Remembering Easter Sunday!

Easter will be here on April 12 - tomorrow! Hard to believe we’re already into Spring, and soon to drive head on into summer.

As I was contemplating my memories of Easter, I suppose some of my favorites included the coloring of Easter eggs, searching for them in the grass, trees, or wherever my dad would hide them, and then later on, hiding them for my children. Loved hiding them in hard to find spots, like in trees, etc., and  then helping and guiding them along. It’s fun to be a mom.

As a family, we always gathered together to attend church to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, donning our new Easter dresses (that was always a favorite of mine) and new shoes for summer. This, of course was always AFTER the Easter Bunny had visited.

Do you know why there is no “fixed” day for Easter – like for Christmas, New Year’s, etc.?

Some interesting information I located on Wikipedia: “Easter is a moveable feast, meaning it is not fixed in relation to the civil calendar. Easter falls at some point between late March and late April each year (early April to early May in Eastern Christianity), following the cycle  of the Moon. After several centuries of disagreement, all churches accepted the computation of the Alexandrian Church (now the Coptic Church) that Easter is the first Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon, which is the first moon whose 14th day (the ecclesiastic “full moon”) is on or after March 21 (the ecclesiastic “vernal equinox“). Now, we’ll all know what to look for, right?

Continuing with Wikipedia: “Easter is linked to the Jewish Passover not only for much of its symbolism but also for its position in the calendar.

Cultural elements, such as the Easter Bunny and Easter egg hunts, have become part of the holiday’s modern celebrations, and those aspects are often celebrated by many Christians and non-Christians alike. There are also some Christian denominations which do not celebrate Easter.”

Bottom line? Easter is for everyone! I LOVE Easter and all that it represents to me! I wanted to use the Easter colors in the fonts, but as you all know they are very pastel – and don’t show up too well.

My wish for all of you would be to Have a  wonderful Easter!

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