From Sweden to Peru, how is Easter celebrated all over the world?

For some, Easter means religious services, searches for Easter eggs and baskets filled with chocolates. However, not everyone celebrates it the same way. The French, for example, they do not get treats from the Easter Bunny; they take them out of the church bells. Goa, the state of the West Indies, famous for carnivals, street plays, songs and dances. And in Italy the inhabitants of Florence celebrate the Pasqua with a tradition of fireworks 350 years called scoppio of the car, which means "car explosion".

"Traveling on special dates, like Easter, in countries that organize iconic celebrations is a truly unforgettable and rewarding experience, travelers can learn a lot from the country they visit thanks to the festivities that characterize each culture." and live a day like them, "he said. Mariano Basile, travel expert from Viajala Argentina.

"There is something that crosses many countries of the world beyond religious traditions and is the love of chocolate, but apart from that, every country has its way of celebrating this important date" , he said during a conversation with Infobae Luiz Cegato, travel expert from Booking.com.

According to data collected by the travel booking agency, In 2018, the United States was chosen as a favorite destination by Mexicans, Canadians, Colombians, Brazilians and Swedes. The most reserved city was New York, so Miami and in third place Orlando While in England the most reserved city was London, by nationalities such as: Belgians, French, Israelis, Italians and Swedes. Also in 2018, Brazil was chosen by the Argentineans and Colombians, who chose destinations like Rio de Janeiro and Foz de Iguazú.

"Brazil, the United States and Colombia are among the ten countries in the world with the largest Catholic population, and they have different ceremonies and traditions to celebrate Holy Week," he added.

Six countries whose traditions attract attention and deserve to be experienced in the first person:

In this country, eggs are not chocolate, but cardboard and the pleasure is to open them because they are filled with candy. Instead of Easter bunnies, chickens are the emblematic animals of this holiday. In the houses, you can see decorations inspired by the color of these animals, as well as feathers and branches of birch. Holy Thursday is the day boys come out disguised in the houses to look for treats, as if it were Halloween

As Easter arrives at any time between March and the end of April, eIn parks and gardens, the first blooms of spring are visible and the light nights come back slowly. In the west of Sweden, along the Bohuslän coast and on the islands, people gather around a giant bonfire. In cities, children dress up as witches to knock on their neighbors' doors for treats.

"The most characteristic of the Swedish Easter holiday is its tradition, similar to that of Halloween, where children dress up as witches and roam the houses showing their drawings and claiming sweets", he declared during a conversation with Infobae Inés Peluffo, TurismoCity's travel expert.

Easter is much more fun in England because it is celebrated with the famous "roll eggs". This game consists of making cooked egg races on the mountain. The eggs are decorated before being thrown downhill and it is the one who arrives first at the end of the course that takes it away. Also, in this season, it is customary to stroke with willow branches to be lucky all year round.

"In England, there is a lot of time devoted to this pagan-era holiday, Easter is the day when many children are eagerly awaiting their rabbits and chocolate eggs. is celebrated as a popular festival, they make incredible games with prizes, in addition they decorate and paint eggs with an artistic touch ", explained this media at the travel agency. To take off

In North America, Easter is also celebrated with games. The boys go to their gardens to look for eggs hidden among the trees and plants. "In fact, the president opens the doors of the garden of White House so that the boys can find hidden eggs there. In New York a parade takes place on Fifth Avenue, which began to be of religious origin at the door of the St. Patrick's Cathedral, but today, it is an opportunity for the fashion of the most important clothing stores that are in this street, "badured Viajala.

AT Peluffo, If there is anything characteristic of the American Easter, it is the huge parades and thematic events. "The parade that stands out the most is that of New York that attracts millions of people.That was only a walk on 5th Avenue, but over time it has become a fashion show and of glamor at the doors of the church. "said the specialist.

In Ouro Preto, Brazilian municipality of the state of Minas Gerais and one of the most historic cities of this country, just 90 km from Belo Horizonte, handmade rugs are made the night before Easter Sunday to decorate the streets that lead to churches. In the early morning, the bell rings that the work is ready and calls the faithful to the mbad of Easter.

"We know that the neighboring country has a large Catholic population, for which great rituals are prepared, where processions are badembled with statues, banners and a wide variety of related objects," they told Despegar. .

"In Colombia, the celebration of Holy Week has been taking place since the colonial era, during which the faithful participate in various activities featuring the pbadion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ." Some of the cities that carry the greatest number of activities are Popayán, Mompox, Pamplona and Tunja, among others. In these cities, one can admire ornaments, religious activities and cultural events, such as processions, theatrical performances, exhibitions of religious art and music concerts, "he explained. Cegato

As one of the most religious countries in Latin America, many cities hold Palm Sunday processions at Easter. You can see wooden statues representing saints, Jesus and Mary, adorned with colorful flowers. In the town of Mompox, On Holy Wednesday, the serenade of the dead takes place in the municipal cemetery, where we just decorate the tombs of flowers and garlands, accompanied by a music that is played until the end of the day. dawn.

In the city of Ayacucho is celebrated on that date the Easter bull, in which bulls walk in the city center, people dress in red, anxiously waiting to be released and run when they see them arrive. The festivities begin two weeks before Easter Sunday and Saturday of Holy Week. It is this curious tradition lived as a big party, with groups playing in the street, people dancing and it can happen that firefighters refresh everyone with his pipes because it is a very hot season.

"In Paucarpata (a small town near the city of Arequipa), the Andean and Catholic traditions come together. On Easter Sunday, an effigy of Judas is burned, symbol of an act of justice and punishment. As a result, a fireworks show illuminates the entire city, "he said. Peluffo.

In furrow, Half an hour from the city of Lima, Easter is celebrated from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday through some public events. On Good Friday, it is customary to hold a flower carpet contest in the Plaza Mayor perimeter, which is attended by people from all over the country. The Easter holiday ends on Sunday with a demonstration of the meeting of Christ with his mother, the Virgin Mary, in front of the municipality.