Easter · World Questions

Easter's institutional position differs sharply across these four places, and not in the direction most people expect: Muslim-majority Indonesia lists **four** Christian observances as national holidays — Good Friday, Easter, Ascension and Christmas; the Christian-majority United States lists none of them as federal holidays except Christmas; Brazil hands the decision on religious holidays to municipal councils with a cap of four; and India's national list carries Good Friday rather than Easter Sunday.

What do you usually do on Easter?

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Which country lists Good Friday, Easter, Ascension, and Christmas all as national holidays?

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For you, what matters most about Easter?

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Which of these countries — despite having a Muslim-majority population — lists all four Christian observances (Good Friday, Easter, Ascension, and Christmas) as national holidays?

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Where you live, is the Friday before Easter (Good Friday) a day off?

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Among these four places, which one lists all four Christian observances — Good Friday, Easter, Ascension and Christmas — as national holidays?

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