Happy Easter Travelers! This morning my roommate and I were greeted by HUGE Uova di Pasqua (Solid Chocolate Easter Eggs) from our host mother. This helped us this morning because we were a bit homesick, not being able to be with our families on the holiday.
I was surprised by Easter in Rome. For a city that is rich with religion, they did not do much to celebrate. We got tickets to have mass at the Vatican with the
Pope and we all dressed up, like in America. Italians greeted us in jeans, hats, and even an ACDC t-shirt. In American, after Easter mass, you often attend a big Easter brunch with family or friends. Our program was excited to see how big Italians feasted on Easter. To our surprise, they treated it like any other day when it came to food. We made our reservation for brunch a week and a half in advance, imagining a rush of people. We were the only ones at the famous restaurant, San Marco. It was the oddest day.
I can totally relate to your experience. I studied in Belgium for a semester and it felt like there was such a big difference in the way we celebrated certain holidays. For example towards the end of November before we went home for Christmas, the Loyola students in house were getting into the Christmas spirit, but most of my Belgian friends said they really enjoyed the different activities we set up for everyone. In Belgium Christmas is just another day! Surprising right!
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