Elsewhere in The World
- In Canada, It is a public holiday for many, especially government offices.
- In Guyana, people fly kites, which are made on Holy Saturday.
- It is a Bank Holiday in the United Kingdom (except Scotland); in Leicestershire, England the people of Hallaton hold a bottle-kicking match and Hare Pie Scramble.
- In the Netherlands, people eat a festive breakfast and go hiking or cycling in the countryside.
- It is celebrated in Coastal Northern Portugal as the Anjo Festival (Ivy Festival), especially in the region of Póvoa de Varzim and is part of the Easter Celebrations, people go to the countryside and woodlands to picnic and party, it also includes a reminder of pagan believes, in which the Hedera helix ivy is especially regarded.
- In South Africa in 1995, Easter Monday was renamed Family Day.
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