How do you celebrate Easter

Firstly and foremost, I celebrate Ostara. This always falls on 21st March, at Spring Equinox. The Christians, for whatever reason, used these traditions in a similar way, but called them Easter. So, as the rest of my family are basically Christians, I have a double celebration normally. I celebrate Ostara as a time of rebirth and new beginnings, so eggs are prominent, as are hares (an animal of the goddess Ostara/Eostre), Spring Flowers, the Mother Earth and the God of Fire, (Sun God). We paint eggs, gather flowers, walk in the countryside, taking in the new life, and plant seeds to represent our new beginnings/growth. At Easter, I celebrate with the kids... I like to show my respect for their beliefs too. We colour eggs in the same manner, gather flowers and chocolate eggs are given, as a representation of new life/growth. I like to eat Lamb at Easter because it's symbolic, but I guess Chicken is too... after all, from whence came the egg? Brightest Blessings for a very Happy Easter, my dear friend. xxxx

Well Sweet when the Kids where little we used to do things like that as well now Easter is just another Holiday I will let Gissi look for his Treat tomorrow and then I will be on here doing things lol I hope you have a lovely Easter Sweetie and the 2 Kids give them my Love and a big Hug xxxx

That sounds like so much fun mummymo. We don't really celebrate Easter but last year we decided to hide Easter Eggs all around the house, and my husband drew a map and had my son go looking for them. He had a lot of fun doing that. I might boil some up and have a day of painting them with him. He loves painting!

I don't. unless buying chocolate eggs when they get reduced after the event counts as celebrating. I celebrate Ostara, though, but that's been and gone.

Well, being that we have little money for all of the extras for Easter and I have taught my boys that Easter is about Jesus returning to heaven after dieing for us, I will cook a big meal with a small ham and then veggies and things that I have here to make a dinner with. I also told them that spending time with just family that day is very important also.

I am a jamaican so we normally have bun eaten with cheese, fried fish etc, which is pretty good. Now that i am living in the Uk I dont really seem to do much celebrating at easter.

My family and I usually attend the prossesion of saints but we don't walk with it. Usually it happens and starts at around 4 in the morning. We just go directly to the church where all people gather and attend the mass. After that, we go home and have lunch together with whole family. Easter egg hunting is not really applicable in our town. People are kill joy or corny over there hahahah..

My two wonderful friends sprung a surprise on me, they have booked and paid for the weekend at my beloved retreat by the Ocean for Easter! I've got my train ticket and I go Friday morning and return Monday with them. I can't wait. For Sunday we are having a big roast dinner, either beef or pork with all the trimmings and roast tatties! YUMMMMMMMM! I got some money from mum instead of an Easter Egg to spend when I'm down there. I usually get a welcome Easter Egg from my neighbour but I'm not too fussed. Have a wonderful Easter and I'll be watching you all on the cam ;0) Hope the Easter bunny is good to you too xxxxx

I always get together with my family. I also like to see my neice and nephew hut for easter eggs. They are still young. My neice is 5 and my nephew is only 2 so they have to have help looking for their eggs. it's still neat to watch them.

We don't do a whole lot here anymore for Easter other than dye some eggs. My daughter is now 16 so she isn't into hiding and finding eggs anymore. We do make a basket for her though. That is still fun to do and she still likes that.

we normally do eggs the day before eater to but this year we did it this past weekend because my son has school and then had plains to go stay at my in laws this week. he went last night and thinks he is staying till saturday but i am not sure about that. we have never been apart that long,i already miss him.lol we have ham for easter. this year i am doing easter dinner for my husband side of the family and am not sure how its gonna go. i have made diner for us before but never for this many people. i think it will go ok. i have got the things to have an easter egg hunt with all the kids so that should be fun. i just hope its nice out.

I do absolutely nothing to celebrate Easter. I was brought up Catholic but even as a child nothing special happed except that we got a chocolate egg. Now I am too old for an egg and I am on this daft diet that means that I can't eat any chocolate at all. I wonder if you eat chicken because those little fluffy yellow chicks represent Easter. Lol.

Hi Doll Now that the kids are older we don't really celebrate. I will fix a ham and feed anyone that drops in I will throw together baskets for the grandones xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

i don't celebrate it. it is just not somthing i really care about.

My day will probably be the same as usual pal , I will have to get Ross and Jim an egg ( big Kids lol ) . I will be along with the ones for your two before that , They are way up on top of the unit so I couldn't reach them lol xx

I celebrate easter by eating all the kids easter eggs and laughing like a monster bwahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!

As we only have grand daughter the daddy hides the eggs and they are the plastic ones so things are hide in them. She gets so excited when finding one that was last year now she is 3 so no tellling what she will do. and then we just set around the rest of the day and watch her and eat what ever any one cooks Happy Easter!

I usually go to church early in the morning. Its always so beautiful with lots of flowers all around. Then I come home and make what Im going to bring to my families house. We have a very big family with lots of kids running around. Which makes it so much fun. Then we have the egg hunt for the kiddies. We use plastic eggs and put money in them. Then its time to eat usually have ham and turkey. Then the part I dread clean up.LOL xxxx Happy Easter my friend. Hugs

sounds like you have a nice ester :) we never really do the samething every year. this year were having my brother and his kids and my two cousin's over for a big dinner and during the day we'll hide some eggs filled with candy for the two kids and thats about it

Al of my children are grown. We will probably visit with outside family on Saturday. Then my daughters will bring the grandchildren over on Sunday to visit. I'll make something for them to snack on. Just enjoy the day.