{"id":46474,"date":"2016-03-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=46474"},"modified":"2023-08-14T11:13:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T11:13:45","slug":"7-easter-traditions-from-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/46474\/7-easter-traditions-from-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Easter Traditions From Around The World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><big>In Lebanon we have family lunches and tons of maamoul, but did you ever wonder how other countries celebrate this holiday?<\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <b><big><big>1. In the Czech Republic<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/46474.png\" width=\u201c100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <big>Men will playfully spank women with whips made of willow on Easter Monday. Why? This is supposed to improve fertility and health. Cool\u2026<\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <b><big><big>2. In Poland<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/46474-1.png\" width=\u201c100%\u201d><\/p>\n<p>  <big>Easter Monday witnesses huge water fights. Splashing water is supposed to bring wellness and beauty.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <b><big><big>3. In Ireland<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/46474-2.png\" width=\u201c100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <big>Pubs shut down on Good Friday.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <b><big><big>4. In the US<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/46474-3.png\" width=\u201c100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <big>The president hosts the annual Easter egg roll where children gather on the lawn of the White House for games, storytelling, entertainment, and egg rolling on Easter Monday.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <b><big><big>5. In Brazil<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/46474-4.png\" width=\u201c100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <big>Straw statues of Judas are constructed. Locals then proceed to punch, kick and set ablaze the statue because f Judas, that\u2019s why. <\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <b><big><big>6. In the UK<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/46474-5.png\" width=\u201c100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <big>Simnel cakes which are fruit cakes topped with 12 marzipan balls (representing the 12 apostles) are consumed throughout Easter.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <b><big><big>7. In Ghana<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.beirut.com\/GetImage3\/7\/article\/46474\/490x300\" width=\u201c100%\u201d><\/p>\n<p>  <big>They have their annual paragliding festival.<\/big><\/p>\n<p> 1    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><big>In Lebanon we have family lunches and tons of maamoul, but did you ever wonder how other countries celebrate this holiday?<\/big><\/p>\n<p>\n<b><big><big>1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":628996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_preview_accessed":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"media-embed-type":[],"class_list":["post-46474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-listomania"],"authorship":[102],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>7 Easter Traditions From Around The World<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In Lebanon we have family lunches and tons of maamoul, but did you ever wonder how other countries celebrate this holiday? 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