Easter Monday History

By Dana Malcolm  

Staff Writer  

April 11, 2023 – Traditionally following Resurrection Sunday, Easter Monday, while not biblically mentioned, is celebrated by many Christians.  It is even a public holiday in many Christian countries and said to represent the post-resurrection period.  Across the globe it is known by other names including Bright Monday, Renewal Monday, Wet Monday, The Monday of the Angel, and Dyngus Day.

‘Easter Monday’ as a term, dates back to the 1400s.  The day is not as strictly religious as Good Friday and Easter Sunday, and usually hosts egg roll and egg hunt competitions for children who enjoy gifts and candy.  Easter parades are also held on this day.

Kite festivals are a marked tradition across the Caribbean; Bobolees, stuffed dummies representing Judas, are popular in Trinidad and Tobago during this time.  In Jamaica, it is tradition to consume a great deal of spiced bun and cheese.  In Barbados, an Easter bonnet parade happens each year.  In the Turks and Caicos, the long-standing kite festival returns, but only in the Capital of Grand Turk.

However you celebrate, Happy Easter!

CAPTION:   EASTER IN BERMUDA: The people in Bermuda aim high for Easter: kite flying is everyone’s favourite pastime during the holidays. Bermudians make their own kites with wooden sticks, colorful paper, and intricate designs. All of this is topped off with a special tissue called “hummers” that then makes a buzzing sound, aka the sound of Bermudian Easter. Everyone gathers and lets their beautiful constructions fly – or goes to Horseshoe Bay Beach to attend the annual Kite Festival on Good Friday.