dinner on Holy Saturday, families feast on herring, salmon, potatoes, eggs and other kinds of food. The Lutheran majority in Finland enjoys mämmi as another traditional Easter treat, while the Orthodox minority’s traditions include eating pasha (paskha) instead.
- In the northern and eastern parts of the Netherlands, Easter Fires are lit on Easter Day at sunset. Easter Fires also take place on the same day in large portions of Northern Germany.
Having heard so much about Easter traditions from different cultures, let us move on to how you can celebrate Easter in Wiglington and Wenks!
1. Look out for Easter related wiki collectibles and exclusive festival items
2. Check out the exciting Easter pets
3. Greet other Quest Travelers a Happy Easter!
I am so excited!Keep traveling!
-greenyjr
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Hello Quest Travelers,
