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Is Easter a nothing celebration? Light hearted.

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Honeysuckleberries Fri 15-Apr-22 09:53:57

Does anyone actually celebrate Easter? I’ve never known which day to hand out eggs etc and why is it always on a different day? With obesity so high why are we encouraging children to eat chocolate so much. Now hot cross buns are available in ever increasing variety throughout the year they’re not a special treat anymore, and it’s usually raining. Add to that if you want to go anywhere there’s traffic jams and idiots who should know better off on holiday stuck at the airport. Oh and war/cowboy films on TV that we’ve seen a billion times.
Bah humbug (wonder what humbug is for Easter) I’m off back to bed!

nadateturbe Fri 15-Apr-22 15:17:11

For me it's a day to remember that Christ died for our sins, and that he loves us.
I send my young grandsons money to buy eggs. I think they have an Easter egg hunt in the garden on Easter Sunday although my daughter isn't a believer.
When we were children my mum didn't smile on Good Friday. If the weather was stormy she would say God was angry.

AreWeThereYet Fri 15-Apr-22 15:20:28

We haven't done chocolate at Easter since the children were very small. The GC do get some, but only from family friends and it gets spread out over weeks. We enjoy our Hot Cross buns over the Easter weekend ??. We have family Easter egg hunts and games for 'prizes' (that don't involve chocolate), outside if the weather is good.

We're not a religious family and regard Easter simply as a nice family time, even more so than Christmas. We do respect that others feel differently though, just as we respect the non Christian festivals like Diwali, Eid and Hanukkah celebrated by our friends.

Callistemon21 Fri 15-Apr-22 15:22:38

There never seemed the frantic rush to get away at Easter as there is now although people did travel to see relatives.
It seemed to be more of a family time than trying to go off to the sun years ago. And a gardening weekend.

Now Easter for many is queues at the airports, jams on the motorways.

crazyH Fri 15-Apr-22 15:22:40

nadatetube your mum sounds like mine. ?

Callistemon21 Fri 15-Apr-22 15:24:01

We're not doing an Easter egg hunt because the dog is coming - he'd sniff them out before anyone.

Cherrytree59 Fri 15-Apr-22 15:36:34

Easter is very important to me and my family.
It is a joyous time.
We are blessed.
swap Easter for Christmas any day

Easter is important to the Christian faith but it also is time for all faiths or no faith to come together to celebrate family time or just to take time out to enjoy some peace.

Wishing a Happy Easter to all my Grandsnet friends ???

crazyH Fri 15-Apr-22 15:40:15

Same to you Cherrytree and all my friends on GN ?

AreWeThereYet Fri 15-Apr-22 16:16:48

There never seemed the frantic rush to get away at Easter as there is now although people did travel to see relatives.

Some of our neighbours were quite frantic last week because they hadn't got anywhere to go yet this weekend. They obviously sorted it because they're away now. They think we're weird because we never go away on bank holidays ?

I don't care - the more people who go and sit on the motorways and in airports the quieter it gets in our town centre and other places we like to go so life is more relaxing at home.

DiscoDancer1975 Fri 15-Apr-22 16:20:14

nanna8

It represents the day my Lord died to save me from my sins and I always feel a bit of a mix of happiness and sadness. Sunday is happier.

Yes, us too. I’m not sure how we’d feel if we weren’t Christians. There would be no point to it.

Casdon Fri 15-Apr-22 16:31:26

I suspect most working people are delighted to have four days off together in the spring, whether they are Christian or not, and whether they follow any Easter traditions or not. Just having time to relax after the long haul of the winter months is celebration enough for many, who won’t have had any time off sine the beginning of January.

Franbern Fri 15-Apr-22 17:21:39

I was fortunate that my parents (particularly my Dad) totally supported my involvement in politics and CND. He would always accompany me and carry my bag and sleeping bag down to our local meeting point (a couple of miles from where I lived). My Mum did approve, but was always terrified of me getting arrested or worse. When I arrived home late on Easter Monday, each year, he always made sure that the immersion heater was on, so that I could have a long, hot bath.

