Polonius3: I'm quite surprsied all the many BI types on PF haven't rushed to share their family's traditional Easter fare as the Polish contingent have. I can't believe that on Easter Sunday you crack open a tin of Heinz baked beans or wolf down a microwave pizza!
Because Easter isn't as popular there as in more farming-based societies in Eastern or Central Europe. In more developed industrial and commercial cultures it has less significance. In parts of the UK where the predominant religions were protestant rather than Anglican it doesn't always have any religious significance at all and hasn't since the mid-nineteenth century religious revival. In the UK it's often seen as a good occasion to take a holiday abroad.
But there are Hot Cross Buns (sweet rolls with dried fruit) for Good Friday, which in my region is a free day with traditional parties and parades. There's traditionally roast lamb on Easter Day (or goose when Easter falls early, like this year) and Simnel Cake is a tradition, especially in villages.
There is also a wealth of regionally-based dishes often local to one village.
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