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A lot of Churches start the Easter Sunday celebrations at Midnight on Easter Eve. Candles are<br />
used in churches all over the world to start the Easter Day Midnight celebrations. Candles help<br />
Christians to remember that Jesus is the light of the world and that when he rose to life on<br />
Easter Day he got rid of the darkness of evil.<br />
Easter is a centuries-old tradition and that I have already mentioned it is celebrated differently<br />
in Europe. Across Europe, Easter usually consists of basket blessings, chocolate bunnies,<br />
colourful eggs, bread, cakes and big family gatherings.<br />
Easter Eggs<br />
Many traditions and practices have formed<br />
around Easter eggs. The coloring of eggs is a<br />
established art and eggs often dyed,<br />
painted and otherwise decorated. Orthodox<br />
Christian in the Middle East and in Greece<br />
painted eggs bright red to symbolize the<br />
blood of Christ. Germans gave green eggs<br />
as gifts on Holy Thursday and hung hollow<br />
eggs on trees. Austrians placed tiny plants<br />
around the egg and then boiled them. When<br />
the plants were removed, white patterns<br />
were created. The most elaborate Easter<br />
egg traditions appear to have emerged in<br />
Eastern Europe. In Poland and Ukraine egg<br />
were often painted silver and gold.
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