| How to Make Symbols on a Mac Posted: 27 Mar 2016 05:00 PM PDT Your Mac's special characters are a boon to translators, mathematicians, and people who are too cool to use :) as an emoji. Keyboard shortcuts and the Edit → Special Characters menu should be enough if you're looking for a common symbol. For more obscure symbols, or a project that requires a large number of symbols, take a few minutes to set up the keyboard input menu. EditQuick Keyboard Shortcuts - Hold down certain letter keys to see related symbols. In text documents and some online text fields, holding down a letter will open a pop up listing similar symbols in other alphabets.[1] While holding down the key, click on the symbol you want, or press the number key corresponding to the number under the symbol. Here are a few examples:
- Hold down to type à á â ä æ ã å ā. Other vowels have similar options.
- Hold down to type ç ć č.
- Hold down to type ñ ń.
- Note that many letters do not have a popup menu.
- This popup menu will not appear if you have the Key Repeat slider set to Off in System Preferences → Keyboard.[2]
- Hold down the key. While holding down (or on some keyboards), pressing another key will result in a special symbol. This allows you to type dozens of symbols, mostly used in mathematics or currency. For example:
- + = π
- + = £
- + = ©
- Check the end of this article for a full list of these keyboard shortcuts. Alternatively, follow the keyboard input instructions below to view an onscreen keyboard that displays these symbols.
- Hold down and . For even more symbols, hold down both these keys while pressing any other key on the keyboard. You can refer to the list at the end of this article for all options, or get started with these:
EditEmojis and Miscellaneous Symbols - Click "Edit" in the menu bar. Click the text field where you would like to enter an emoji. This should work in most text fields, such as emails and text documents. If you want to make sure it works, try it in TextEdit.
- If you want to keep the special characters window open as you type, click anywhere on your Desktop instead.
- Open the special characters menu. Look at the bottom of the drop-down Edit menu for this option. Depending on your OS X version, this will be called or .[3]
- You can also open this menu with the keyboard shortcut + + .
- Browse your options. The special characters popup has several categories. Click the tabs at the bottom to switch between them. Click the arrows tab to scroll to more categories.
- If you're having trouble finding something, scroll up in the special characters popup to reveal a search bar.
- You can switch between this small view and a large view using the button in the top right corner. You may need to scroll up before this button appears.
- Choose your symbol. Double-click on a symbol to insert it into your text field. You can also drag-and-drop it into the field, or right-click, select Copy Character Info, then paste it into your text field.
- On some older OS X versions, use the "Insert" button instead.
- The next time you use this menu, recently used symbols will appear in the first tab for easy access.
EditUsing Keyboard Input Options - Open System Preferences. You can access this from the top menu through the Apple symbol, or in your Applications folder. It may be in your Dock as well.
- Search for Input. Type "Input" into the search bar at the top right corner of the System Preferences window. This should highlight one or more menu options. Select whichever of the following becomes highlighted:
- Keyboard (choose this if your OS X is up to date)
- International (for some old versions of OS X)[4]
- Language & Text (early versions of OS X)[5]
- Click the Input Sources tab. Once you've opened the correct submenu, select the Input Sources tab. Depending on your OS X version, you should see a list of flags and country names, and/or an image of your keyboard.
- Check the box next to "Show Input menu in menu bar." This option is at the bottom of the window. Once checked, you should see a new symbol appear on the right side of your menu bar, at the top of the screen. This may be a flag, or it may be a black and white image of a keyboard.
- Show Character Viewer from the new menu option. Click the new symbol on your top menu bar, and select Show Character Viewer. This opens a window with a large collection of symbols (the same as the Emojis method above). Use it as follows:
- Click a category name in the left pane.
- Scroll through the middle pane to find the symbol you want. To see variations on the same symbol, click it and scroll through the right pane.
- Double-click a symbol to "type" it, drag-and-drop it to a text field, or right-click and select Copy Character Info. On older versions of OS X, click the Insert button instead.
- Show Keyboard Viewer. Another option from the same menu is "Show Keyboard Viewer." Select this, and an image of a keyboard will appear on your screen. This is useful for tracking down symbols that aren't printed on your physical keyboard. For example, try holding down and/or and seeing how your onscreen keyboard changes.