When I ran a children's gym club(many years later ), I would open it on Good Friday for parent and toddler session, and it was always attended (to maximum capacity) but many Dad's taking the opportunity of being with their little children. Loved it.

Callistemon21 Fri 15-Apr-22 17:21:40

I don't care - the more people who go and sit on the motorways and in airports the quieter it gets in our town centre and other places we like to go so life is more relaxing at home.

Birds singing and twittering, sun shining, two children behind us howling briefly but then soothed, it's lovely and peaceful.

Happy Easter everyone

AreWeThereYet Fri 15-Apr-22 17:35:51

Happy Easter everyone. I hope those who wanted them got their eggs.

Callistemon21 Fri 15-Apr-22 17:48:46

Not yet - Sunday for eggs

Witzend Fri 15-Apr-22 17:51:45

Apparently the Venerable Bede said that the word comes from Eostre, or Eostrae, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of Spring and fertility.

Hence the eggs, and why many non-religious people like to make a bit of a thing of it. Who doesn’t welcome spring after a Northern European winter?
Another pagan festival that was taken over and adapted by Christians.,

maddyone Fri 15-Apr-22 17:57:03

We will be having a child free Easter this year ?
Three of our grandchildren are in New Zealand and the other one in Devon visiting the other grandparents.
I remember all the special Easters with egg hunts in the garden and Easter activities in the nearby country park with all four of our grandchildren.
Easter is about the risen Christ, our example for living. It is also about new life and Spring.
This year will be a visit to mum in her care home and then roast lamb lunch. One of our sons and his wife will be with us. I’ve made my simnal cake which we’ll have for pudding along with fresh berries. I daren’t put the top layer of marzipan and the apostles on till tomorrow otherwise my husband will start eating it. And I want it to look nice for the table on Sunday.

Joseanne Fri 15-Apr-22 18:11:20

DH was a chorister as a boy so we have had lots of Easter music playing today. He still sings in cathedrals when invited.
For me I replicated my childhood today by baking little chocolate Easter cakes.
Tastes, smells and sounds evoking the past.

AreWeThereYet Fri 15-Apr-22 18:19:18

Callistemon21

Not yet - Sunday for eggs

Of course it is ? See that's what happens when you don't get any ?

BigBertha1 Fri 15-Apr-22 18:21:48

I always feel that Easter is such a hopeful time and an very glad when it comes. We are in the Yorkshire Dales for a short break and hopeful of a traditional church service here on Sunday morning.

nadateturbe Fri 15-Apr-22 20:47:37

Yes, us too. I’m not sure how we’d feel if we weren’t Christians. There would be no point to it.
That's how I feel DiscoDancer

Joseanne your eggs look lovely.

NanKate Fri 15-Apr-22 21:03:49

I’m a Christian.

There is an advert on tv for Tesco and it really offends me when the first actor says ‘what’s so great about Easter?’ . I can’t imagine the broadcasters allowing another religion to be downplayed like that in an advert.

I might write a letter of complaint to them, but suspect I wouldn’t get anywhere.

Callistemon21 Fri 15-Apr-22 21:06:05

AreWeThereYet

Callistemon21

Not yet - Sunday for eggs

Of course it is ? See that's what happens when you don't get any ?

I always long to be given a proper Easter egg.
I'll have to buy my own again I think (half price next week)?

Marydoll Fri 15-Apr-22 21:11:15

I always long to be given a proper Easter egg.
I'll have to buy my own again I think (half price next week)?

Calli, I tried that last year, there were none left!

Oldbat1 Fri 15-Apr-22 21:16:57

Not religious in any way. I just enjoy the chocolate.

Chewbacca Fri 15-Apr-22 21:18:52

Same here Callistemon! Aldi had their Specially Selected Salted Caramel eggs stacked to the rafters today so fingers crossed they're half price by Tuesday!