A symbolic tradition across the world ... housed in a building shaped like a giant Easter egg), Russia, Hungary, Canada and several other places in Poland, where the Easter eggs are part of ...

People celebrate Easter in Holloko, Hungary, on April 21, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua) A man splashes water onto a woman during the traditional Easter celebration in Holloko, Hungary, on April 21 ...

Eastern Europe has a rich tradition of celebrating the Easter season and passing meaningful Christian customs on to ...

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In Hungary, a long-standing Easter tradition involves men splashing women with buckets of water. The tradition is said by some to promote fertility, others say it is a symbol of baptism, per Hungarian ...

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The Easter long weekend in Hungary will have a major impact on everyday life ... These four days will include public holidays and traditional rest days, meaning that the 17th of April (Thursday) is ...

Gomez presides over a special Easter Sunday Mass at St. Elizabeth Church in Altadena ... The couple loved how they lived just three minutes uphill from their parish, St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in ...