Video: Easter Celebrations Across Europe

Happy Easter! All this week, I’ve been sharing daily clips from Rick Steves’ European Easter, my one-hour public television special that’s airing now nationwide (check your local listings) and streaming online. And the “He is risen” finale is today’s clip: It’s Easter Sunday, and families in Spain, Italy, Slovenia, and Greece come together to celebrate, just as they have for generations. Enjoy…and thanks for sharing this beautiful holiday season with us.

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Video: Greek Orthodox Easter

In honor of Holy week, I’m sharing daily clips from Rick Steves’ European Easter, my one-hour public television special that’s airing now nationwide (check your local listings) and streaming online.

Today’s clip traces Greek Orthodox Easter celebrations. In the town of Nafplio (two hours south of Athens), we attend the series of packed, candlelit, incense-augmented services that mark the events of Greek Orthodox Holy Week. In Greece, late night on Holy Saturday is a time of community-wide celebration, as the entire town comes together on the main square for fireworks at midnight.

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Video: European Passion Plays

In honor of Holy week, I’m sharing daily clips from Rick Steves’ European Easter, my one-hour public television special that’s airing now nationwide (check your local listings) and streaming online.

On Good Friday, we attended two of Europe’s most poignant passion plays (re-enactments of the Crucifixion, dating back to the Middle Ages) in Škofja Loka, Slovenia, and in Cantiano, Italy — and joined hooded penitents on their Good Friday processions through Gubbio, Italy.

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Video: Holy Thursday in Italy

In honor of Holy Week, I’m sharing daily clips from Rick Steves’ European Easter, my one-hour public television special that’s airing now nationwide (check your local listings) and streaming online.

In today’s clip, we join locals for Holy Thursday (or Maundy Thursday) in Italy’s Le Marche as they re-enact Jesus’ Last Supper and betrayal, and as a local priest washes the feet of his parishioners.


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Video: Easter Egg Traditions in Slovenia, Italy, and Greece

In honor of Holy Week, I’m sharing daily clips from Rick Steves’ European Easter, my one-hour public television special that’s airing now nationwide (check your local listings) and streaming online.

In today’s clip, we’ll take a closer look at the Easter egg tradition — from Slovenia, famous for its all-natural, Slavic spin on this craft; to Italy, where chocolate eggs contain a surprise; to Greece, where decorating eggs is a family affair.

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