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[WalknTrot]

10 Easter Traditions Around The World​

BY TYLER DURDEN
FRIDAY, MAR 29, 2024 - 05:45 AM

10 Easter Traditions Around The World | ZeroHedge

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It’s Easter this weekend and while many around the world will be celebrating by eating chocolate easter eggs and setting out on easter egg hunts, some communities will be marking the days from Good Friday through to Easter Monday in far more unique ways.

The following chart, via Statista's Anna Fleck, depicts just a handful of the more “out there” traditions and rituals that will be taking place.


You will find more infographics at Statista

Certainly the most extreme of the ten selected traditions takes place in the Philippines. In the city of San Fernando, particularly devout Christian worshippers reenact the crucifixion and flagellation of Christ, culminating with a small number even being nailed to the cross.

The Easter egg is a central theme to a couple of the traditions that make it into this map, including the tradition of making a giant omelet on Easter Monday in Haux, Gironde of France, which feeds the 1,000 residents of the town and needs more than 15,000 eggs. Meanwhile, in Germany, trees are decorated with painted eggs and ornaments - a very different kind of decoration to that of Papua New Guinea, where cigarettes and tobacco packets are hidden in trees around the church and given out to the congregation after service.

Other traditions in Europe include huge bonfires in Germany, men and boys playfully whipping girls and women with willow branches in Slovakia and children doing a kind of trick-or-treating in Sweden, where they go from door-to-door and exchange drawings or paintings for sweet treats. In Greece, clay pot hurling has become a popular custom where residents throw clay pots, known as “Botides,” off balconies when the church bells ring to mark the end of mass on Easter Sunday to represent the casting away of evil spirits, while on the Greek island of Chios, two churches that sit atop two separate hills fire homemade rockets at one another and win points for hitting the bell towers.

In Guatemala, residents of Antigua create intricate carpets to line the streets, called alfombras, made out of sawdust, pine needles and flowers, showing images of flowers, religious symbols and birds. These routes are later marched along by processions of worshippers carrying religious statues and icons.

Easter is a Christian festival that marks the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his Crucifixion.

 

[CaryC]

Easter is a Christian festival that marks the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his Crucifixion.

Since it is an image, and I don't want the whole thing, let me do it this way:

Germany: Bonfires: The Pagan tradition of bonfires represents the resurrection of Christ/the arrival of spring.

Don't you just think it is the bomb that a practicing a "pagan tradition" glorifies the Resurrection of Christ? I'm sure the Son of God is grateful.

 

[WalknTrot]

Since it is an image, and I don't want the whole thing, let me do it this way:

Germany: Bonfires: The Pagan tradition of bonfires represents the resurrection of Christ/the arrival of spring.

Don't you just think it is the bomb that a practicing a "pagan tradition" glorifies the Resurrection of Christ? I'm sure the Son of God is grateful.

A lot of those old traditions got flipped to Christian themes back in the day. Easter eggs, Christmas trees. The Church wasn't dumb. If you can't beat 'em, sorta join 'em. Or at least repurpose old habits with a new meaning.

 

[CaryC]

A lot of those old traditions got flipped to Christian themes back in the day. Easter eggs, Christmas trees. The Church wasn't dumb. If you can't beat 'em, sorta join 'em. Or at least repurpose old habits with a new meaning.

1) that's probably true and only points to the marriage of world and the church. Biblical Typology represented in the letter to Pergamum. If you go in for that type of thing.

2) doesn't make it right

Am not meaning to get the thread sidetracked, it just burns me up, when the focus is on pagan imagery, instead of the Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Christ.

 

[WalknTrot]

1) that's probably true and only points to the marriage of world and the church. Biblical Typology represented in the letter to Pergamum. If you go in for that type of thing.

2) doesn't make it right

Am not meaning to get the thread sidetracked, it just burns me up, when the focus is on pagan imagery, instead of the Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Christ.

Yeah. The article was pretty secular-based, which is why I didn't tag it with the religion prefix. Still, it's interesting how different people observe Easter all over the world. In my mind, at least they are observing it. I'm not gonna quibble too much. Maybe God does - I don't know his mind fer sure.

 

[nomifyle]

1) that's probably true and only points to the marriage of world and the church. Biblical Typology represented in the letter to Pergamum. If you go in for that type of thing.

2) doesn't make it right

Am not meaning to get the thread sidetracked, it just burns me up, when the focus is on pagan imagery, instead of the Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Christ.

The focus on the death, burial and resurrection of Christ is not sexy, people want to entertained. I don't like the Easter service at my church so I am not going. They don't even sing "The Old Rugged Cross" anymore, but I'm old so I stay home that day. I can worship at home.

