When chocolate Easter bunnies and colourful eggs dominate the displays in the shops, then especially little sweet tooth will be happy. But if we are honest, we ask ourselves these days much too seldom: What is the origin of Easter? Where does the term come from and which Easter customs are really traditional?
Easter is the most important church festival. Christians from all over the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and his victory over death on Easter Sunday. However, unlike Christmas, the Easter holidays between Thursday and Easter Monday are flexible in date and depend on the spring full moon. As a result, the date of the annual Easter holiday changes. In any case, it is between 22 March and 25 April. Christians and non-Christians alike associate Easter with the joy of spring, light and warmth. After a long winter, Easter in Germany is the first occasion for many families to celebrate outside.
The children look for Easter eggs in the garden while the adults go for a walk and enjoy the mild spring air. Some of them also go back to the other traditional meaning of Easter as a festival of fertility and the beginning of spring. On the one hand it stands for the resurrection, but on the other hand it also stands for fertility and the cycle of life.
The colouring of Easter eggs has its origins in the Middle Ages. At that time, only red dye was used, which was supposed to remind us of the blood of Jesus that had been shed. Only later many other colours were added. The dyeing of hard-boiled hen's eggs is a popular Easter custom in almost all German families. Children in Germany especially look forward to the Easter Bunny, which they believe hides their Easter eggs and Easter nests. The Easter Bunny has become the model symbol for Easter and many children expect his coming almost as joyfully as Santa Claus in December. A tradition that is still popular today is the hiding of Easter eggs. Especially the children have great fun looking for Easter eggs in the garden or at home on Easter Sunday - or even for nests where little presents are waiting for them.
Similar to the egg, the Easter bunny symbolises fertility and life. The Easter chick that hatches from the Christian egg also symbolizes fertility and stands for the resurrection of Jesus Christ.in many German families a special meal is served during the Easter holidays. On Good Friday, fish is on the menu, especially for believing Christians. This Easter custom has its origins in Lent, in which Good Friday is the most important day on which meat is not allowed to be eaten under any circumstances. In addition, fish is considered a Christian symbol, the consumption of which is meant to commemorate the sacrificial death of Jesus. On Easter Sunday some families in Germany eat roast lamb. Lamb - the symbol of innocence - is considered a traditional Easter meal and refers again to Jesus, who died innocently. In addition, roast lamb celebrates the end of Lent. The Easter fires, which are traditionally lit on the night from Easter Saturday to Easter Sunday, are a typical centuries-old Easter custom in Germany. . The custom of the Easter fire symbolises the resurrection of Jesus and announces his appearance. Easter fires are also lit to drive away winter and welcome spring.
An extremely atmospheric Easter highlight is the Historical Easter Market at Ronneburg On 28 and 29 March and 4 and 5 April 2020, historical traders and craftsmen from old guilds will be cavorting here from 11 am to 7 pm. In addition to the market, there will be music, jugglers and a nice program for children
The atmospheric Easter market in Hessenpark is very popular every year during the Easter period. On April 4 and 5, 2020, numerous stalls offer handicrafts, from Easter eggs in a wide variety of variations, spring decorations and creative flower arrangements to felt work and natural soaps.
A medieval Easter spectacle will welcome visitors to the banks of the Rhine in Mainz-Kastel from Saturday, April 11 to Easter Monday, April 13, 2020. Celebrate Easter with knights, witches and jugglers - a very special experience for the whole family!
A highlight is the Dippemess in spring, which traditionally begins shortly before Easter and of course is especially popular on the Easter weekend. On Good Friday the Dippemess will be closed and on April 9th.
There will be an Easter market for children at the Uhrtürmchen on Berger Straße. From 14 - 18 o'clock you can do handicrafts
Already for the sixth time the IG Riedberg invites to the Easter fire. From 6:30 p.m. there will be food, drinks and bread, before the big fire will be lit at 8:30 p.m.
Also on Holy Saturday the big city ringing will be heard in Frankfurt.
On April 12th and 13th the gallery at the Palmenhaus in the Palmengarten will be transformed into an Easter bunny garden. Here children can search for Easter eggs on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Monday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This makes the Palmengarten the perfect place for a nice Easter excursion for the whole family.
Popular Easter egg markets will take place throughout the Rhein Main area from the beginning of March 2020. From Eberbach Monastery, Michelstadt, Hessenpark and Seulberg Museum of Local History to the Dominican Monastery in Frankfurt, check the following website for the exact dates:
https://www.ostereiermarkt.de/hessen/
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