Russian families enjoyed Mignon eggs for Easter. Its distinctive features are a filling of almond-hazelnut nougat inside
a real eggshell. The Fazer Mignon dates back to 1896 when Karl Fazer brought the recipe from Germany.
Mignon eggs are handmade at the Fazer factory in Vantaa.
In the Eastern Orthodox Church and Byzantine Rite Catholic Churches, Easter Monday is called "Bright Monday" or "Renewal Monday"and starts the "Bright Week". In Sweden it is called "White Week" (Vita Veckan)
Formerly, the post-Easter festivities involved a week of celebration, but in many places this was reduced to one day in the 19th century. Events include egg rolling competitions and, in predominantly Roman Catholic countries, dousing other people with water which traditionally had been blessed with holy water the day before at Easter Sunday Mass and carried home to bless the house and food.
In Egypt, the ancient festival of Sham El Nessim (Arabic: شم النسيم, literally meaning "smelling of the breeze") is celebrated on the Coptic (i.e. Eastern) Easter Monday, though the festival dates back to Pharonic times (about 2700 BC). It is celebrated by both Egyptian Christians and Muslims as an Egyptian national holiday rather than as a religious one. Traditional activities include painting eggs, taking meals outdoors...
In Guyana, people fly kites, which are made on Holy Saturday.
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 (Angel Festival) where people go to the countryside and woodlands to picnic and party, it also includes a reminder of pagan beliefs, in which the Hedera helix ivy is especially regarded.
In Italy Easter Monday is celebrated as Pasquetta where people have picnics in the countryside.
In some United States In some states and districts, public schools and universities are closed on Easter Monday, often part of spring break.
In Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic traditionally, early in the morning boys awake girls by pouring a bucket of water on their head :(
Mignon eggs are handmade at the Fazer factory in Vantaa.
Formerly, the post-Easter festivities involved a week of celebration, but in many places this was reduced to one day in the 19th century. Events include egg rolling competitions and, in predominantly Roman Catholic countries, dousing other people with water which traditionally had been blessed with holy water the day before at Easter Sunday Mass and carried home to bless the house and food.
In Egypt, the ancient festival of Sham El Nessim (Arabic: شم النسيم, literally meaning "smelling of the breeze") is celebrated on the Coptic (i.e. Eastern) Easter Monday, though the festival dates back to Pharonic times (about 2700 BC). It is celebrated by both Egyptian Christians and Muslims as an Egyptian national holiday rather than as a religious one. Traditional activities include painting eggs, taking meals outdoors...
In Guyana, people fly kites, which are made on Holy Saturday.
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 (Angel Festival) where people go to the countryside and woodlands to picnic and party, it also includes a reminder of pagan beliefs, in which the Hedera helix ivy is especially regarded.
In Italy Easter Monday is celebrated as Pasquetta where people have picnics in the countryside.
In some United States In some states and districts, public schools and universities are closed on Easter Monday, often part of spring break.
In Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic traditionally, early in the morning boys awake girls by pouring a bucket of water on their head :(
