Australia is the land of people belonging to a number
of countries. Different people bring different traditions with them; it
is because of this reason that Easter is celebrations take place in a
variety of ways. Easter Sunday is the chief day of celebrations for the
people. Church service is attended by the people and they take sweet
fruit buns for breakfast. These buns, generally, have a cross on their
top. Children exchange Easter eggs of different shapes and sizes are
exchanged by children. They are made of chocolates, sugar etc. and some
of them have little and attractive toys inside. Some chocolate eggs are
also in the shape of mischievous looking rabbits.
Bilby, a native animal (an endangered species) of Australia is also
made on Easter. To show their concern for this endangered animal, the
chocolate manufacturers make Easter bilbies and share some of their
profits to help protect these animals from extinction. Children are
generally not concerned about the shape and size of these chocolates;
for them the only concern is chocolates because they just love
chocolates!
Easter hunt is another popular activity in which many families organize
for an Easter hunt in their homes or gardens to make out who can find
the most eggs on Easter Sunday morning. Then there is another tradition
of sharing Easter meal with relatives. This meal generally consists of
roasted lamb, beef or chicken along with roasted vegetables like
potatoes, carrots, pumpkin etc.
