Exactly What Does Easter Mean to You?

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OlderAndWiser · Accepted Answer

Foremost, Easter is the celebration of the Resurrection. It is the culmination of Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, the Great Vigil, and then Easter. I sing in my church choir and we are busy during Holy Week! Easter morning, after service, we will have a potluck brunch for the congregation. We are a big extended family and I enjoy my time with them. I will probably spend part of the day with my mother, who is now 92 years old. And then I will probably spend late afternoon beginning to plan an April 2024 wedding wth my fiancee.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

The day a prophet, thousands of years ago, walked out of the cave where he was buried.

What it really means to me, is a day where my wife and I give each other a Springtime basket of items, like mini-Christmas. And I treat it as the unofficial opening of the warmer seasons across the nation. Also, fish is a lower price because many people, i. e., the Catholic Church, observe Lent. And so, many grocery stores will have much reduced prices of fish- frozen and fresh. It's a buyers market! Thank you, Jesus!

FeelingGroovy · Accepted Answer

Paris, I'm not going to bullshit you.

Groundhog's day = blah blah bah, it's still cold out.

Valentine's day = chocolates and flowers

St. Patrick's day = Green beer, and it's one of the two days of the year it's OK to dress provocatively.

Easter = Boiled eggs

Fourth of July = BBQs

Halloween = Second day of the year you can dress provocatively, and if you play your cards right, you can keep all the candy for yourself. (turn the porchlight out)

Thanksgiving = Turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy,

Christmas = MasterCard and snow.

PBandJ_Nerd · Accepted Answer

Easter is when Jesus was resurrected, which is why you see crosses decorated with flowers. The other part for me is getting to see my siblings and other family members. But I will get to go to church on Easter morning, then help out with the cooking. I'll get to celebrate one of my sibling's birthdays on the day before Easter, so next week might be dessert week for me.

DubiousIntentions · Answer

A family was watching The Greatest Story Ever Told, a film on the life of Christ. One of the children in the family was deeply moved. As Jesus journeyed to Calvary, tears rolled down her cheeks. She sat absolutely silent until Jesus had been taken down from the cross and put into the tomb. Then she suddenly grinned and shouted excitedly, "Now comes the good part!"

Now comes the good part! Indeed it does! The resurrection of our Lord is the basis of our faith. Without it, we would be lost! Without the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

The gospel would be meaningless.

[I]f you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved (Romans 10:9).

Forgiveness of sins would be hopeless.

And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins (1 Corinthians 15:17).

Present life would be joyless.

Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied (1 Corinthians 15:18-19).

Godly living would be fruitless.

Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go to the Father (John 14:12).

Future life would be worthless.

Let not your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you (John 14:1-2).

Do you understand what is at stake? If there is no resurrection, there is no Gospel; if there is no Gospel, there is no forgiveness of sin; if there is no forgiveness of sin, there is no present joy; if there is no present joy, there is no future hope.

We may sit silently during part of this life; we may shed abundant tears of sadness as we watch and wait. But just remember that Christ is preparing a place for us in His Father's house. . . and then comes the good part!!

Aerissa_Jade · Answer

This year, with the nice winter and tons of snow. It means not dying the hardboiled eggs for the kids and hiding them in the snow.

I know, I'm simply pure evil in that thought but REALLY I am helping them to have to search for those eggs this year and have lots of extra fun doing so.

I'll be out there with them, building snow caves and being a target for those snow balls.

Except they need to find them so we can make SOS as a family Easter meal as per tradition but I suppose it will turn out fine without the eggs in them.

This year will be my first Easter without my mother as she passed recently, it will be hard though without her. It will be extra special to celebrate the resurrection, without her.

Lliam · Answer

When I was a kid, the family went to (Catholic) church. We got Easter baskets full of candy. And there would be a family gathering and feast in the afternoon.

Once I was living alone, it meant taking my mom out to brunch.

Now it signals the beginning of spring, flowers, the return of warmth, and the renewal of life.