 

[Haybails]

Look, as a Christian - I really do understand the importance of Easter, the resurrection, the whole week. Honestly, I do.

However, how can someone not giggle (even just a bit) at the celebration on the Greek island of Chios where the two churches that sit atop two separate hills fire homemade rockets at one another and win points for hitting the bell towers?!?!

LOL

HB

 

[CaryC]

The focus on the death, burial and resurrection of Christ is not sexy, people want to entertained. I don't like the Easter service at my church so I am not going. They don't even sing "The Old Rugged Cross" anymore, but I'm old so I stay home that day. I can worship at home.

Yeah, back in the day it was bad sexy and trendy, of note "The Easter Parade" where everyone decked out, everybody in pastel colors, etc.

And I think the most appropriate place and time is: "This do in remembrance of me".

Even so, it is nice, or at least use to be nice, that the secular world recognized what Jesus did. Not that I think it honored Him in any fashion.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeI3JIJCWTg

 

[CaryC]

Confirming one of the 10 traditions:

20,000 Christians Watch Live Crucifixions to Mark Good Friday in Philippines

A crowd of 20,000 people convened in San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines on Friday to observe the tradition of live crucifixions.

www.breitbart.com

 

[Night Owl]

10 Easter Traditions Around The World​

BY TYLER DURDEN
FRIDAY, MAR 29, 2024 - 05:45 AM

10 Easter Traditions Around The World | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

It’s Easter this weekend and while many around the world will be celebrating by eating chocolate easter eggs and setting out on easter egg hunts, some communities will be marking the days from Good Friday through to Easter Monday in far more unique ways.

The following chart, via Statista's Anna Fleck, depicts just a handful of the more “out there” traditions and rituals that will be taking place.


You will find more infographics at Statista

Certainly the most extreme of the ten selected traditions takes place in the Philippines. In the city of San Fernando, particularly devout Christian worshippers reenact the crucifixion and flagellation of Christ, culminating with a small number even being nailed to the cross.

The Easter egg is a central theme to a couple of the traditions that make it into this map, including the tradition of making a giant omelet on Easter Monday in Haux, Gironde of France, which feeds the 1,000 residents of the town and needs more than 15,000 eggs. Meanwhile, in Germany, trees are decorated with painted eggs and ornaments - a very different kind of decoration to that of Papua New Guinea, where cigarettes and tobacco packets are hidden in trees around the church and given out to the congregation after service.

Other traditions in Europe include huge bonfires in Germany, men and boys playfully whipping girls and women with willow branches in Slovakia and children doing a kind of trick-or-treating in Sweden, where they go from door-to-door and exchange drawings or paintings for sweet treats. In Greece, clay pot hurling has become a popular custom where residents throw clay pots, known as “Botides,” off balconies when the church bells ring to mark the end of mass on Easter Sunday to represent the casting away of evil spirits, while on the Greek island of Chios, two churches that sit atop two separate hills fire homemade rockets at one another and win points for hitting the bell towers.

In Guatemala, residents of Antigua create intricate carpets to line the streets, called alfombras, made out of sawdust, pine needles and flowers, showing images of flowers, religious symbols and birds. These routes are later marched along by processions of worshippers carrying religious statues and icons.

Easter is a Christian festival that marks the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his Crucifixion.

Boy, I remember being in Philippines at Easter time. Good Friday, they take the statues on four men held on platforms through every barangue (little village of the town) from the church back to the church. 3 hours of walking with candles. But Easter Sunday mass at sunrise was something to see.

First, they have all the children dressed as angels high on a platform and they sing for at least an hour. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. and as the sunrises they throw a rope over a tree with a dummy and set him on fire s the devil.

But my favorite sunrise mass was an outside mass in Hawaii on the east end of Molokai, at our Ladies of Sorrows Church which was built by Saint Damien, for all you Catholics. They have a cross in front of an altar on the grass. that is 35 feet tall with purple vestments on, overlooking the ocean to Maui. As the sunrises, it’s the most spectacular view of the sun rising over Haleakala, the ocean and this cross we are celebrating, He has risen.

 

[CaryC]

A headline this AM.

Report: Poll Finds Majority Believe Jesus Christ Rose from the Dead

A recent poll reportedly found that a large percentage of registered voters believe that Jesus Christ physically rose from the dead.

www.breitbart.com

 

[mzkitty]

And then there's the .gov/Washington, DC version:

Biden Issues White House Proclamation Declaring EASTER to be ‘Transgender Day of Visibility’​

Mar. 30, 2024 7:30 am, 561 Comments

This March 31, of course, is Easter.

