Despite the fact that the holiday traditions of different peoples differ, one of the main Christian holidays, Easter, is celebrated with a rich festive table, which should be tasty and symbolic.

We tell you what traditional and unusual for us Easter dishes are prepared in different countries

What is prepared for Easter in Germany

The celebration of Easter in Germany begins on Thursday.

It is called "Green Thursday", and green soups and sauces, spinach, parsley, onions are eaten on this day.

Fish is usually eaten on Good Friday.

Seven-herb soup is a traditional dish on Great Thursday

And on Sunday, meat dishes are prepared for the Easter table: mutton, roasted lamb.

Brandenburg lamb (Brandenburger Lammfleisch) is diced lamb with onions, traditionally served with green beans and potatoes.

The recipe for Easter pie prepared by the Germans is similar to the recipe for our Passover.

The dough is kneaded in milk, many eggs and raisins are added.

Then they braid it in the form of a braid and bake it in an oval shape.

Cake in the shape of a lamb (Lammkuchen) for Easter in Germany is a common thing.

A cake in the form of a lamb

What is prepared for Easter in Poland

White sausage, rye soup, poppy seed roll and cheese pie are traditional dishes for Easter days in Poland.

Easter is a holiday of smoked meat and ham, the central place on the Easter table is occupied by white sausage.

It is unsmoked minced pork sausage in a natural casing, seasoned with salt, black pepper, garlic and marjoram.

Both in the traditional soup called "zhurek" and in the Easter basket, as a rule, there is boiled white sausage.

White sausage on Easter in Poland

On Easter, "babka" (cake made of yeast dough) must be prepared: a traditional recipe for rich families recommended using at least 60 eggs for its preparation.

Rum syrup is sometimes added to babka or decorated with glaze, but traditional babka should not have any filling. 

Babka is a traditional paska in Poland

Even in Poland, mazurok is baked on Easter.

This flat cake is prepared from different types of dough and decorated with marmalade, chocolate glaze, dried fruits or nuts. 

Mazurek for Easter in Poland

What is eaten on Easter in France

A traditional Easter dish is L'Agneau Pascal (Easter lamb).

The lamb symbolizes both Christ's sacrifice and the beginning of a new life.

Lambs are baked from dough.

Every family has an old ceramic mold in which this symbol is baked.

The lamb is a symbol of Easter in France

There is no traditional Easter dessert or pastry like Easter, mostly chocolate treats and eggs are eaten. 

Chocolate treats for Easter in France

What is eaten on Easter in Spain

All Spaniards love torrijas/torrijas - these are the familiar croutons soaked in sweet milk or wine with the addition of spices and honey and fried in olive oil. 

The Spanish Easter pastry is Mona de Pascua, a round cake decorated with colored feathers.

Each hostess decorates it as she wants, usually with chocolate figures, sweet balls, nuts or meringues.

Easter baking of the Spaniards

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