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When did you get new outfits?

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Llamedos13 Wed 18-Mar-26 12:41:47

Me and my two sisters always had a new outfit for Easter which comprised of a new dress,shoes, socks and an Easter bonnet.

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Blossoming Wed 18-Mar-26 12:33:02

We always had something new to wear on Easter Sunday, not necessarily a whole outfit as there were 5 of us and we weren’t rich.

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sodapop Wed 18-Mar-26 12:32:27

I remember having new clothes for Easter and Whitsuntide. Usually suitable for Chapel and definitely included gloves as befitted a young lady smile

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Aveline Wed 18-Mar-26 12:00:56

It certainly didn't happen where I live.

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Gin Wed 18-Mar-26 11:59:28

I believe Ramadan is coming to an end.. I lived for some years in an Arab country and loved, at that time of year, to see all the children in their brightly coloured new clothes, worn to celebrate Eid. The children were so excited.

It reminded me of when I was a child and my father would, every Easter, take my sister, mother and me up to the a’West End’ and treat us to a new outfit. Was this just a London tradition or nationwide? Did this have some connection to religion I wonder? I know that in my Londoner grandparents time there was the Easter Parade in Hyde Park where everyone wore their best clothes and an ‘Easter Bonnet!

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