Good morning all this Monday morning and since it is Easter Monday here are some facts about Easter down under.
Most people in Australia celebrate the Easter holiday. Some do this for religious reasons, however, just like Christmas, Easter has become less about religion for many people in Australia.
25 per cent of Australians say Easter is the most important event of the year to them. 25 per cent Australians spend $37 – $90 for Easter.
Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday are public holidays. Under the implementation arrangements, full time and part time employees who would normally work on Easter Sunday are entitled to a paid public holiday, or if they are required to work, they are entitled to be paid double time and a half.
To celebrate Easter in Australia,some people eat chocolate bilbies instead of chocolate rabbits. Bilbies are a native Australian marsupial.
Many Christians attend church services even if they do not attend services regularly during the rest of the year. For non-religious people and followers of other faiths, the four-day Easter weekend is a welcome break and a chance to enjoy a range of sporting and cultural events.
Jo-AnneRamplings 
Dearest Jo–Anne,
Bilbies have ears that are similar to the bunnies… And why not use a native mammal?
The way the Aussies celebrate these holidays is similar to The Netherlands, we also had Good Friday as a public holiday and then 1st and 2nd Easter day. Here in the US, it is ONLY Easter day and nothing else.
This morning the Church where I sing in their chancel choir was packed at the 9:00 AM Mass and again at the 11:00 AM Mass where we did the music with some musicians.
Our Catholic Church yesterday was not a good turnout and both of us left after two hours in the dark (!) after first part with candles and then we had to extinguish them and they only were at the Readings in two hours. In English + Spanish. Hate that as it is an English speaking nation and why the heck, we never demanded any Dutch language here.
We have an African pastor from Tanzania and a priest from Uganda and they LOVE to stretch the time they can captivate their audience.
It was so cold and Pieter can hardly hear and for reading along from our monthly special ordered and paid for booklets was impossible in the dark.
We went straight to bed.
Hugs,
Mariette
People now days don’t seem to have much interest in Easter and Christmas traditions and to be honest I am guilty of loss on interest.
Well it is a sad fact but from your end—that is so understandable Jo–Anne!
Happy Easter Monday ❤