Easter traditions in Germany
Easter Sunday is called Ostersonntag, while Easter Monday is called Ostermontag. In Germany the Easter traditions (die Ostertraditionen) are similar to any other Christian countries. These traditions include painting eggs (die Ostereier bemalen) , lighting fires and hunting Easter eggs (die Ostereier jagen) . In Germany trees or flower bouquets (die Bouquets) are decorated with painted Easter eggs . The egg is the symbol of a new life (das neue Leben) . In Upper Lusatia men ride through the Sorbian communities on horses (die Pferde) . In Hamburg it's a custom to light four large Easter bonfires (das Osterfeuer) on the banks of the Elbe River. Both traditions symbolize the resurrection of Christ (das Wiedererwachen) . Another custom from Lüdge (North Rhine-Westphalia) with pagan origin is to send burning wooden wheels (die Holzr äder) down a hill to welcome the spring. Original photo: Pexels.com Germans often eat cakes shaped in the form of a...
