7 Traditional Foods Enjoyed on Easter 2024

Written By

Sanjeev Vekariya

A succulent centerpiece, often glazed with sweet sauces like honey and brown sugar, symbolizing abundance and celebration.

1. Easter Ham

Sweet, spiced buns adorned with a cross, traditionally eaten on Good Friday to mark the end of Lent.

2. Hot Cross Buns

Colorful eggs, representing new life and fertility, often hidden for children to find in Easter egg hunts.

3. Easter Eggs

Roast lamb, particularly popular in Mediterranean cuisines, symbolizing sacrifice and resurrection.

4. Roasted Lamb

A rich fruitcake topped with marzipan, decorated with eleven marzipan balls symbolizing Jesus' apostles, omitting Judas.

5. Simnel Cake

Eastern European bread, often sweetened and enriched with eggs and raisins, symbolizing the risen Christ.

6. Pascha Bread

Portuguese bread, typically flavored with cinnamon and lemon zest, sometimes filled with eggs, representing abundance and prosperity.

7. Folar

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