Easter in France, Greece, Italy, Spain

This resource contains four fully editable and informative PowerPoint presentations on Easter celebrations, customs, and traditions in France (Pâques/Semaine Sainte), Greece (Pascha/Megáli Evdomáda), Italy (Pascha/Settimana Santa), and Spain (Pasqua/Semana Santa).

Easter in France Presentation

This resource contains a fully editable and informative 48-slide PowerPoint presentation on Easter celebrations, customs, and traditions in France (Pâques/Semaine Sainte).

The PowerPoint focuses on:

• Palm Sunday (Le Dimanche des Rameaux)
• Good Friday (Vendredi Saint)
• The Procession de la Sanch
• Flying Bells (Cloche Volant)
• Easter vigil on Easter Sunday (Dimanche de Pâques)
• Easter egg hunts (chasse aux œufs)
• Easter Monday (el Lunes de Pascua)
• Traditional Easter foods
• April 1st (Poisson d'avril)

The presentation also includes hyperlinks to:

• The Procession de la Sanch
• Chocolate egg making
• April 1st (Poisson d'avril)
• Spanish customs and traditions at Easter

Easter in Greece Presentation

This is a 34-slide PowerPoint presentation on Easter celebrations, customs, and traditions in Greece ( Pascha / Megáli Evdomáda). The PowerPoint focuses on:

• Holy Thursday
• Good Friday - The Epitaphios
• Holy Saturday
• Easter Sunday
• Traditional Easter food

The PowerPoint includes hyperlinks to:

• The Epitaphios procession in Kaminia, Hydra on Good Friday
• Easter celebrations in Corfu
• Greek customs and traditions at Easter

Easter in Italy Presentation

This is a fully editable and informative 40-slide PowerPoint presentation on Easter celebrations, customs, and traditions in Italy ( Pascha/Settimana Santa).

The PowerPoint includes references to:

• Palm Sunday (la Domenica delle Palme)
• Holy Thursday (il Giovedì Santo)
• Good Friday (il Venerdì Santo)
• Easter Sunday (la Domenica di Pasqua)
• Traditional Easter food
• Italian Easter eggs

The presentation contains hyperlinks to:

• The Good Friday procession in Italy in Chieti (Secchi’s “Miserere”)
• The Italian chocolate egg tradition
• The Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday processions in Badolato

Easter in Spain Presentation

This resource is a 50-slide PowerPoint presentation on Easter celebrations, customs, and traditions in Spain. The PowerPoint focuses on:

• Religious brotherhoods (nazarenos)
• Semana Santa processions
• Domingo de Ramos, or Palm Sunday
• Holy Thursday (Jueves Santo)
• Good Friday (El Viernes Santo)
• Easter Sunday (el Domingo de Resurrección)
• Easter Monday (el Lunes de Pascua)
• Traditional Easter foods

The presentation also includes hyperlinks to:

• The ‘Dance of Death’ (dansa de la mort) in Verges, Gerona
• Palm Sunday celebrations in Seville
• A saeta during a Semana Santa procession
• Spanish customs and traditions at Easter

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