Moscow REALLY turned up Easter this year. Word on the street was, city officials have decided that with all the #sanctions, ruble woes, Ukraine and endless winter the people needed some extra cheering up this year.
And so, Christmas decorations stayed up all the way through March, only to be immediately replaced by Easter decorations the likes and intensity of which Moscow has not seen before (Moscovites: feel free to correct me but I remember nothing of this sort from the last few years).
Eggs galore! Beautifully painted Easter eggs spring up in central Moscow. Christmas Markets were reincarnated in Spring-appropriate form, selling sweets and treats from all over the country (I highly recommend strawberry-blended honey – and I don’t even like honey!). Tverskoy Boulevard got a menagerie, shashlik barbecue, an outdoor photo gallery, doll-rendered installations of traditional Russian Easter celebrations, and an Easter/Spring-themed children’s art contest set in a maze made of giant pencils. Oh yeah.
With weather cooperating fully – 17C and sunny! – it was the most festive Easter celebration I can remember.
Does your town go BIG for Easter?
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My town Tilburg was very quiet this Easter, but we hardly celebrate..just the kids get days off (a weekend) from school.
I think in the UK people get Friday AND Monday off – that’s so nice. Here it’s just a regular weekend, but a very festive one.
Soooo cool! Here in Munich I didn’t find anything like this… plus the weather wasn’t so good and in Russia!
I didn’t know you guys had this strong tradition with Easter, interesting.
I like the mini dolls… they are so cute ❤
There were at least 6 or 8 of those doll scenes – I didnt want to spam the post with them 🙂 And Moscow now does these outdoor markets with sweets and entertainment and souvenirs and over the top decor for all major holidays, it’s kind of great.
I loved them, you could have spammed the post with them, sooo cute!! hahaha
These outdoor markets are pretty cool, always remind me of the Christmas markets!
I like them too – I think there will be more for May Day and Victory Day. The next one after would be the City Day in September? And then Christmas season of course.
Wooow, so many? How cool!! When I go, I need to make sure to go in one of these seasons 😀
I will be on the lookout for a really good summer one – that’s the best time to visit!
Yes I can imagine! I already told my husband that when we go we need to go during summer 😀
We also had a very nice day (24C and sunny!), but there weren’t any decorations (that I’ve seen). Easter is usually a holiday that can easily go unnoticed here (if you don’t go to church, that is).
Usually Easter is also very church-centric too, but this year they made it into a city-wide secular-adjacent celebration. And 24C! Man, I’m jealous!
It’s beautiful. I am not sure if those reasons are why they actually did “turn Easter up” but I am just happy they did.
You know what’s instead of all this stuff this weekend? A fish market with a giant fish tank in the middle of the square! MUST check it out!
Now you’re talking! What will be in the fish tank? This could all go very 007 very quickly
I think it’s sturgeon and pikes… both of which are rather toothy and can get as big as some sharks, so not that you brought up 007 I feel all kinds of unease…
So joyful and colorful! I’d love to see Easter in Moscow. I mean… Look at those pastries!
I didnt even try any because I was afraid that once I start, I won’t stop, and just eat my way through the market!