Easter is the principal feast of Christianity. It celebrates the resurrection of Jesus according to the Scriptures, took place on the third day after his death on the cross. The date of Easter, which varies from year to year according to the lunar cycles, also determines the rate of other celebrations and liturgical seasons like Lent and Pentecost. The gift of eggs: At Easter there is the habit of giving chocolate eggs. In fact, this habit is born with time, but in the beginning as presents real eggs, with colorful shell, meaning of rebirth and the reset of life. In Italy, as in many Catholic countries, in the last days before Easter Sunday, is performing various rites that evoke the passion of Christ. On this occasion, many ceremonies take place in folklore are represented episodes of the Passion, bless the house, wears the paschal lamb, and deploying typical symbols of Easter: eggs and cakes in the shape of a dove. After the long preparation for Lent, the pace of the rites that evoke the passion intensifies and reaches the summit on Friday. With Easter the community of the faithful live a day of mourning universal, and through various forms of popular participation. A peculiarity of the Italian Easter also lies in his kitchen. All Italian regions are prepared, in fact, to the celebrations with typical

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