How is Easter celebrated in Paris, France?

Question

Are businesses closed?

Answer 1

Stores are closed on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday but are open on the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter.  Unlike in the US, they don't demand a long weekend.  Going to church is part of the commemoration.  The bakeries bake cakes decorated often with a chocolate bird on top. Sometimes, the cake is soaked in liquor (Grand Marnier, for example).  I did not get the impression that the Easter Bunny is a major character in France (as it is in the states).  Overall, a solemn holiday, not a huge festival like Christmas.

Answer 2

most shops and offices are closed on sunday and monday.

Folkore part : kids seek for chocolate eggs, bells and hens in gardens. They're not brought by bunnies (nor n***s...), but by the Easter bells coming from Rome (catholic tradition)

Answer 3

They have "Easter n***s" instead of easter bunnies. When the parents say to their kids "Easter n***s is here!", the kids raise their hands up in the air with white flags, and beg for the parents who are wearing german uniform for candies.

Answer 4

There's not a real celebration but the sunday and the monday are no worked days (but some shops and many restaurant are open for example).

Answer 5

Easter is great in France. It's a big family thing and egg hunt is absolutely compulsory!

They tend to have chocolate bells, fish, hens, etc filled with more delicious chocolate. The it's a big meal with lamb on the menu.