- You can drag the keyboard window anywhere on the screen. Resize it by click-and-dragging any of its corners.
- Enable other keyboards (optional). If you type in multiple languages, return to the same menu in System Preferences. Hit the sign and browse through the available languages, then click when you've selected the one you want. Even if you don't type in other languages, some of these layouts could come in handy:
- For example, the English section may have a "U.S. Extended" keyboard. This unlocks even more symbols with the trick described above.
- Some languages have an option to mimic a PC keyboard layout. This typically only changes the position of a few symbol keys.
- If you type on a non-English keyboard, a temporary switch to the standard English "U.S." keyboard allows you to use our list of symbol shortcuts below.
- Switch between keyboards. You can have many keyboards enabled at one time. To switch between them, use the same top menu option where you found the character and keyboard viewers. Select the keyboard you want to use from the drop-down list.
- You can also create a hotkey to cycle through keyboards. Search for "Shortcuts" in the System Preferences search bar and click the highlighted menu. Once you're in the Shortcuts menu, select Input Sources on the left and check the box next to "Select the previous input source."
EditList of Symbol Shortcuts The list on the left shows symbols you can type by holding down plus another key. The list at right requires you to press , , and a third key. | Symbols With the / Key Pressed
- = dead key of grave accent: follow with aeiou to get àèìòù
- = ¡
- = ™
- = £
- = ¢
- = ∞
- = §
- = ¶
- = •
- = ª
- = º
- = –
- = ≠
- = œ
- = ∑
- = ´ dead key of acute accent: follow with aeiou to get áéíóú
- = ®
- = †
- = ¥
- = ¨ dead key for diæresis : follow with aeiou to get äëïöü
- = ˆ dead key of circumflex: follow with aeiou to get âêîôû
- = ø
- = π
- = "
- = '
- = «
- = å
- = ß
- = ∂
- = ƒ
- = ©
- = ˙
- = ∆
- = ˚
- = ¬
- = …
- = æ
- = Ω
- = ≈
- = ç
- = √
- = ∫
- = ˜ dead key for ˜ : follow with ano to get ãñõ
- = µ
- = ≤
- = ≥
- = ÷
| Symbols With the / and Keys Pressed
- = `
- = ⁄
- = €
- = ‹
- = ›
- = fi
- = fl
- = ‡
- = °
- = ·
- = ‚
- = —
- = ±
- = Œ
- = „
- = ´
- = ‰
- = ˇ
- = Á
- = ¨
- = ˆ
- = Ø
- = ∏
- = "
- = '
- = »
- = Å
- = Í
- = Î
- = Ï
- = ˝
- = Ó
- = Ô
- =
- = Ò
- = Ú
- = Æ
- = ¸
- = ˛
- = Ç
- = ◊
- = ı
- = ˜
- = Â
- = ¯
- = ˘
- = ¿
- =¯
- =˘
| | | - The specific keyboard shortcuts in this article are only guaranteed to work for the standard U.S. keyboard. Switch to this keyboard temporarily if you can't find the right symbol on your usual keyboard.
- If one of the special symbols in this article displays as a rectangle, your browser is not displaying it properly. All major Mac browsers should be able to display these symbols.[6]
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| How to Read Guitar Tabs Posted: 27 Mar 2016 09:00 AM PDT Guitarists have their own special system of music notation called guitar tablature, or "guitar tabs" for short. Using guitar tabs, a guitarist can play a wide variety of music without ever having to learn how to read standard sheet music. Though guitar tabs aren't a perfect way of describing music, they've allowed newer generations of guitarists to quickly and easily share information about how to play songs across the globe via the internet. Every guitarist should have at least a basic understanding of how to read tablature - it's the de facto shorthand for much of the guitar music you'll find written out online. EditUsing Tabs to Fret Notes and Chords - View tab notation as a representation of the guitar's strings. A tab is usually written using six horizontal lines, each corresponding with a string on the guitar. The bottom line represents the lowest, thickest string, while the top string represents the highest, thinnest string. For standard tunings, this means that the lines will represent, from the bottom up, the low E, A, D, G, B and high E strings.
