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If you have already thought about Easter traditions, you are probably coming to a conclusion that they are a bit bizarre. Depending on your place of residence, traditions vary. And let's just say some of them are stranger than others. So, if you think that the renowned American easter celebration, which has to do with the Easter bunny that, for inexplicable reasons, chocolate eggs and cache for you to have an Easter hunting, is bizarre - So you are for a treat. It will only become strange from here.

InBermudaPeople celebrate Easter while flying kites. They are not going to buy one, no, they are special kites, that they must be done. The process of making one of these easter kites can take a few days and sometimes it takes weeks. At the end of the day, the best kites receive prizes and gifts. There is of course a meaning behind this tradition. The flying kite is supposed to symbolize Christ rising from his grave.


NorwayHas a pretty tradition of strange Easter too. Here, Easter is to solve the mysteries of murder. Weird, right? It is very common that families come together at Easter and reading mysteries of murder or watch movies about murder mysteries. In fact, many TV channels show exclusively mysteries of murder that day. Large companies are also preparing to prepare for these strange traditions. For example, publishing houses are trying to save the best mysteries of murder for Easter, so that they can publish them around these holidays. Even milk companies make special milk cartons with tiny mysteries of murder on the side, so people can read and try to solve them.

On top of that,NorwayHas a very strange tradition to simply close everything for a week of Easter. We do not want to say that children are on vacation and you get a day off. Everything closes. Nobody goes to work. The stores do not work, the banks do not work, simply nothing. So, you'd better store food in preparation, otherwise you will find yourself in a little pickle.


FranceA silent Saturday. It's a day before Easter when churches do not sound their bell. It is supposed to mean the memory of the passage of Christ. So far, it sounds good, is not it? Nothing odd. Well, if only they left it to that. Instead of telling children the truth, parents tell them that all the bells have actually stolen in Rome to see the Pope. When they come back, they deposit chocolates, candy and colorful eggs throughout France. And that's how children get their treats.


In theCzech RepublicIt is quite common that guys become special Easter whips and hitting women in a fun way they like the most. In return, women are supposed to give the guy who whipped them a colorful egg or a little money. You may think "why would you give someone a gift to hit you with a whip?". Well, it's tradition. In fact, it is considered pretty sad if you are not displayed at all. This means that no one loves you. However, women present themselves to represent the next morning by spilling ice water over men.


InFinlandEaster could be easily confused with Halloween. Children dress like witch and provocations and go essentially from the door to the door, collecting candy. It looks a lot like stuff or treatment, right? Well, the difference is that it's not really supposed to scare someone or make towers. They have just dressed. In addition, they are also required to give each house, they visit a branch of willow decorated in exchange for candy. The willow branch is supposed to bless the owner's house and bring them luck and prosperity.


A lot of eastern European countries, such asSlovakia, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria and UkraineHave a humid tradition of Monday. The idea is that on Monday after men and boys of Easter be supposed to throw whole buckets with cold water on girls and women. In return, women and girls give them colorful eggs decorated. Tradition varies not only from one country to another, but also from one city or village to another. In some cases, men and women have to dress in traditional clothes for that, in others, it's very relaxed. You might simply walk in a street and suddenly have a bucket of water spilled on you. The strange thing is that no one gets angry with it. It's just fun.