Easter: customs and meaning

In short: Easter is the most important festival of Christians and commemorates the resurrection of Jesus. Alongside it there are many spring customs such as Easter eggs and the Easter bunny.

In more detail: The date is movable: Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first spring full moon.

In detail

• Holy Week: Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday.
• Easter bonfire: Fires on the Easter weekend, a tradition in many places.
• Easter eggs: Symbol of new life, painted and hidden.
• Easter bunny: According to tradition brought the eggs, attested since the 17th century.
• Food: Easter lamb, sweet braided bread, egg dishes.
• Holidays: Good Friday and Easter Monday (feiertage-in-deutschland).
• Calculating the date: With Gauss’s Easter formula (schaltjahr-und-kalender).