Celebrations

Special Romanian Easter rites include painted egg tapping, night vigils, and perfume attacks to bring girls good luck

The miracle that is believed to occur on Orthodox Easter Saturday for centuries

Feel the spirituality of Crete during the biggest religious holiday in the country

Santorini is the right place to see the most authentic and spiritual Greek traditions

Festive traditions feature Lent mourning ceremonies, night candle lighting, and colored egg-cracking

Orthodox Easter or "Velikden" is one of the largest and most important holidays in Bulgaria

Ukrainian traditions will keep you full and entertained during the brightest feast of Easter

Cypriot Easter is all about colorful eggs, candle processions, and huge bonfires

Feel the beauty of traditional ceremonies and taste delicious foods

One of the best Easter traditions in the Big Apple, where New Yorkers show off their creativity

An offer of a guinea pig plate is the highest privilege in Bolivia, and refusal is unacceptable!

Deemed world's greatest Easter Week Festival, local celebrations amaze with fervent and colorful ceremonies

Venezuela's tropical Holy Week celebrations will add spirituality to your vacation

Join colorful pointed hoods processions carrying the Holy Statues through Ibiza Town

'I was walking in a green forest, I saw a blue violet, it had started to wilt, may I sprinkle it?' – this is what the men ask the women on this holiday before sprinkling them with water

Join thousands of cheerful people in Easter celebrations

There is no better place to experience Holy Week than the Holy Land, where it all occurred

​You heard of water fights at Songkran, Thailand, and you definitely saw your neighbour's kids splashing water in the summer. But Wet Monday is nothing you have seen so far!

Church ceremonies and huge celebrations throughout the country

No matter where you go for Santa Pasqua in Sicily, you'll find a totally unique experience

Come to see how Kraków celebrates Easter—some of the local traditions date back to the 16th century

Local festivities often blend Spanish Christian traditions with native Indian celebrations

A busy week packed with more than 30 emotional street processions

One of the most spectacular celebrations of Easter happens in the Netherlands!

Dramatic hooded robes, the smell of wax in the air, and the overall sense of deep mourning ensure a mysterious​ atmosphere

Christians all over India celebrate Easter loudly and authentically

The week before Easter is of a huge importance and has plenty of interesting traditions to observe in Costa Rica

The feast of Húsvét in Hungary is a cultural celebration involving folk arts and traditional foods

For New Orleanians, Easter is a special time with more parades!

Colourful religious processions of priests and Chilean cowboys mesmerise street-walkers on their way to the sick

The most colourful Easter procession in Brazil paves its way along the four-kilometre flower carpet in Ouro Preto

Rich in traditions, Finnish celebrations incorporate the visits of Easter witches, Passion plays, Easter fires, and seasonal treats

Experience Guyana's tropical Easter

From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday: pray, love, and have fun!

Discover unique Easter traditions of Cusco, Ayacucho, and Arequipa

Exhilarating and scary at the same time, processions of hooded penitents are held all across the island

Easter brings in long-standing traditions: baking Easter cakes, painting eggs, and attending a night mass at church

Valencia's close relationship with the sea has contributed to the unique celebration of the Holy Week

Celebrate an Egyptian Easter called Sham El-Nessim together with locals and meet spring

London's busy Easter weekend features Good Friday performances, grand masses, egg hunts, locally-made sweets, and even an equestrian parade

This feast celebrated on the last Sunday before Easter is especially important for the Kraków residents

Half-naked men cross-dressed into Jesus and pregnant women playing Mary—San Francisco's way to celebrate Easter

Visit the city during the week of spectacular religious processions and delicious Easter treats

To mark the feast, Toronto hosts a huge Passion Play, the world's largest Easter parade, and countless egg hunts

Join locals in one of Ecuador's biggest holidays

Spiced with local humor, Easter in San Francisco definitely stands out

A colourful horse pilgrimage is the highlight of Easter Monday in Bavaria

Beautiful religious ceremonies and colorful processions make this time special

The town of Romont is home to an unusual Easter tradition

When the question is where to travel for Easter, the cradle of Christianity is certainly a top destination!

Holy week is a great chance to observe the Dominican Republic at its best

Easter festivities are not complete without colorful carpets covering the main streets of Comayagua and Tegucigalpa

The holy week in Colombia is celebrated with colorful religious performances and ceremonies

These small patties require patience and time when cooking, but bring a lot of pleasure and delight when eating

If you want to try the most delicious Cypriot souvla, be patient for three hours while the meat warms on the charcoal

Celebrate Easter with the real Czech spirit

You make know Easter bread and Italian panettone but how about trying dove cake or a rustic pizza?

A Maramureș folk tradition taking place during the Easter holidays in Şurdeşti

Numerous processions, Passion plays, and the Way of the Cross—religious traditions make it the most spectacular week

A 22-hour procession is believed to heal and give miraculous powers

Celebrate spring and resurrection at the seasonal fairs

Take to the streets to see elaborate and dramatic processions and honour the most important week in the Christian calendar

One of the largest annual holidays for the Catholic Church

Holy Week has its traditions so special to Seville

A religious holiday marked by processions and family gatherings

The most important holiday in Spain when every city holds amazing and emotional celebrations

Easter Bilbies, shows, and festivals—there's something extraordinary about Easter celebrations in Australia

The "penitents" in pointed hoods, barefoot "Nazarenes", and religious statues take over the streets for a week of solemn processions

Traditional kites, sunrise services on the shore, and codfish cakes served with hot cross buns—Bermuda enjoys a unique celebration

Rolling drums, trumpets, and hundreds of religious worshippers in bright and colorful dress is the hallmark of Easter in Madrid

The unique and grotesque Easter celebration in Sicily is carried out in a little town, Prizzi

Beautiful, vivid celebrations are held in all the cities and towns of Slovenia

In this article, you'll find out how Uruguayans celebrate Holy Week or Tourism Week

Easter in Sweden is full of traditions connected to the celebrations of spring, nature awakening, and family reunions—but with a twist!

This is the time for traditions, an elated atmosphere, and a lot of amusement in Slovakia

Lent is over and Greeks finally feast on lamb delicacies like Magirista, Arni Pashaulino, and Tsoureki

Discover Las Palmas de Gran Canaria full of passion, sorrow, and devotion

Don't miss a beautiful tradition of colouring eggs before Easter

Spring is a beautiful time in Georgia when unique dishes are prepared with a celebration

Las Turbas is the most popular traditional procession taking place during the Holy Week in Cuenca

Delve into regional peculiarities of Easter celebration in Indonesia

Celebrate Angel's Day, also known as Domingo del Angel in Spanish, in an ancient castle

Easter religious procession with candles and music

Colorful religious processions are the main highlight of the Holy Week in Tuscany

A time to try traditional dishes, sweets, shop for handicrafts and have fun

No Easter in Croatia is possible without a pinca

Come to the Mound of Krak and join the Medieval celebrations

Coming to Seattle during Easter weekend, don't miss out the only Easter parade in Washington State

Easter holidays in Belize are filled with active events, unforgettable traditions, and delicious local cuisine

Open spring season with Easter celebrations in Travemünde, a small German seaside town

The Czech are proud of their tasty Easter traditions

Watch how "city meets country" in Sydney

The largest and most revered religious holiday in Argentina is also a great occasion to try local seasonal treats

Sweden has its own Easter coke!

Sweet bread with salty ham and spicy dressing can be very extravagant for many, but not for Hungarians