Easter traditions in the Czech Republic Easter is the beginning of the spring and it is also a Christian feast. Animals have babies in the spring and at Easter people celebrate the new life that´s why the symbol of Easter is an egg.

Easter eggs The typical symbol of Easter in the Czech Republic are decorated eggs. We colour eggs or we put stickers on them, too. We can also put them into lace. Boys come to the homes of girls, recite a poem and theyget a decorated egg and ribbon. They also get chocolate eggs which they eat afterwards.

Plaited willow cane On Monday morning boys usually visit girls and sing carols. Then boys lightly whip girls with plaited willow canes to wish them freshness and good health. Girls give boys painted Easter eggs and sweets. If the boys arrive after twelve o´clock, the girls can pour water on them. People say once every four years girls can also go and sing carols and whip boys.

Easter food At Easter people bake a chocolate or vanilla sheep shaped cake. Grandmothers bake a typical Easter cake.We usually have it for breakfast. Then we have roast duck,cabbage and dumplings for lunch. Besides the Easter cake and sheep shaped cake we enjoy lots of other sweets at Easter, for example chocolate eggs and chocolate rabbits. Roast duck with cabbage and dumplings Easter cake and vanilla sheep shaped cake

I like Easter beause we have a spring holiday then. On Sunday we colour eggs with my mum and my brother. On Monday we go and sing carols with my dad and brother. We get a lot of eggs. My mum is always very happy. After Easter we eat eggs all week This year Easter will be on April 20th and 21st. I am looking forward to it. Spring holiday

Have a wonderful Easter! Your friends from 6A Základní škola U Říčanského lesa Říčany, Prague- east Czech Republic