I'm a simple emigrant, and today in Germany it's Easter 🥚🐰

My favorite fact about Easter is that it always means four consecutive days off. A long time ago I told, that holidays here aren't moved if they fall on weekends, and Good Friday and Easter Monday are guaranteed weekdays when we rest. Of course, travel during these days is more expensive than usual, but it's still better than Christmas, which recently fell on Saturday and Sunday. And even without travel the long weekends are pleasant: in Frankfurt the spring sun is already shining, the birds are singing, and crowds of people on the streets. Although Germans do go to their parents for Easter, the cities don't empty; restaurants and cafés are open, people happily meet for an Aperol or even just sit by the river with coffee. In terms of atmosphere it's almost like Christmas markets, only without fir trees — instead, daffodils and tulips are in bloom, and in small towns and villages trees adorned with multicolored eggs. I'm sure Frankfurt does the same, but for some reason I haven't come across it. And also on the Saturday before Easter in Germany they light an Easter bonfire — Osterfeuer. In Frankfurt such a bonfire is usually lit in Riedberg, people come with children and without, they drink wine and mulled wine, eat sausages, all in the classic way. It's believed that this bonfire 'drives out winter' and 'beckons spring' just like ours on Maslenitsa. I didn't manage to get there, but if anyone has been, send photos! And what Easter traditions do you know — from other cultures, or perhaps even ones not obvious right at home? Happy Easter! #holidays