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Easter in Salzburg
Easter in Salzburg is characterised by living customs, top-class music and the first outdoor experiences.
Easter Events for Everyone
In addition to Easter church services and traditional Easter celebrations, Holy Week features a wide range of activities for the whole family. Highlights for children during the Easter break include an Easter egg hunt at the zoo and an egg race at Hohensalzburg Fortress. Creative minds of all ages can also get crafty in the DomQuartier’s Easter Bunny Workshop and make colorful decorations and gifts for Easter.
Easter: Festival of church rituals and customs.
Through its heritage as a church city, Easter in Salzburg is still celebrated today as a festival of church rituals and customs.
Traditions such as the consecration of the palm bouquets tied from seven evergreen branches on Palm Sunday are just as much a part of it as the dyeing of eggs as a symbol of the resurrection on Easter Sunday.
Solemn Easter masses and processions in front of the backdrop of Salzburg Cathedral make Holy Week in Salzburg a multifaceted experience.
Musical highlight: The Easter Festival
Since 1967, the Easter Festival, founded by Herbert von Karajan, has been one of the cultural fixtures in the musical city of Salzburg, offering top-class artists and demanding productions.
