Things To Do For Easter In The UK

Many English-speaking countries pay a lot of attention to big religious holidays. Today we will find out how Brits celebrate Easter.

British people are famous for being quite traditional regarding Christian holidays. That’s why Christmas has been celebrated with particular attention to the details like red and green colors around, family gatherings, and traditional food for dinners. Along with springtime comes another big day — Easter. The symbols of this holiday are Bunnies and Eggs. To follow the tradition of celebrating Easter in the UK let’s have a look at the “must-do” list.

Easter Egg Hunts

Usually, this activity is organized for kids. Their parents hide eggs in the garden or around the house, so the children should find and collect all of them on Easter morning. These days both parents and children prefer having chocolate eggs.

Egg painting

Before hunting for the chocolate eggs children bring a touch of art to the hard-boiled ones. Together with their family members, they decorate eggs to mark the holiday.

Hot cross buns

In many homes, Brits have freshly baked cross buns for breakfast. It’s a slightly sweet piece of bread with raisins in it. As a rule, you should serve the buns with a cross pattern on top warm and slice it to spread butter on top and enjoy with a warm cup of tea.

Maypole dancing

It’s a traditional dance that became popular even beyond British borders. People are supposed to hold colourful ribbons attached to the top of a large pole and dance in patterns moving in a circle.

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