American Holidays - Easter Sunday

hi everyone I'm Alicia Easter Sunday in the United States is among the most

important religious holidays in the nation

there are also secular events held around this holiday and in some cases

families celebrate traditions other than the Christian one for Christians the

holiday is centered on the resurrection of Jesus Christ churches hold special

events during Easter weekend

besides midnight masses on Christmas Easter services are some of the most

popular in churches in the United States do you know when many of them hold these

services we'll show you the answer at the end of this video aside from the

religious traditions which vary from church to church Easter Sunday in the

United States is celebrated in other ways as well whether or not they happen

to be followers of any church people in the United States are inclined to have

family gatherings on this day and large feasts are usually served for some

people Easter Sunday is merely a celebration of spring while for others

it has tremendous religious significance the most prevalent Easter Sunday

tradition involves church services some churches hold elaborate parades to

celebrate the day and others have less noticeable celebrations most churches at

least have social events over the Easter holiday allowing them to spend time with

their fellow churchgoers and to socialize picnics and other events are

also commonly held during this particular holiday secular events held

during Easter Sunday include Easter egg hunts and other activities for children

these events are open to everyone and don't have any particular religious

overtones to them community events are often held as well simply because the

holiday is notable and people tend to want to get together the Easter Bunny

eggs flowers and other symbols are very much associated with spring and are

still important traditions for this particular holiday

because denominations in the United States are so diverse you'll find many

different traditions being celebrated on Easter Sunday

some traditions involve all-night vigils before the holiday itself and now here's

the answer to the quiz do you know when many churches hold Easter services

services at the break of day are among the most popular church events on Easter

Sunday during these services Christians come to church in the pre-dawn hours and

have their service as the Sun rises for many these services have a powerful

symbolic significance how is this lesson did you learn something interesting

what kind of Easter traditions exist in your country please leave a comment in

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