Easter in England, what´s traditional?

Easter is a traditional religious time all over the world, and it is not the same in UK. There are some food´s that are typical in Easter in UK, those are the following:

HOT CROSS BUNS

The traditional Hot Cross Buns. They are only available at the supermarkets during Easter times even though sometimes you can find them after Easter in many supermarkets. They are usually bought rather than baked. They can be eated toasted and buttered, or simply by adding butter to them. There are many flavors available today when it comes to Hot Cross Buns, the tradional ones include cinnamon, sugar and raisins, but nowadayes there are many types of buns available depending on each state, for instance, some included dried cranberries, blueberries, even some include chocolate or toffee. Needless to say, they are really delicious and usually eaten for tea time or after a meal in Easter time. They are only eaten in English speaking countries such as Australia, UK, New Zealand and some parts of the United States and Canada. One of its characteristics its that they include some type of spice in them, they are spiced buns. 

The tradition says that they must be eaten on Good Friday.

Hot Cross Buns appeared as a tradition in the 5th and 6th century brough by the Saxons (Germans invaders that settled in UK  in the East part mainly during those centuries). Thye were introduced with a pagan religion that for them the buns represented the moon and the differented quarters of the moon, However there is another sourche which says that Hot Cross Buns had been originated in Saint Albans, when a monk at Saint Albans Abbey developed a bun called "Alban bun" with the intention of eating it in Good Friday. Nowadays  for Christians makes reference to the death and resurrection of Jesus. The name Cros buns makes reference to the cross of Jesus Christ in the day of the crucifixion, represented by the white lines across them. They are considered as the most typical British tradition for Easter since many centuries ago.

There are many traditions and superstitions about Hot Cross Buns, saying that they can be kept to give to people for medicinal purposes.

CHOCOLATE EASTER EGGS

Chocolate easter eggs are one of the most famous and well spread Easter traditions in many countries. They are also very popular in England. Eggs have been associated with Easter celebrations throughout history; the egg represents fertility and new beginnings, they are also referred as "resurrection eggs". Many sources point that Easter eggs come from many religious traditions, especially in the Anglo-Saxon cultures where eggs meant the revival of the nature after Winter.

Eggs were a traditional gift in the Middle Ages to give to their landlords in Spring; also many people in medieval times could pay some things by giving eggs. This tradition of giving eggs survived until nowadays, when instead of giving eggs for Easter, we actually make chocolate eggs gifts.

For Christians, Christ’s resurrection is symbolic of new beginnings and represented by the giving and receiving of eggs. Many countries, including Britain, enjoy chocolate eggs as part of the Easter celebration, and it is actually not too difficult to make your own.

ROAST LAMB AND ROAST HAM

The favorite meats eaten in Easter in England, Wales and Scotland are Lamb and Ham. Roast ham is the typical food for Easter in the United States, and this tradition of eating roasted ham in Easter has originated in Oxford around the 13th century. April is considered the time of lamb and when their meet is more consumed all over ater a winter without much meat stocks, lamb it was what it was avaialbe for many centuries as a main resource to celebrate a lunch together with families. Many people make a choice in wether eating lamb or ham nowadayes, but it mostly depends which meat they prefere to consume for Easter on their Sunday lunch. 

Other traditonal English foods for Easter are cupcakes with chocolate nests on it, jam tarts and jersey new potatoe are eaten as well.

Easter  nest cupcakes