Easter 2023: When are the Easter holidays this year?

Christians worldwide celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter. According to the Christian belief, Jesus was crucified on Friday (Good Friday) and rose three days later on Sunday (Easter Sunday). Easter comes with a plethora of unique and sumptuous foods.

Polish families enjoy this soup based on rye flour, sausage, basil, carrot, and spices. The Easter soup served with boiled eggs and bread is taken to church to be blessed on Saturday and relished on Easter Sunday.

This soup is made of chervil, a herb related to parsley. It is usually eaten on Maundy Thursday or the Thursday before Easter Sunday. The soup is also known as Gründonnerstag or Green Thursday in German.

This soup is integral to the culture of Ecuador as it encompasses ingredients from all the regions of the nation. The dish includes fish, milk, beans, cheese, wheat flour, and 12 types of grains symbolising the 12 apostles of Christ.

The French prefer red meats over fish for their Easter meals. One of the most popular Easter dishes in France is Le Gigot d'Agneau Pascal – or a roasted lamb shank served with beans and potatoes. The meal symbolises Christ, the lamb of God, sacrificing himself for the world and its sins.

This dessert needs 3 to 4 days to be stored chilled before being served. The traditional dessert is made of molasses, malted rye, water, Seville orange zest, and rye flour. It is enjoyed cold with milk or cream.

It is one of the ritual foods served in Russia during Easter. The dessert is spread on Kulich - an Easter coffee cake and served on Easter Sunday. Both Pashka and Kulich are taken to the Church for blessing before Easter. The dessert has XB denoting Christ inscribed on it.

Easter, in the US, is celebrated with Sunday dinner as the main meal. Instead of the usual cod, the American enjoy ham with a sweet twist. The ham is roasted with sugar or honey and is often covered with slices of pineapple.

Also known as Easter doughnuts, Rosquillas are similar to cakes as they are made using fermented flour. They are served in different ways across Spain. However, dusting sugar on top is the most common part of the serving.