In Estonia, Easter has many names: for example Ületõusmispüha (resurrection), Lihavõtted (meat-taking holiday, marking the end of Lent), and Munadepüha (egg holiday). Easter Sunday is celebrated with a long lunch, egg painting, and an Easter egg hunt. Decorated eggs are placed in a basket as a centrepiece for the meal table. After lunch is an egg-knocking competition, creating a new champion each year. Competitors tap their egg against their opponent’s, and the shell that doesn't crack is the winner! Easter customs, like egg-knocking and egg-rolling (with the same aims as egg-knocking), come from old folk traditions. The Joshua Project describes Estonia as non-religious.
Easter in Estonia
Written by David Fletcher 13 Apr 2017Additional Info
- Pray: for God to impact the Church this Easter, with the power of His Spirit invading Easter celebrations and tradition with revelations of the message of the Cross. (Acts 2:28)
- More: www.visitestonia.com/en/why-estonia/estonian-easter-traditions-old-meets-new
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