How well do you know Easter across the world?
As the most important festival in the Christian calendar, Easter is a global celebration, but many countries have their own traditions. How well do you know Easter across the globe?
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1. This traditional Italian Easter bread is shaped like a shove to signify peace. What’s it called?
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2. Where was the first Easter Sunday sunrise service held in 1732?
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3. Which of these countries does NOT celebrate Semana Santa, also known as Holy Week?
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4. The first known visitor to Easter Island was Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, arriving on Easter weekend. But what is the islands real name?
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5. Which country celebrates Good Friday by flying kites?
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6. Instead of chocolate bunnies, what do Australians have?
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7. In which country do young girls dress up as Easter witches and paint freckles on their cheeks?
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8. Fanesca is a thick soup, traditionally had in what country?
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9. On the White House lawns in the USA, an Easter Egg roll contest is held. When does this tradition date back to?
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10. In the French town of Haux, the community come together to make the world’s biggest what?
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11. On which Greek Island do residents throw pots out of their windows on Easter Saturday morning?
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12. In which country do men chuck buckets of water at women on Easter?
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13. What are trees decorated with after Easter church service in Papua New Guinea?
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14. Most countries have multicoloured painted eggs, but Greece only has eggs in one colour. What is it?
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