It would depend on who you talk to regarding what is done for Easter. In the US, from a secular standpoint, we dye hard boiled eggs and hide them for the little ones to find. We also make up baskets with little trinkets, toys, and candy in them. Sometimes these are hidden, other times they're just there when the child wakes up. The meal, usually eaten at midday, is traditionally ham with potato salad, cole slaw, and perhaps some potatoes au gratin.
From a pagan standpoint, this is a bastardization of spring equinox rituals. It celebrates the return of the sun and the lengthening of the days. For our Easter, we ate pork roast with the last of the cabbage, carrots, and potatoes we had in the house because traditionally this is the time of year when the diet turns to greens and tomatoes and green beans.
Either way, it's basically a day of gathering family together and celebrating the fact that we can be together.
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on 2006-04-17 06:48 pm (UTC)From a pagan standpoint, this is a bastardization of spring equinox rituals. It celebrates the return of the sun and the lengthening of the days. For our Easter, we ate pork roast with the last of the cabbage, carrots, and potatoes we had in the house because traditionally this is the time of year when the diet turns to greens and tomatoes and green beans.
Either way, it's basically a day of gathering family together and celebrating the fact that we can be together.