The Catholic Travel Logue

The Roman Catholic Christians, and generally celebrated on the day of the Risen Lord on Easter Sunday. May the secular world as a full day of celebrating Easter egg hunt, children’s activities, eating with family and friends, and a visit by the Easter Bunny. Although these do with the religion of the day on which Jesus Christ is risen from the dead have to do that is a wonderful way to an afternoon in a beautiful garden with people who spend full of love. This is not what Easter is all.

What exactly happens at Easter?

Sunday of Easter as a religious festival is the day that Jesus rose from the dead after 3 days of death. The Catholic Church has a special mass for Easter Sunday, and therefore the Christian Church. In most scenarios, traditional festivities and fun from the Holy Thursday before Easter to the Sunday is not allowed, and if most of the celebration (eg, lunch with friends and family) occur on the day, Easter, even if the Lord is risen.

The secular world is to attend Easter Sunday through various activities and shopping activities. On the hunt for Easter eggs also happened that day when the children have the opportunity hidden in the search for eggs in a given area. Various awards are offered in this competition, Easter egg hunt. Also as previously mentioned, the Easter Bunny makes his presence was still regarded as the forerunner of the Easter egg.

If what happened on Easter Sunday, which happens, on Easter Monday?

As Boxing Day is Easter Monday a holiday, the proceeds immediately to other holiday. This is the time for visiting friends and relatives, and it is a rest period of activity carried out on Easter Sunday. The Catholic Church has a cross-procession and a mass to be held specifically for Easter Monday. This stuff is almost identical to the service yesterday, with some slight modifications in the hymns. After the celebration of Holy Mass, people usually rest and spend time with their families.

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A land of love and exotic flavors, Spain is a place to take in broad outline. If you are planning a trip, here is an overview of the country.

The official name is the Kingdom of Spain. It covers an area of about 194.000 square miles. This includes both the mainland and the Balearic and Canary Islands. The total mileage makes Spain one of the most important in Europe, about the combined size of the states of Arizona and Utah.

The capital of Spain is Madrid, which has about 5.5 million inhabitants. Other major cities are Barcelona, with 4.9 persons, Malaga, with 1.3 million euros, with 1.8 million of Seville and Valencia with just over 2 million inhabitants. The country Spain varies from flat to mountainous. Temperatures range from cold to boiling hot in winter in summer, especially in cities such as Madrid, who have no access to coastal breezes.

Until 1975, Spain was a dictatorship under the leadership area of General Francisco Franco. Upon his death in 1975 was Prince Juan Carlos de Borbon y Borbon as King and Head of State. He then moved to liberalize the country and maintains an independent head of state, who is now an elected official.

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