Easter Traditions

Some years I give up chocolate for Lent, and am asked (particularly by Catholic friends) 'why?'. Finally I have an answer off pat 'to see if I can'.

Definitely no meat on Good Friday, or any Friday

Spoke to my brother this morning and it seems I got confused and hot cross buns were on Good Friday and not Easter Sunday (or perhaps we had them all weekend!)

I remember with fondness always getting a new outfit for Easter - like a Sunday best outfit. My dad would take me out to get it - he has such a good taste in clothes and always got my something beautiful to wear

We always ate fish on Good Friday and mum wouldn't do laundry. I have never heard of not playing outside.

Fish on Good Friday, Lamb Easter Sunday.
Hot cross buns, Friday, chocolate eggs on Sunday. Oh and a decorated boiled egg - my aunty used to dye the shells in onion juice, I recall.

I was brought up in a strict Catholic family. I can't remember any tradition on Good Friday but we were made to go to mass on Easter Sunday which was a pain as it was over mile walk each way and we weren't allowed our Easter eggs until we got home.

Urmstongran, apologies. Hope I didn’t upset the apple cart, it’s just that lots of times I have heard that easter eggs were being given on Good Friday.
Have a good weekend with your family but don’t eat too much chocolate.

The nicest tradition from my Yorkshire childhood was being greeted on Easter Sunday with, 'He is Risen!' sometimes answered with, 'Halleluia!'
This took the place of the standard 'Hello' or 'Good morning'.

I didn't come from a practising Christian household as my parents seemed to think that just being born English made you a Christian (and Mum was most offended when someone once questioned that! )

But I always felt the Easter greeting was honouring the season and the sacrifice in a lovely way.

We weren’t allowed to play outside either Annie.Sunday rules applied on Good Friday.
We shall be giving out Easter eggs today as our youngest daughter and family will be going home tomorrow.

The way things go with me, as to tradition is on Good Friday , Hot Cross Buns, but meal wise its cod in parsley sauce ,mash and peas , as opposed to the normal fish & chips .
Sunday , has always been a roast as I away this will be a menu option in the hotel.
mick

Only Hot Cross Buns

Certaintly no playing outside, no games indoors which involved dice or cards .

Ah Auntieflo I think the reason for that was because the family were over today and wouldn’t be seeing them on Easter Sunday.

Fish tonight for us. Old habits die hard - we are not religious any more.

Easter eggs on Easter Sunday
I read somewhere, that they were going out to see if the easter bunny had been, today !

Not only did my mother abstain from meat - she also fasted and had just one meal on good Friday and that was a rice soup

That's different to my childhood - we had them on Easter Sunday - the local bakery would open up especially and there was always a queue!

We were only allowed to have Hot Cross Buns on Good Friday.