Easter Monday

Culture of origin: Christian · Cultural

Holiday sources: Australia (national) · Canada (federal) · Christianity · France · Germany (nationwide) · United Kingdom (England and Wales) · United States (federal)

Easter Monday is the second day of the Easter season; Eastern churches call it Bright Monday. Customs vary: in Poland it is Śmigus-dyngus, "Wet Monday", when people douse each other with water; Italians spend Pasquetta picnicking in the countryside; Germans hold Easter egg races. In Ireland it recalls the Easter Rising, which began on Easter Monday 1916.