- E----------------------------||(Thinnest string)
- B----------------------------||
- G----------------------------||
- D----------------------------||
- A----------------------------||
- E----------------------------||(Thickest string)
- Use the numbers on the tab to fret spaces on the neck. Unlike normal musical notation, guitar tabs don't tell you which notes to play. Instead, they tell you where to put your fingers. Numbers on the lines correspond to frets on the fretboard. Each number represents a specific fret on the line it's written on. For instance, a "1" on the bottom line means to fret the first fret of the lowest string and play that note.
- If the number is greater than 0, (1, 2, 3, 4, etc), then press your finger on that fret when you play, with "1" being the fret closest to the stock and fret numbers increasing as you move towards the guitar's body. If the number is 0, then pluck the open string without fretting any notes.
- Play vertically stacked numbers at the same time. When reading tabs, many times, you'll come across numbers that are aligned vertically. These are chords. Fret every note in the chord as written, then play the notes all at the same time. You'll get a fuller sound than You might see the chord name written as well. See Example 2 below.
- Proceed from left to right. Tabs are read like sentences in a book - read them from left to right, across the page, dropping down to the next line only when you've reached the end of the previous. Play the notes and chords in sequence as you read them from left to right.
- Note that most (but not all) tabs don't display the rhythm with which you should play the notes in the tab. They may break the tab into measures (usually signified by vertical lines in the tab between measures, but they won't tell you the rhythm of the notes within the measures. In this case, it's best to listen to the song while you read the tab to find the beat.
- Some advanced tabs do count out the beat for you - this is usually done by including rhythmic markings along the top of the tab notation. Each marking is vertically aligned with a note or a rest to give a sense of how long the note or rest lasts. Typical rhythmic markings include:
- w = whole note h = half note q = quarter note. e = eighth note. s = sixteenth note. Sometimes & markings are included to show that a note or rest lies on the "and" of a certain beat.
- A dot after the rhythm marking means the corresponding note or rest is dotted. For instance, q. = dotted quarter note.
- For rhythm basics, see How to Read Music
- Look for lyrics or chord changes. Many songs have guitar parts made up solely (or mostly) of chords. This is especially true for rhythm guitar parts. In this case, the tab may forgo typical tab notation in favor of a simplified list of chord changes. These chords are almost always written in standard chord notation (Amin = A minor, E7 = E dominant 7, etc.) Simply play the chords in the order that they're listed - if it's not noted otherwise, try playing one chord per measure, but if the changes don't sound right, listen to the song for the strumming pattern.
- Sometimes, these chord changes are printed above the lyrics of the song to give you a sense of when these chords are played, as in this snippet from a tab for The Beatles' "Twist and Shout:"
- (A7)...................(D)...............(G)............(A)
- Well shake it up baby, now (shake it up baby)
EditReading Special Symbols - Look for additional symbols in the tab. As you can see in the example above, many tabs aren't just collections of lines and notes. Tabs use a wide variety of special symbols to tell you how to play the notes in the tab. Most symbols refer to specific playing techniques - to make a song sound as much like the recording as possible, pay attention to these special markings.
- Learn the symbol for Hammer ons. In a tab, an "h" inserted between two notes (e.g. 7h9) means to perform a hammer on. To hammer on, play the first note normally, then use a finger on your fretting hand to tap down on the second note without using your strumming hand to pluck the note.
- Sometimes "^" is used instead (e.g. 7^9).
- Learn the symbol for Pull offs. - A "p" inserted between two notes (e.g. 9p7) means to perform a pull off, which is essentially the opposite of a hammer on. Pluck the first note while using another finger to fret the second note. Then, quickly lift the finger fretting the first note. The second note will sound.
- As with hammer ons, sometimes "^" is used instead (e.g. 9^7). In this case, know to perform a pull off if the second note is lower and a hammer on if the second note is higher.
- Learn the symbol for string bends. If a "b" is inserted between two fret numbers (e.g. 7b9), fret the first note and bend it up until it sounds like the second.
- Sometimes the second number is in parentheses, and occasionally the "b" is omitted altogether. If there is an "r" it denotes what the note should be released to (e.g. 7b9r7).
