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Easter is a Christian festivity that celebrates the death and resurrection of Christ. It is celebrated in many countries with similar customs. The most common tradition is giving away Easter eggs.

Chocolate eggs are the current traditional gift exchanged during Easter time, but the original Easter eggs were bird eggs painted with colourful patterns. Colouring eggs is still common among families with young children as a mean of entertainment.

There are countries were wooden coloured eggs are chosen for house decoration and sometimes special patterns tell the Easter story as well.

There are famous eggs related to Easter: The first Fabergé egg ever made was ordered by the Russian Czar Alexander III as an Easter present for his wife. It was made of gold and white enamel and it contained a series of surprises inside. Then, jeweler Carl Fabergé designed other luxury eggs for the Russian royal family, which are now considered masterpieces and exhibited in private collections and museums around the world.

Egg hunts, egg rolling races and egg-knocking are some of the traditional games played during Easter. No matter what you traditions are, next year you can experience Easter in a different place with HomeForHome. Many countries have holidays during Easter week, so it is a good time to arrange your home exchange.