Easter was held this year on Sunday, March 27. The holiday is celebrated on a different day each year, but the date falls mostly between March 22 and April 25.

In the Christian religion, Easter honors Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead. Christians may also celebrate the night before Easter Vigil, which is also known as Easter Ever or Holy Saturday.

Common modern Easter traditions include Easter eggs, egg hunts, bunnies and baskets of candy, but many places have unique customs.

In the United States, the White House celebrates with a Easter egg roll. This race involves children who have to push decorated, hard-boiled eggs across the White House lawn. This activity is celebrated every year on the Monday after Easter.

In the United Kingdom, people participate in Easter festivities by rolling eggs down hills. They also performed in the Pace Egg Play, a drama declaring that good will defeat evil.

In Haux, France, chefs make an omelet that can feed 1,000 people, almost enough for the entire town.  

Easter plays an important role in Corfu, Greece, where people throw pots of water out of their windows. The inhabitants of Corfu believe that the sound of breaking clay means that death has been defeated by Jesus’s resurrection.

In Australia, there is no Easter Bunny. However there is Easter Bilby, since bunnies are seen as a pest for agriculture.

There are many cultural traditions and unique events during this worldwide holiday. Some involve honoring Jesus’s resurrection, while others are done just for fun.