“On Transgender Day of Visibility, we honor the extraordinary courage and contributions of transgender Americans and reaffirm our nation’s commitment to forming a more perfect union — where all people are created equal and treated equally throughout their lives,” Biden wrote in the declaration.

“I am proud that my Administration has stood for justice from the start, working to ensure that the LGBTQI+ community can live openly, in safety, with dignity and respect. I am proud to have appointed transgender leaders to my Administration and to have ended the ban on transgender Americans serving openly in our military,” Biden continued. “I am proud to have signed historic Executive Orders that strengthen civil rights protections in housing, employment, health care, education, the justice system, and more. I am proud to have signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law, ensuring that every American can marry the person they love.”

Biden wrote that “transgender Americans are part of the fabric of our Nation.”

Biden Issues White House Proclamation Declaring EASTER to be 'Transgender Day of Visibility' | The Gateway Pundit | by Cassandra MacDonald

Joe Biden has issued a White House proclamation declaring March 31 as “Transgender Day of Visibility.” This March 31, of course, is Easter.

www.thegatewaypundit.com

 

[CaryC]

And then there's the .gov/Washington, DC version:

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Biden Issues White House Proclamation Declaring EASTER to be ‘Transgender Day of Visibility’​

Mar. 30, 2024 7:30 am, 561 Comments

This March 31, of course, is Easter.

“On Transgender Day of Visibility, we honor the extraordinary courage and contributions of transgender Americans and reaffirm our nation’s commitment to forming a more perfect union — where all people are created equal and treated equally throughout their lives,” Biden wrote in the declaration.

“I am proud that my Administration has stood for justice from the start, working to ensure that the LGBTQI+ community can live openly, in safety, with dignity and respect. I am proud to have appointed transgender leaders to my Administration and to have ended the ban on transgender Americans serving openly in our military,” Biden continued. “I am proud to have signed historic Executive Orders that strengthen civil rights protections in housing, employment, health care, education, the justice system, and more. I am proud to have signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law, ensuring that every American can marry the person they love.”

Biden wrote that “transgender Americans are part of the fabric of our Nation.”

Biden Issues White House Proclamation Declaring EASTER to be 'Transgender Day of Visibility' | The Gateway Pundit | by Cassandra MacDonald

Joe Biden has issued a White House proclamation declaring March 31 as “Transgender Day of Visibility.” This March 31, of course, is Easter.

www.thegatewaypundit.com

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That's just down right perverted sick.

Just think back in the '70 no one, absolutely no one, would have thought this would happen.

 

[SouthernBreeze]

And then there's the .gov/Washington, DC version:

View attachment 467905

Biden Issues White House Proclamation Declaring EASTER to be ‘Transgender Day of Visibility’​

Mar. 30, 2024 7:30 am, 561 Comments

This March 31, of course, is Easter.

“On Transgender Day of Visibility, we honor the extraordinary courage and contributions of transgender Americans and reaffirm our nation’s commitment to forming a more perfect union — where all people are created equal and treated equally throughout their lives,” Biden wrote in the declaration.

“I am proud that my Administration has stood for justice from the start, working to ensure that the LGBTQI+ community can live openly, in safety, with dignity and respect. I am proud to have appointed transgender leaders to my Administration and to have ended the ban on transgender Americans serving openly in our military,” Biden continued. “I am proud to have signed historic Executive Orders that strengthen civil rights protections in housing, employment, health care, education, the justice system, and more. I am proud to have signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law, ensuring that every American can marry the person they love.”

Biden wrote that “transgender Americans are part of the fabric of our Nation.”

Biden Issues White House Proclamation Declaring EASTER to be 'Transgender Day of Visibility' | The Gateway Pundit | by Cassandra MacDonald

Joe Biden has issued a White House proclamation declaring March 31 as “Transgender Day of Visibility.” This March 31, of course, is Easter.

www.thegatewaypundit.com

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That is so disgusting it might just need it's on thread. Makes me want to bite nails into.

 

[WalknTrot]

Well...if he's truly corrupting the date of March 31 with his declaration, as opposed to the Easter Sunday every year, at least Easter falls on a different day most of the time. Yeeks what a tone-deaf jerk.

 

[SouthernBreeze]

Well...if he's truly corrupting the date of March 31 with his declaration, as opposed to the Easter Sunday every year, at least Easter falls on a different day most of the time. Yeeks what a tone-deaf jerk.

I agree. He only did it this year on Easter to give Christians a slap in the face. He truly is depraved. I pray that he doesn't mean every Easter from here on out, no matter the date.

 

[WalknTrot]

For a more appropriate date, he could have postponed for a day to April 1st.

 

[mzkitty]