Easter in Spain (2)

Easter in Poland

EASTER IN SPAIN (1)

In these photos you can see some of our Comenius Spanish partners, enjoying and living our unusual Holy Week:

This is Rafa Martín. He belongs to a group called “Imperio Romano”. They march in all the processions with a band playing Easter music. It is very colourful and rhythmical. On Good Fridays when Jesus dies, the feathers of their helmets change into black colour as a mourning signal.

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Photographs 2 and 3 belong to the Easter group of our teacher Tomás López. They represent the symbols of religion

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In photograph 4 you can see our headmaster Antonio Guerra. His Easter group represents a biblical passage of the Old Testament. In this photo you can see their faces because they are not in the parade, they normally wear a kind of “Mask” with the face of the biblical figures they  represent

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Photographs 5,6 and 7 belong to the representation of the 4 Evangelists that is the reason why they carry a book in their arms, it represents the New Testament which was written by them. Antonio Ortega is a member of this group, you can see them in the official parade.

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Picture number 8 is Francis Pérez with his son. He represents the guardian who was in charge of the Roman Empire. They also wear colourful clothes and everything is done in details, their steps when they parade, they cannot speak or move during the processions and they are usually really long.

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Easter in Bulgaria

Bulgaria is known for its rich history and culture. Every important event of Easter is celebrated with style in this country. Staying with Palm Sunday to Easter, Bulgaria celebrates the whole week in the most exotic way. The Easter in Bulgaria can be seen with the sight of large red Easter eggs present in every one's home. Easter breads are also a major part of the delicacies. The immerse fuith in the resurrection of Jesus is observed in this time of the year. After the midnight on Saturday, people break their Easter eggs. This is very unique traditional which you find only in Bulgaria. This activity attracts many people from all across the country and everyone can participate. The first egg that is cracked is on the wall on the church. Once the first egg is cracked people dig into the Easter delicacies. The breaking of the egg is considered as a sign of breaking the fast which they observe for lent. The person who has the last unbroken egg is considered to have a happy and healthy life in that year.

Easter in TURKEY

The resident foreigners began to celebrate Easter in Side, Antalya. German, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Switzerland, the Russian and Austrian Residents’ children celebrate the Easter with painted eggs in various colors and hide them 86 different regions of Side Ancient City. 18 built-in color painted Easter eggs will be discovered by children of foreign parents by 24th of April. The book set will be presented to the child who collects more eggs than the others. A retired dentist living in Side for six years, Rose Lochmann began to celebrate the Easter with his grandchildren. Lochmann “In our belief, Easter is very important. During the feast, chocolate Easter bunny and Easter eggs are given as gifts in general. My grandchildren celebrate the Easter feast in Side for 6 years” David Sem 9-year-old Holland colored Easter eggs with his mother in 13 different colors.

Easter in Slovakia

Slovak people have a lot of customs and traditions. One of the oldest is the „fašiangy“ festival, which is held at the end of February/the beginning of March. People walk down the street dressed in funny costumes, sing and dance to celebrate the end of winter and the coming spring.
The next day Lent starts, the period of forty days from Ash Wednesday to the day before Easter, during which Christians give up food or activities they enjoy. Easter is a Christian festival in Slovakia. People go to church to commemorate Jesus Christ´s crucifixion on Good Friday which is the greatest religious festival of the year.
Easter Monday is a special day in Slovakia. On that day boys go from house to house and splash girls with water and beat them with plaited whips so they will be healthy and strong all the year round. The boys are given coloured eggs as as a reward.