Countryballs Easter 2024 (Gregorian, March 31)

By Shantleen Dhanoa

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A fun holiday themed pantomime comic featuring Easter traditions in Western Christianity (Roman Catholicism and Protestantism). The cartoon features several well-known traditions such as the Easter Bunny and hot cross buns, but also lesser-known traditions such as the Easter Witches and the Estonian Easter Swing.

For really avid Countryballs fans, there are also familiar stereotypes and tropes from classic Countryballs comics, including the United States being incredibly obese (from eating most of the chocolates he was supposed to give out because he's the Easter Bunny) and the Netherlands being a stoner (which led to him getting banned from lighting the bonfire by Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Belgium and Luxembourg).

Articles about the international Easter traditions depicted

About various countries:

• https://www.funkidslive.com/learn/top-10-facts/top-10-easter-traditions-around-the-world/

• https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/photography/2018/03/how-the-world-celebrates-easter-in-15-spectacular-photos?image=07eastergallery

• https://www.womansday.com/life/travel-tips/g2175/easter-traditions/

About English Easter traditions (including sports):

• https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/easter/how-the-english-celebrated-easter/

• https://www.wickedwilliam.com/tally-ho-brief-history-epping-hunt/

About the Easter Bunny:

• https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/easter-symbols

About Swiss Easter traditions:

• https://studyinginswitzerland.com/easter-in-switzerland/

• https://www.lebendige-traditionen.ch/tradition/en/home/traditions/chlefele.html

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg_tree

About the Easter Bilby:

• http://easterbilby.weebly.com/about-the-story.html 

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Bilby

About Norwegian Easter traditions:

• https://www.visitnorway.com/typically-norwegian/easter/

• https://www.lifeinnorway.net/easter-traditions/

• https://www.lifeinnorway.net/easter-crime/

• https://www.lifeinnorway.net/norwegian-brands-kvikk-lunsj/

• https://www.studybergen.com/guide-to-bergen/norwegian-culture-and-traditions/easter-in-norway/

About Easter chocolates:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg#Chocolate

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_bar#Early_history

• https://www.chocolatefetish.com/2017/04/04/handmade-chocolate-bunnies/

• https://www.visiticeland.com/article/easter-in-iceland

• https://www.icelandtravel.is/blog/easter-iceland/

• https://www.reykjavikcars.com/blog/icelandic-culture/easter-in-iceland

About the Danish gaekkebreve:

• https://simplydanishliving.com/gaekkebreve-a-danish-easter-tradition/

• https://dianesdailydenmark.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/gaekkebrev/

• https://www.scandinaviastandard.com/danish-easter-gaekkebreve-eggs-snaps-galore/

• https://www.visitdenmark.com/denmark/things-do/spring/easter

About Dutch Easter traditions:

• https://www.iamexpat.nl/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/how-celebrate-easter-dutch-way

About "Ducking Monday" (Hungary), or "Wet Monday" (Poland):

• https://www.itshungarian.com/made-in-hungary/hungarian-easter-customs-fun-facts-traditional-hungarian-sprinkling-poems-english/

• https://theculturetrip.com/europe/poland/articles/what-is-polands-wet-monday-everything-you-need-to-know-about-smigus-dyngus

About Palm Sunday in Ireland:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Sunday#Customs

About Brazilian Easter traditions:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Carnival

• https://www.interflora.com.au/blog/easter-traditions-around-world

• https://theculturetrip.com/south-america/brazil/articles/how-easter-is-celebrated-in-brazil

About the Portuguese Farricocos:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_in_Braga#%E2%80%9CFarricocos%E2%80%9D_and_%E2%80%9Cfogar%C3%A9us%E2%80%9D

About the Scandinavian Easter Witches:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_witch

• https://www.scandinaviastandard.com/swedish-easter-witches-birch-twigs-paskmust/

About Estonian Easter traditions:

• https://theculturetrip.com/europe/estonia/articles/estonia-and-its-love-for-extreme-swinging

• https://www.visitestonia.com/en/why-estonia/estonian-easter-traditions-old-meets-new

• https://hannalaasberg.wordpress.com/2017/04/16/kiigepuha-the-spring-is-finally-here/

About Spanish Easter traditions:

·                https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verges,_Catalonia