The German celebration of Easter (Ostern) is similar with the one in the Christian world. Eggs, bunnies, flowers are symbols of this colorful time, Germany, Austria and Switzerland are the major German-speaking countries.
Ostern is an important period for Christian, Catholics and Protestants and everyone prepare this celebration in every detail. The hollowed-out eggs for Easter is an Austrian and German tradition, which is also borrowed in other countries and cultures.
The Easter celebration goes back to the earliest days of the Christian church. But the date of this festival has been controversial from the very beginning and most Easter customs can be traced back to pre-Christian, pagan rites and celebrations related to the arrival of spring.
It is not by accident that Easter features such symbols of fertility as the egg and the Easter bunny. Das Osterfest takes on both religious and secular forms. The Christian religious celebration is the most important day in the church calendar, reflecting Christianity's very beginnings in the Resurrection of Jesus.
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