- Learn the symbols for slide techniques. Perform a basic slide by striking a note, moving your finger up or down a string without releasing it from the fretboard, then striking another note. An ascending slide is marked by a forward slash "/" and a descending slide is marked by a backwards slash "\" (e.g. 7/9\7).
- A lowercase "s" usually means to perform a legato slide. This is like a normal slide, but you only strike the first note with your pick. Let your target note sound simply from the motion in your fret hand.
- There is debate among guitarists over whether a light pick strike is appropriate for the target note. The most important thing is to remember to leave no gap between notes.
- Shift slides are signified by an uppercase "S." In this case, strike the target note without striking the initial note of the slide.
- Learn the symbols for tremolo bar techniques. If your guitar has a tremolo bar, (also known as a "whammy bar" or "vibrato bar") follow these symbols to achieve some remarkably out-there effects.
- If you see a "\n/," where n = some number, perform a tremolo bar dip. Quickly hit and release the bar to dip the note's pitch. The number between the slashes gives an indication of the pitch you should dip to - dip the pitch by "n" semitones (a semitone is the same as the pitch between two adjacent frets.)[1] For instance, "\5/" means to drop the pitch by 5 semitones, which will be the same tone as 5 frets below the original note.
- If you see a "\n," where n = some number, fret note "n," then strike it and depress the tremolo bar deeply to dramatically drop the pitch.
- If you see "n/," raise the tremolo bar up after striking note "n" to raise the pitch. On some guitars, you can also put your bar in "inverted" position first so that hitting the bar raises the pitch rather than lowers it.
- If you see "/n\," perform a tremolo bar inverted dip by first depressing the tremolo bar, then raising it. As above, this also works in inverted position.
- Learn the symbol for vibrato. Look for "~" or "v". If you see these symbols, perform vibrato on the preceding note. Strike the note, then use your fretting hand to rapidly bend and unbend the string, vibrating the pitch of the note.
- Learn the symbols for muting techniques. Several tab symbols indicate different methods for giving notes a "muted" sound.
- If you see an "x" or a dot below the number, mute the string. Lay your fretting hand finger(s) across the designated strings so that when you strike them they produce a dull, clicking sound. Several "x" in a row, on adjacent strings, indicates a rake - just mute more than one string at once.
- If you see "PM," play using palm muting. For standard right-handed guitar playing, gently lay the edge of your right palm across the strings near the guitar's bridge. When you strike the notes (with the same hand as is providing the mute), you should hear the tone of the note, but with a subdued, dead quality. Move your hand slightly up the strings toward the neck to deaden the notes more.
- Learn the symbol for tapping. Tapping is usually represented by a "t." If you see a "t" in a string of notes, (e.g. 2h5t12p5p2) use one of the fingers on your picking hand (usually your right hand) to tap down hard on the indicated fret. This is a useful technique for making very rapid, fast changes in pitch.
- Learn the symbols for harmonic techniques. Guitar tabs differentiate between several different techniques for playing harmonics - bell-like tones created by special fretting techniques.
- For natural harmonics, the fret is surrounded by "< >" (e.g. <7>). If you see this, lay a fretting finger across the metal line at the right of the fret, not the middle of the fret. Then, strike the string for a clear bell tone.
- Pinch harmonics are signified by surrounding the fret number in brackets (e.g. [n]). To perform a pinch harmonic, strike the note with your pick hand while your pick hand thumb is also touching the note. Use vibrato from your fret hand to add sustain to the tone.[2] Pinch harmonics are difficult. It requires lots of practice.
- Note: these are best performed on an electric guitar with distortion using a bridge pickup.
- Tapped harmonics are signified by two notes, the second enclosed in parentheses (e.g. n(n)). Tapped harmonics are like natural harmonics, but shifted around the neck. Fret the first note, then use a finger on your pick hand to slap or strike the string at the second fret position.
- Learn the symbol for trills. When you see a "tr" written in or above the tab, it's usually between (or above) two notes. Often, it's accompanied by a string of tildes ("~'s.") This simply means to strike the first note, then rapidly hammer on to the second note and pull off to the first note again and again.
- Learn the symbol for tremolo picking. "TP" means you should tremolo pick the note - essentially, pick the single note over and over as rapidly as you can. Sometimes, a TP symbol is followed by a string of tildes or dashes to give you a sense of how long to tremolo pick.
