Easter in Mexico

• One of the island’s most beloved is the Good Friday kite flying festival on Horseshoe Bay Beach. Hundreds of Bermudians turn out to fly their kites, which are kaleidoscopic, hexagonal wonders with long tails that hum once aloft. The wooden sticks that provide the structural ...

• The island of Marinduque’s Moriones Festival takes place during Holy Week each year, and a major cornerstone of the festivities is inspired by Longinus, a Roman executioner of Christ.
• Men and women impersonate Roman soldiers, by donning masks, helmet...

• Florence holds a ritual called Scoppio del Carro, in which white oxen carry a centuries-old wagon to Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore. After mass, the archbishop sends a mechanical dove into the wagon, which explodes in a spectacular fireworks display.
• A parade th...

The most striking Easter tradition is the intricate sand designs called alfombras that line the streets.

The multi-chromatic creations come in patterns of all kinds—geometric, floral, and illustrative—and local artisans spend days creating the masterpieces using a mix o...

• Since 1930, Angelenos have celebrated Holy Saturday with a Blessing of the Animals on Los Angeles's Olvera Street—the procession is full of flamboyantly costumed pets and a cow decked out in flowers leads it.
• But New York City is home to perhaps the splashiest of all Easter events ...

• It all starts on Palm Sunday when churchgoers receive dried flower bouquets or willow branches in lieu of palms.
• Their version of Easter eggs is much more elaborate and intricate. Called pisanki, they are pain...

Eastern Orthodox communities follow the Julian calendar's holiday schedule instead of the Gregorian's. 

• The Holy Fire, which is said to emit from the tomb of Jesus Christ every Holy Saturday, is flown from Jerusalem to Athens and then delivered throughout Greece.