Easter Monday - Elsewhere in The World

Elsewhere in The World

  • In Canada, It is a public holiday for many, especially government offices.
  • In Guyana, people fly kites, which are made on Holy Saturday.
  • It is a Bank Holiday in the United Kingdom (except Scotland); in Leicestershire, England the people of Hallaton hold a bottle-kicking match and Hare Pie Scramble.
  • In the Netherlands, people eat a festive breakfast and go hiking or cycling in the countryside.
  • It is celebrated in Coastal Northern Portugal as the Anjo Festival (Ivy Festival), especially in the region of PĆ³voa de Varzim and is part of the Easter Celebrations, people go to the countryside and woodlands to picnic and party, it also includes a reminder of pagan believes, in which the Hedera helix ivy is especially regarded.
  • In South Africa in 1995, Easter Monday was renamed Family Day.

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