293. What is a custom in Germany at Easter?

Answer options

1. To put pumpkins in front of the door
2. To decorate a Christmas tree
3. To paint eggs
4. To shoot rockets into the air (fireworks)

Explanation

Painting eggs is part of Germany’s traditional Easter folk custom and is practiced across confessional lines; related regional practices include Easter fires and egg hunts. In constitutional terms, the cultivation of such customs reflects the culture‑state function and is protected by general freedom of action (Art. 2(1) Basic Law, GG) and freedom of faith and creed (Art. 4 GG). At the same time, the state maintains religious‑ideological neutrality; regulation of public holidays lies with the Länder (Feiertagsrecht) pursuant to Art. 140 GG incorporating Art. 139 of the Weimar Constitution. Good Friday and Easter Monday are statutory holidays with special quiet‑day restrictions (e.g., dancing bans), which the Federal Constitutional Court has upheld in principle, subject to proportionality.