La I-Easter Lingelinye lamaholide obuKrestu abaluleke kakhulu agujwa umhlaba wonke ngentshiseko enkulu nangomdlandla njengoba kungukuvuka kukaJesu Kristu ngemuva kokubethelwa.
En Holland, imikhosi ifana kakhulu namanye amazwe asentshonalanga. Kodwa-ke, isiko elaziwayo yi Iphasika leCarnival Zivela esikhathini sokuzila seLente.
Amalungiselelo emikhosi aqala ngonyaka owedlule ngomhla ka-11 enyangeni ye-11, lapho umkhandlu wabantu abangu-11 uhlangana ukulungisa kahle izinhlelo zomkhosi ezimibalabala ngemidanso, imibhoshongo namabhola amaskhiwe. Edolobheni ngalinye, umuntu uqokwa njengenkosi yomkhosi futhi anikezwe okhiye bedolobha.
NgeSonto lePhasika idolobha lithule kakhulu futhi abantu bamatasa nenkonzo yeSonto (paasvuren) ilungelo lasekuseni. Ntambama, kuhlelwa isidlo sasemini sePhasika esontweni okubandakanya amaqanda abilisiwe, abhajisiwe noma athoswe I-paasstol (isinkwa esinothile esigcwele omisiwe, ama-walnuts kanye ne-marzipan), ibhotela enongwe ngamakhambi, i-ham, imfanzi, inhlanzi ebhemayo namaswidi noma ushokoledi ngendlela yamaqanda noma ama-hares.
Ngalolu suku, izingane zidlula emapulazini angomakhelwane ukuyofuna amaqanda afihliwe aphethe induku ehlotshisiwe eyaziwa ngokuthi Eshaya izandla noma "isundu." Le nduku inamathiselwe ayindilinga embozwe ngokhuni futhi ehlotshiswe ngamafulegi anemibala, amagobolondo amaqanda, amasongo kashukela, amawolintshi, amagilebhisi, amagilebhisi amakhiwane, amakhiwane nama-pasta abhakwe.
Ezingxenyeni ezisempumalanga yeHolland, amadolobha amaningi ahlela umlilo wamaphasika egqumeni noma endaweni ephakeme.