EditReading an Example Tab - Glance over the tab below. Notice that it shows several three-note chords as well as some individual notes descending on the higher strings. In the following steps, we'll walk through this tab beat-by-beat.
- E---------------3-0--------------------||
- B-------------------3-0----------------||
- G---7-7-7---------------2-0------------||
- D-2-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------||
- A-2-5-5-5-7-7-7------------------------||
- E-0-------5-5-5------------------------||
- Start with the chord at the far left. In this case, first you would play a power chord in E (Middle finger/Finger 2 on the second fret on the A string, ring finger/Finger 3 on the second fret on the D string, and no finger on the low E string) strumming those first 3 strings (E,A,D) once. Play the chord highlighted with parentheses below:
- E-------------3-0-----------------||
- B----------------3-0--------------||
- G-----777-----------2-0-----------||
- D-(2)-777--777--------------------||
- A-(2)-555--777--------------------||
- E-(0)------555--------------------||
- Proceed to the next two chords. The next chord you would play would be a power chord on the fifth fret of A three times. So you would play with your index finger on the fifth fret of A, your middle finger on the seventh fret of D, and your ring finger on the seventh fret of G. Then, simply shift this finger shape down one string so that your index finger is on the fifth fret of the E string with your other fingers on the seventh frets of the A and D strings. Play the chords in the sequence that they're highlighted with parentheses below:
- E-------------3-0-----------------||
- B----------------3-0--------------||
- G----(7)77-----------2-0----------||
- D-2--(7)77--777-------------------||
- A-2--(5)55--777-------------------||
- E-0---------555-------------------||
- E---------------3-0---------------||
- B------------------3-0------------||
- G----7(7)7------------2-0---------||
- D-2--7(7)7--777-------------------||
- A-2--5(5)5--777-------------------||
- E-0---------555-------------------||
- E---------------3-0---------------||
- B------------------3-0------------||
- G----77(7)------------2-0---------||
- D-2--77(7)--777-------------------||
- A-2--55(5)--777-------------------||
- E-0---------555-------------------||
- E---------------3-0---------------||
- B------------------3-0------------||
- G----777--------------2-0---------||
- D-2--777--(7)77-------------------||
- A-2--555--(7)77-------------------||
- E-0-------(5)55-------------------||
- E---------------3-0---------------||
- B------------------3-0------------||
- G----777--------------2-0---------||
- D-2--777--7(7)7-------------------||
- A-2--555--7(7)7-------------------||
- E-0-------5(5)5-------------------||
- E---------------3-0---------------||
- B------------------3-0------------||
- G----777--------------2-0---------||
- D-2--777--77(7)-------------------||
- A-2--555--77(7)-------------------||
- E-0-------55(5)-------------------||
- Play the individual notes at the right. After the first 3 chords in the example, proceed to the right and play the single notes. Put any finger on the third fret of the high E string, pluck once, then play the open high E string, and so on through the six descending notes. Play the notes below in the order they're highlighted in parentheses:
- E---------------(3)-0-------------------||
- B--------------------3-0----------------||
- G---7-7-7----------------2-0------------||
- D-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------||
- A-2-5-5-5-7-7-7-------------------------||
- E-0-------5-5-5-------------------------||
- E---------------3-(0)-------------------||
- B--------------------3-0----------------||
- G---7-7-7----------------2-0------------||
- D-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------||
- A-2-5-5-5-7-7-7-------------------------||
- E-0-------5-5-5-------------------------||
- E---------------3-0---------------------||
- B--------------------(3)-0--------------||
- G---7-7-7------------------2-0----------||
- D-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------||
- A-2-5-5-5-7-7-7-------------------------||
- E-0-------5-5-5-------------------------||
- E---------------3-0---------------------||
- B--------------------3-(0)--------------||
- G---7-7-7------------------2-0----------||
- D-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------||
- A-2-5-5-5-7-7-7-------------------------||
- E-0-------5-5-5-------------------------||
- E---------------3-0---------------------||
- B--------------------3-0----------------||
- G---7-7-7----------------(2)-0----------||
- D-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------||
- A-2-5-5-5-7-7-7-------------------------||
- E-0-------5-5-5-------------------------||
- E---------------3-0---------------------||
- B--------------------3-0----------------||
- G---7-7-7----------------2-(0)----------||
- D-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------||
- A-2-5-5-5-7-7-7-------------------------||
- E-0-------5-5-5-------------------------||
- Put it all together. Play the chords and notes from left to right without stopping. Tap your foot, playing each note or chord on each tap of your foot. Work slowly and carefully, only increasing your speed once you've mastered playing the tab slowly.
