Posts tagged ‘Easter’

Easter in London

LONDON - Easter in London has many of the same traditions that I experienced growing up back home. For example we don’t go to work on Good Friday or Easter Monday. The Americans do! I only recently found this out. It struck me as odd as Easter is the most important event in the Christian calendar. You should get a holiday for it.

We also eat lots of chocolate Easter eggs. A favourite here are the Cadbury mini eggs. They’re so addictive. But I’d also like to give a shout out to Malteasers Easter bunny chocolate. It’s actually much better than the original Malteasers.

Of course, no Easter would be complete without a hot cross bun which is a sweet spiced bun with a white cross on it. The cross obviously represents the crucifixion. It’s supposed to be eaten on Good Friday, but the shops market them very early in the year and I’ve indulged a bit already.

Did you grow up singing the English nursery rhyme ‘hot cross bun’?

Hot cross buns!
Hot cross buns!
One ha’ penny, two ha’ penny,
Hot cross buns!
If you have no daughters,
Give them to your sons
One ha’ penny,
Two ha’ penny,
Hot Cross Buns!

Here’s the tune -

We sang it growing up each Easter.

Here’s a link to a hot cross bun recipe. And here’s a recipe for a bun & butter pudding. I’ve always bought hot cross buns, but it’s fun to try new things. What do you do for Easter in your part of the world? Easter egg hunts?