Easter Monday
Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday and is a national holiday in many countries. In some places it is called Ball Monday.
Egg rolling races are held in many counties including Switzerland, the U.K. and the U.S.A. There is a big race held on the lawn of the White House in Washington D.C. and sometimes even the President takes part! Eggs are rolled down a hill or slope. The first one to reach the bottom unbroken is the winner.
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To make your egg easier to spot you can dye them different colours.
In Hungary, Easter Monday is called Ducking Monday. This is because there is a very old tradition that young men would duck or dip their wife or girlfriend in a pond!!!
In medieval England, people would not work on Easter Monday or the Tuesday either and it was called 'Hocktide'.