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title: Easter Celebrations Around the World
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### Easter is one of the only times of year where it's acceptable to eat chocolate for breakfast!

However, for many cultures, particularly those with a strong Christian and Catholic heritage, Easter is one of the most important religious and cultural festivals of the year.

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 Painted eggs

### EASTER IN CHINA & HONG KONG

China has quite a small Catholic community. However, in many parts of the country they have adopted the secular custom of painting and gifting eggs. The gifting of eggs symbolises the coming of the spring season as well as rebirth and fertility. Many British customs were adopted during the British occupancy in Hong Kong. As such, the people of Hong Kong often participate in parades and easter egg hunts.

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 Santa Semana processions

### COSTA RICA

In the week leading up to Easter Sunday Costa Rica take part in Holy Week or *Semana Santa.* This is seen as one of the most important holiday periods of the year in this traditionally Catholic region. As part of Holy Week the Catholic Church organises processions and re-enactments of Jesus' crucifixion. They journey down main streets on Holy Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Participants dress up as Roman soldiers and key biblical figures. They often recite a promise prayer that they have lived their last year sin free.

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 Carnivale

### BRAZIL

Many Latin American communities celebrate the Carnivale season in the weeks leading up to the start of Lent. One of the most well known of these is Rio Carnivale.

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 Tierra Santa

### ARGENTINA

If you are looking for something a little out of the box for your Easter celebrations, head to Tierra Santa - or 'Holy Land' in Buenes Aires - the region's first religious theme parks. The park commemorate the Easter period with a 12m fibreglass Messiah resurrected atop a plastic mountain which operates on a 30 minute cycle!

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