EditGuitar Tab Cheat Sheets - Start off with reading guitar tabs for simple songs that you've already heard, so you know what they're supposed to sound like.
- Read all tablature carefully. Some people have special symbols for slides, bends, pull-offs, and the like. However, they will usually tell you at the top of a page.
- Some chord shapes may be awkward at first. Try finding a way of grabbing the chord that is comfortable and easy for you.
- Some tabs on the internet are user submitted and aren't always accurate.
- Many tab sites on the internet use artists' works without permission. Using a legal tab site (such as MxTabs.net or GuitarWorld.com) ensures that the tabs you are using are hosted with the artists' permission. The artists often work out deals with the sites to get part of the ad revenue.
- Guitar tab will not aid you in the process of learning and understanding music theory, as it only tells you where to position your fingers. In many printed books you may see guitar tab alongside standard notation. While useful for guitarists of any experience level, guitar tab is perfect for the casual player.
- One of the major shortcomings of guitar tabs is that they don't tell you exactly when to play the notes. If you're having a hard time playing the music to a good rhythm, try another piece or consider learning to read standard music notation.
- Some musicians don't want their works published without permission, so be careful with what you write and post on the internet.
- In addition to providing no rhythmic information, tabs are also limited compared to standard music notation in that they don't communicate musical information such as chord voicing, separating melody from accompaniment, showing melodic contour, or any other intricate musical detail.
EditThings You'll Need - A guitar
- A pick (optional)
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| How to Celebrate a Traditional Easter Sunday Posted: 27 Mar 2016 01:00 AM PDT Easter is the day Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter traditions vary from country to country, and can differ even within regions of the same country. However, there are a few Easter traditions that are celebrated around the world. Use these tips to celebrate a traditional Easter Sunday. EditUnderstand the Meaning of Easter - Understand the liturgical seasons of Lent and Easter. Easter Sunday is the day when Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter marks the completion of Lent, which is a 40-day period of prayer, penance and fasting. The last week of Lent, which is the week before Easter, is often referred to as Holy Week. During this week, Christians observe Palm Sunday, which marks Jesus' return to Jerusalem; Maundy Thursday, which is when Jesus held his last supper with his disciples; and Good Friday, which is when Jesus was crucified.
- Recognize that Easter Sunday begins the Easter Season. Easter Sunday begins a new liturgical season, referred to as Eastertide or the Easter Season. This season last 50 days and ends on Pentecost Sunday, which is when Christians celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Realize the importance of Easter Sunday for Christians. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the foundation of the Christian faith. Therefore, Easter Sunday is a holy day for Christians. Many Christians view Easter Sunday as a day of new birth.
- Recognize the pagan background of Easter. The word Easter has its roots in "Eastre," which was the name of the Teutonic goddess of spring. Easter was originally a pagan festival that celebrated the beginning of Spring. The festival focused on fertility, and utilized the egg and the rabbit as symbols of the celebration. Early Christians adopted the pagan festival of Easter as a time to celebrate the risen Christ, rather than the goddess of Spring. Today, the vernal equinox still determines the date for Easter. In most Western countries, Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday following the vernal equinox, which is typically between March 22 and April 25.
EditAttend Traditional Easter Worship Services - Celebrate a traditional Easter Sunday at a church service. Easter Sunday church services vary in traditions, depending upon the denomination and style of worship. Most Easter Sunday services follow the church's standard order of worship, but usually incorporate festive music. Many churches decorate their worship spaces with Easter lilies or special liturgical banners. Some churches celebrate Holy Communion, while others observe the sacrament of baptism, which is a symbol of new life in Christ.