CupcakeTheDestroyer · Answer

I’m not really a christian anymore so that religious part is no good to me. I see it as the coming of spring, celebrating the new life that’s about to come into the world. When I was a kid, I got Easter baskets every year that my mom would sneak into my room at night like the Easter bunny was a new Santa. It was always fun for me, but then I found out my mom, despite coming from a very christian household, never got any Easter baskets like she did for me when she was a kid. My grandmother thought they were too pagan so they wouldn’t do it. After having a childhood full of happy Easter memories and gifts, I figure I can start making Easter baskets for my mom too so she can have that same experience she gave me and now we exchange one every year.

Jessica405 · Answer

We call it Ostara. A Pagan celebration of the Spring Equinox.

In practice, I get to go home to UK to be with my family and my partner's family for a few days.

Good to see you, Paris! Have a great time for yourself! XX

AviatorTom · Answer

It depends on the conext...

In a religious context, it celebrates the day that Jesus rose from the dead after His crucifixion.

In a familial context, it's the one day in the year when my family gets dressed up and has brunch at a restaurant.

In a food context, it's when we all eat too much chocolate and get fat.

In a childhood context, it's when young children hunt for hidden colored eggs in an Ester Egg Hunt.

HippieVeganJewslim · Answer

Easter is a pagan holiday, celebrating Ēastre, an Anglo-Saxon goddess of the dawn whose festival was celebrated around the vernal equinox, which is actually when Nowruz is celebrated in Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, etc. The holiday celebrating Yeshua’s resurrection is actually Paskha, which actually falls on Pesakh (Passover). According to the gospels, it was Passover during the Last Supper.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

White chocolate, deviled eggs, big dinner at grandma's house, Easter egg hunts, dying eggs, helping grandma make and sell Easter candy, getting together with the family, playing cards. Oh! And, if I feel like it, listening to "Jesus Christ Superstar" and maybe the Jethro Tull albums, "Aqualung" and 'A Passion Play". And the down side is having to get all dressed up and going to church.

Titanic1912 · Answer

“Why do you seek the living among the dead? He’s not here, for He has risen!” Jesus conquered death when He arose. Now we can ask Him for forgiveness for our sins and ask Him to be our Savior and Friend. He is the Door, the Good Shepherd, the True Vine, the Son of God. He is the Way, the Truth, the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in Him will never die!

TrillXHippy · Answer

As a kid it meant Easter baskets, looking for Easter eggs with candy and money inside, spending time with family. As a kid I loved it but candy just felt like a distraction to what it should really mean and who it should be about. Easter, other holidays and every other day is about God and Jesus Christ forever

FreyaRed · Answer

Beginning of the spring. Drowning or burning the effigy of winter goddess. Easter eggs and bunnies. This all existed already before Zombie worshiping sect hijacked it.

NamerOfStars · Answer

The fifth month of the old German calendar, and the goddess who the month was named after, who somehow got the celebration of Jesus' resurrection named after her.

DizzyDesii · Answer

I know its about celebrating the resurrection of Jesus but other than that, i dont do anything extra to celebrate the day

CassandraSpender · Answer

Easter to me means that it's a Sunday, particularly the first Sunday after the first Friday after the first full moon after the equinox and its meant to celebrate an ancient story that doesn't make logical sense.

OfMiceandMen · Answer

A day off to spend with family, maybe make a nice meal.

Massageman · Answer

Your picture Covers it. Plus a big dinner, most of which goes home with the kids. Plus over-priced eggs, this year. Plus, I put the first feeding on my lawn.

LickSmack · Answer

Renewal. Beginnings. Hope. The Day the keys of Hell were swiped by the God who rose 3 days after His death. The day two "Suns" rose.

CrimsonAngel09 · Answer

Just coloring eggs, eating some candy like jelly beans, and eating dinner.

TDILS · Answer

i prefer using "Passover" rather than "Easter" for rememberance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ

RavVid · Answer

Not much. I like the eggs because the chocolate has more sugar in it and the buns. I think the buns have more sugar in them too.

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