Easter, almost an un-holiday
What’s your favorite holiday? Christmas right? There’s the tree, the presents, the midnight church services, the music, the carols, Santa, the elves, Rudolph, the halls are decked, the endless array of Christmas cards and all the family comes around. Now THAT’S a holiday. Now please don’t go ranting all over half o Georgia telling me that Easter is about the death and rising of Jesus. We all know that. Christmas is about his birth but people really know how to have a good time on that holiday so why not this one?
That’s what I’m talking about here. Easter has a few eggs and they’re delivered by a rabbit. How did the rabbit get in there? For that matter, why colored eggs? Why chocolate? I don’t know anyone who says Easter is their favorite holiday. For pete’s sake, nobody knows when Easter is until the day before practically. I like a holiday that I can plan ahead. I always know December 25th is the day that will arrive without all my gifts being bought.
At least with Easter there aren’t any gifts to worry about. I don’t like that. I want presents and if we could get presents on every holiday I’d raise my hand to vote for it. People are kinder when they get presents.
The Easter holiday officially starts on Maundy Thursday - the date of the Last Supper. Most people think Easter starts at noon on Friday but they’d be wrong. To me, Easter starts the day the gas prices go up.
Oh don’t get me started — Good Friday? How can they say it’s good when it was a horrible day? It’s like saying you had a good migraine yesterday because it stopped today. What about Sad Friday? Sorrowful Friday — anything but good.
Easter is a holiday that goes on forever, no wonder we have such a tough time polishing it up. We’re up to Holy Saturday now - in wait mode and then there’s Easter Sunday. What do people do on Easter? My family always ate. After we ate, then we’d think about what we were going to eat next. Then we’d sit around talking about how good the food was and will be. Finally we have Easter Monday for those who get the day off for Easter but since they’re already off anyway, they get Monday too. Too bad they have to sit at home because the gas prices are too high to go anywhere. Camp in the back yard I say!
I think it’s time to turn Easter into a fully fledged fun holiday with a fancy tree to stand around singing nifty songs we’ll all remember, special foods we only eat at Easter, and an old man dressed up funny that gives out presents. I love presents.
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As long as it is a holiday, it doesn’t matter what day it is!
The problem with Christmas it is too much about the gifts. Who can out do the other with the gifts. For Easter tomorrow it is not like that it is about families getting together and enjoying Life.
The problem with Christmas it is all about the gifts and who can out do the other person. For Easter it is about families getting together and enjoying the day.
Hi! Wishing you a Happy Easter. I know of one person that holds to having a Easter Tree - it could catch on with the right spark.
Nice rabbit. I like Easter. Everyone enjoy your life.