Easter Celebrations

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Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday (also Resurrection Day or Resurrection Sunday).
Easter customs vary across the Christian world, but decorating Easter eggs is a common motif. In the Western world, customs such as egg hunting and the Easter Bunny extend from the domain of church, and often have a secular character.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter

Definitions apart, to me Easter signifies colour and beginning of spring season. We will appreciate spring season only when we face harsh winter. 
I would like to share some pictures of Easter celebrations in Czech Republic.

Czech Folk dances:









The main thing about this fountain is you can see the poetry about water by Jan Skacel:






Poet's name


Those ring like base is carved with Skacel's poetry.




Comments

  1. Badarinath Palavalli1 May 2011 at 08:30

    Madam,

    Nice Pictures and informative article.
    This Fountain is so beautiful. I will try to search Jan Skacel poetry in web and read it.
    Czech costumes are so nice.

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