Easter

While Easter is a worldwide religious holiday, it is commemorated in Trinidad and Tobago by two public holidays: Good Friday and Easter Monday. The devout attend church services, pay visits to relatives and eat lavish dinners with their families. Our Good Friday menu is renowned - whether you are Christian or not, most of us must have a Hot Cross Bun before or after our lunch! Nothing, however, compares to the Easter Sunday dinner offering, which commemorates Christ's resurrection. The food is generally extravagant, with baked ham or roast chicken and all the fixings. Because Easter Monday is also a holiday, you may relax, go to the beach, or simply remain at home and eat the leftovers!

If you're lucky, you could see the Good Friday 'Bobolee,' an effigy representing Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Christ, being beaten. Chocolate eggs, bunnies, and chicks appear in stores, as they do in most other regions of the world, and Easter egg hunts are popular.

Easter bonnet parades are staged in the weeks leading up to Easter, and various competitions are organized around the islands, with young girls having a great time modeling their unique creations for all to see and admire. You are always invited to participate in anything Trinbagonian!