Toronto: Easter Traditions Around the World

Collage: Poster Easter Around the World
Sunday, April 17th, 2011, Toronto City Hall
Community Folk Arts Council of Toronto
Credit: www.cfactoronto.com

The Community Folk Arts Council of Toronto presents

Easter Around the World

When: Sunday, April 17th, 2011
Time: 12 - 5pm
Where: Toronto City Hall Rotunda (inside)
Location: 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2N1
(North-west corner of Queen Street West and Bay Street)

Admission: Free

• Join the Community Folk Arts Council of Toronto for the 46th annual "Easter Around the World" celebrations.
• Experience and see how 15 different countries and communities celebrate Easter and their traditions.
• See live egg painting demonstrations.
• Buy foods and gifts from around the world.

For more info call: 416-368-8743
or go to: www.cfactoronto.com

It's a wonderful event and an excellent opportunity for children and families to learn about how different cultures celebrate Easter.

Happy Easter!

links:
Toronto.com Restaurants Word of Mouth: Experiencing Easter around the world
by Sheryl Kirby, March 25, 2011

Just Food Now: Information, Recipes, Religious Feasts: Easter Around The World
by J @ JFN, March 30, 2010

Easter Around the World: Toronto's Communities Displays on Easter Traditions Today

Photo: "Easter around the world". Polish table.
Credit: flickr.com/photos/digitaloksana
Uploaded by DigitalOks on 2 April 2007

The Community Folk Art Council of Toronto
Invites You to:

2009 Easter Around the World Festival

When: Sunday, April 5, 2009
Time: 12- 5pm
Where: Toronto City Hall, Rotunda
Location: 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2N1
Google Map: 100 Queen St W Toronto, ON

See 15 different ethnic communities displays on their EASTER traditions, in Art & Crafts, Egg Painting, Traditional foods

Admission: Free

44th Easter Around the World 15 nationalities participate!
at the Rotunda of City Hall
100 Queen St. W.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
12:00 - 5:00 pm
This year 's celebration promises to be a colourful event, with Easter eggs and other traditional special Easter home baking for purchase. Customary Easter foods such as Polish sausage and the extravagant Easter breads and cakes from the Ukraine, Macedonia, Slovakia, The Philippines and Serbia will be showcased at the display. The festival offers an excellent opportunity for children and families to learn about how different cultures celebrate Easter.
See how these groups celebrate Easter with special events and customs.

The Community Folk Art Council of Metropolitan Toronto
For more info:
416-368-8743
www.cfactoronto.com

Happy Easter!

links:
Toronto: Easter Around the World Festival 2007
Visit CFAC on facebook

Photos from Easter Around the World Festival in Toronto

Sharing Easter Traditions: Margaret from the Slovak Canadian Heritage Museum
Photo © Liudmila Cherniak
Uploaded on April 5, 2007

Participants of Different Ethnic Communities at the Annual Easter Around the World Festival
Photo © Oksana Shlakhter
Uploaded on April 2, 2007

Са Васкрсом око света
Photo © OPLENAC: Serbian Cultural Association

I would like to express my immense gratitude to Liudmila, Oksana, and Zoran who were kind enough to share with me and with you their wonderful photos taken at the Annual Easter Around the World Festival on April 1, 2007.

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New links from the web:

Live Broadcast from Breakfast Television Toronto
Added April 03, 2007
From crazymilo

Photo from Easter Around the World Festival that took place on Sunday, April 1, 2007 at Toronto City Hall
15 different ethnic communities where on hand displaying their own Easter traditions.
Photo © Wendy Limbertie
Uploaded on April 1, 2007