- What do people do at Easter?

- At Easter a chocolate egg hiding a surprise is given to children as present; lamb meat and the colomba (a cake made of a special rising dough having the shape of a dove, symbol of peace) are eaten.

On the Monday after Easter (Pasquetta) people usually go out for a trip or a picnic in the country, where at least one egg dish is a must.

The Ascension Day became less popular when it was moved on the following Sunday. In Venice it is called Sensa and it is "The Marriage to the Sea" Day. In old times the Doge, today the Mayor, on board of the Bucintoro celebrates the mariage to the sea. (Venice received life and richness from the sea). The mariage consists in dropping a ring in the water.