What is included in a traditional Easter dinner?

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• A Main of Marmalade-Glazed Ham.
• A Side of Scalloped Potatoes with Leeks.
• A Side of Roasted Asparagus.
• A Lemon Cake for Dessert.
• A Sweet Treat of Sugar Cookie Bunnies.

What do you eat on Easter Sunday?

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• of 27 Pork Crown Roast Recipe.
• of 27 Honey-Mustard Baked Salmon with Vegetables.
• of 27 Baked Ham with Brown Sugar-Citrus Glaze.
• of 27 Braised Lamb Shank.
• of 27 Roasted Leg of Lamb with Beets, Carrots, and Sweet Onions.
• of 27 Sweet-Hot Plum-Glazed Ham.
• of 27 Rack of Lamb with Carrot Salad.

What meat is traditionally eaten for the Easter meal on Easter Sunday?

Roast lamb Often served on Easter Sunday, Lamb is referenced in quite a few Christian stories and has become linked with Easter due to the reference of Jesus being the sacrificial Lamb of God. This tasty meat is also associated with spring-time thanks to lots of lambs being born in the spring.

What do you eat on Easter Saturday?

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• Friday Dinner: A fast spring pasta.
• Saturday Breakfast: The most tender scones.
• Saturday Lunch: A Light but hearty salad.
• Saturday Dinner: A one-pan chicken dinner.
• Sunday Dinner: The Pea Soup Supper.

What is the best ham for Easter dinner?

What most American cooks procure for Easter dinner is a wet-cured, lightly smoked, prebaked ham, what neighborhood butchers called a city ham, when there were still neighborhood butchers. There is nothing particularly urban about city ham, the meat expert Bruce Aidells said, but the name took hold as shorthand.

Can you eat beef on Easter Sunday?

Lent is also a time of sacrifice, when Christians give up rich foods like meat and butter and attempt to live in a way that will bring them closer to God. According to the Catholic law of abstinence, Catholics 14 and older must not eat meat on Fridays during this 40-day period leading up to Easter Sunday.

Why is ham on Easter Sunday?

Easter Food Traditions Years ago, hams served during the Easter holiday were from meat that was originally slaughtered in the fall and cured throughout winter months. Since the holiday of Easter falls in spring, this celebration was cause to use the last of the winter-cured meats.

What happened on Saturday before Easter?

It is also known as Easter Eve, Easter Even, Black Saturday, or the Saturday before Easter. Holy Saturday commemorates the day that Jesus (sculpture of him pictured above) lay in his tomb after he died. He was resurrected on Easter Sunday, the day after Holy Saturday, according to Christian belief.