- Attend an Easter Sunday sunrise service. The first Easter sunrise service occurred in 1732 at a hilltop graveyard Germany. The attendees celebrated the resurrection of Christ among the graves of the deceased as the sun rose on the hill. Moravian Missionaries spread the concept of the Easter sunrise service around the world, including the United States. Many Christian churches now offer early morning sunrise or "sunrise " services on the church grounds or in a nearby park.
- Consider a Saturday night Easter vigil. Many Christian denominations begin observing Easter on Saturday night with an Easter vigil. The vigil typically begins in darkness and involves lighting a large Paschal candle. The service includes readings from the Old Testament and New Testament. When the story of the resurrection is read, lights are turned on and church bells are rung. The Easter vigil concludes with Holy Communion, often referred to as the Eucharist.
EditParticipate in Traditional Easter Customs - Decorate Easter eggs. Although the symbol of the egg is rooted in a pagan springtime fertility feast, Christians have adopted the egg as an Easter symbol that represents new life. In many areas of the world, people color and decorate hard-boiled eggs as part of their Easter celebrations.
- Participate in an Easter Egg hunt. Once the eggs are decorated, children search for eggs hidden throughout their homes or gardens. In some traditions, the Easter Bunny hides the eggs on Easter morning for the children to find later that day.
- Celebrate with an Easter basket from the Easter Bunny. Like the egg, the rabbit was a symbol of fertility associated with the pagan festival of Easter. In the 1500s, the Germans began using the Easter Hare as a symbol of rebirth at Easter. On the night before Easter, children would make nests from their bonnets and caps and leave them outside, where the Easter Hare would leave colorful eggs for them. Today, a common tradition is that the Easter Bunny brings baskets filled with candy to children on Easter morning.
- Enjoy chocolate Easter bunnies and candy. The Germans are credited with inventing the chocolate Easter bunny in the 1800s. The chocolate bunny is now a traditional symbol of Easter. Other traditional types of Easter candy include chocolate eggs, marshmallow chicks and jelly beans.
- Attend an Easter parade. The tradition of the Easter parade began in the 1800s as people walked down 5th Avenue in New York City after Easter Sunday church services. Now many cities offer Easter parades on Easter Sunday or the day before Easter.
- Dress in "Easter best" attire. The tradition of wearing new clothes on Easter dates back centuries, as people chose to celebrate new birth with new clothing. They referred to their new clothes as their "Easter best." Today, people around the world dress up in their finest attire for Easter church services. In many traditions, women wear white gloves and hats, which are often called Easter bonnets.
EditEnjoy a Traditional Easter Dinner with Family and Friends - Celebrate Easter Sunday with a traditional dinner. Easter dinner customs vary throughout the world. However, in Western societies, a traditional Easter dinner consists of either lamb or ham as the main dish.
- Consider a lamb roast. The lamb roast dinner has its roots in Jewish tradition, when lamb was eaten during Passover. As Jews converted to Christianity, they incorporated the Passover tradition into their Easter dinners.
- Consider a ham. In the United States, ham is a popular choice because pork that was cured in the winter was ready for consumption in the spring.
- Enjoy Easter breads and cakes with dinner. Hot cross buns, which are spiced buns with a sugary cross on top, are popular for Easter Sunday. In some traditions, Simmer cake is served. This fruit cake features 11 marzipan balls representing Jesus' 11 faithful disciples.
- Because Easter Sunday traditions vary, consider choosing the Easter customs that are most important to you. Continue to participate in these customs every year and they will become a part of your family's Easter Sunday traditions.
EditRelated wikiHows - For Easter Sunday you could dress in church clothes or dress casually if you are not going to church.
To decorate for Easter you can have pictures of Jesus Christ up in your living room, plastic Easter eggs around and bowls of candy in the room so that your guests can enjoy the candy. Read some scriptures to the kids on Easter, and read to them some of their favorite stories, dye the deviled eggs, and play the game of trying to find the plastic eggs. Play some of the children's regular games that they like to play inside but don't like them get hyper so that they throw the balls around. Or if it is later in the day you can get them to try and take a nap. Try to get the children to make a hat that is made out of paper and let them walk around the house in their hats. Or if you have regular hats but they are different colors let them wear them in the house.
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