Easter Around the World

Easter Around the World

Easter is celebrated in many many different ways around the world. Now that you know the American traditions, you can find out more about the ways in which you au pair friends may celebrate whilst back home, and learn how to wish them a Happy Easter in their native language.

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Bulgaria: In Bulgaria there's no such thing as an egg hunt. In fact, they use them to have play fights. Whoever comes out of the game with an unbroken egg is the winner.

Mexico: The Easter holiday is very colorful. Children smash eggs over each other's heads before Lent begins. The trick is that these eggs are filled with small bit of paper!

Germany: Easter eggs are dyed green

Greece: On Easter Sunday a public procession is held.

Afrikaans

Geseënde Paasfees

Bulgarian

čestit Velikden

Chinese (Cantonese)

Fuhkwuhtjit faailohk

Chinese (Mandarin)

fùhuójié kuàilè

Croatian

Sretan Uskrs

Czech Republic

Veselé Velikonoce

Danish

God påske

Estonian

Häid lihavõttepühi

Finnish

Hyvää pääsiäistä

French

Joyeuses Pâques

Gaelic (Irish)

Cáisc Shona Dhuit/Dhaoibh, Beannachtaí na Cásca

Gaelic (Scottish)

A' Chàisg sona

German

Frohe Ostern

Hungarian

Kellemes Húsvéti Ünnepeket

Icelandic

Gleðilega páska

Italian

Buona Pasqua

Korean

haengpoghan puhwarchǒri toesikir

Latvian

Priecīgas Lieldienas

Lithuanian

Su Šventom Velykom

Norwegian

God påske

Polish

Wesołych Świąt Wielkanocnych

Portuguese

Boa Páscoa, Páscoa Feliz

Romanian

Paşte Fericit

Russian

Schtsjsadtliyje Pachi

Serbian

Srećan Yskrs

Slovakian

Milostiplné prežitie Veľkonočných sviatkov

Slovenian

Vesele velikonočne praznike

Spanish

Felices Pascuas

Swedish

Glad Påsk

Thai

Suk-sənt-wən īs-toer

Ukrainian

Z Velykodnimy svjatamy

Welsh

Pasg Hapus