Does anybody care about Easter?

jme2010

Apart from chocolate eggs etc.
Who cares about it?

I remember as a child getting "Easter Clothes" and having Sunday dinner with all the family. Then going to the pictures. But I cant remember doing anything special in years on an Easter Sunday.

Somebody I know compared it to Christmas. Really? Or am I just an Easter Grinch?

Whats the opinion, esp from Irish Catholics?

Mint Sauce

Chocolate for breakfast. Thats about the highlight of it.

Seachmall

Jesus Christ.

For Forks Sake

The Pope...maybe...and shareholders in Cadburys and Nestle.

BillyMitchel

He has risen from the dead and he is lord. Every knee shall bow every da da da because he is lordddddd.

TGi666

Easter Monday cut price eggs mmmmm...

Ihatecuddles-old

I won't get any eggs this year I'll have to buy one for myself!

IceFjoem

Those Easter clothes sound delicious!

everlast75

Well as I'm off choc...

oh, you said apart from that...

Em... I got nothin'

Mr Benevolent

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

I won't get any eggs this year I'll have to buy one for myself!

Refused too many cuddles eh?

BillyMitchel

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

I won't get any eggs this year I'll have to buy one for myself!

Ill post you a cream egg if that's any good?! Ill even put it in a cardboard box so it won't break.

Ihatecuddles-old

BillyMitchel wrote: »

Ill post you a cream egg if that's any good?! Ill even put it in a cardboard box so it won't break.

What's in it for you?

iDave

Imagine the furore if they tried another Munster/Leinster match on Good Friday.

Lenin Skynard

Internet atheists love it because it's yet another occasion to childishly mock other peoples' beliefs.

krudler

Zombie Jesus day is great, chocolate for breakfast, half price chocolate everywhere the day after, mmm, half price chocolate.

hoodwinked

i care.....

BillyMitchel

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

What's in it for you?

Nothing. A girl needs an egg to open on Easter!

Duggy747

Living in a small town on Good Friday was a nightmare, everything was shut down and nobody was around. Nuclear holocaust day, as I thought of it.

Was like being in a shìtty version of I Am Legend................no, that's not right..........a shìttier version of I Am Legend.

Pherekydes

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

Internet atheists love it because it's yet another occasion to childishly mock other peoples' beliefs.

What's an internet atheist?

dulpit

Working for a company who work to the English bank holidays = 4 day weekend (Good Friday is a full-on bank holiday in England).

Other than that, meh...

Ruu

Cadbury's creme eggs, might even use some chocolate pieces as 'soldiers'.

ejmaztec

jme2010 wrote: »

Apart from chocolate eggs etc.
Who cares about it?

I remember as a child getting "Easter Clothes" and having Sunday dinner with all the family. Then going to the pictures. But I cant remember doing anything special in years on an Easter Sunday.

Somebody I know compared it to Christmas. Really? Or am I just an Easter Grinch?

Whats the opinion, esp from Irish Catholics?

He's not here today, so you're best asking somewhere else.

Ash.J.Williams

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

Internet atheists love it because it's yet another occasion to childishly mock other peoples' beliefs.

true

Ihatecuddles-old

BillyMitchel wrote: »

Nothing. A girl needs an egg to open on Easter!

Well isn't that sweet

Lelantos

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

Internet atheists love it because it's yet another occasion to childishly mock other peoples' beliefs.

Well if they keep asking people to believe in the bearded wonder reanimating himself, well yes.

IM0

no

Mongarra

Thursday night, choir; Friday afternoon, choir; Saturday night, choir. Sunday and Monday, wine. Maybe some chocolate but not with wine.

Luckily love choir and wine but not together! Hey that's 2 things that don't go with wine and I'm not giving up the wine.

Did I mention wine? Off it for Lent you see.

BillyMitchel

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

Well isn't that sweet

Suppose it's ok. Never know it might even be the three pack!!

Pumpkinseeds

Why yes, indeed I do care about Easter, this year. I haven't had any junk food or booze since pancake tuesday. On Easter sunday I'm having my easter egg and on Monday I've got a tub of Ben and Jerrys for the new series of Game of Thrones.

krudler

Pherekydes wrote: »

What's an internet atheist?

They're people who religious types think only say they're atheist online to sound cool, because nobody couldn't actually in believe all that sh1t right?

amirite? talking snakes? its so logical!

Carlos Orange

Duggy747 wrote: »

Was like being in a shìtty version of I Am Legend................no, that's not right..........a shìttier version of I Am Legend.

I am legend is a pretty good book.

Wattle

I care about the time off I'm getting plus any Easter Eggs that come my way.

Paramite Pie

We always have a turkey for Easter. My mam works in a butchers so we get it for free.:p

So it's kinda like a Christmas dinner only with less trimmings. Other than that I'm not bothered. I do like chocolate too.

admiralofthefleet

it feels like christmas day but the boozers are open

vincit qui se vincit

I like Easter. I can't put my finger on why, but I find it a more spiritual time than Christmas, for instance. Indeed, I don't find any other time of year, including Christmas, spiritual.

I don't know where along the path of life I developed associations between Easter and the colour white, spiritual cleansing and rebirth but I have and they're quite invigorating. I always give up something or take up some new challenge each Lent and I feel more energised and proud of myself by the end of it (I always stick to my Lenten commitments).

Even music which is historically Easter music, like the Messiah, strikes a cord with me. I listen to more Gregorian chant at this time of year and attend more classical music in churches. I suppose that's largely a product of my search for support and solace in sticking to my Lenten resolutions. The acoustics of the music echoing within stone churches combined with the awareness of my Lenten sacrifice and struggle give the Easter period a sense of personal rebirth and renewal for me. New life. Regeneration. Consciousness of life, of vibrancy and my small part in the larger Christian traditions of monasticism, nephalism, abstinence and asceticism. Because of these sacrifices and focusing on non-material things (as much as possible) my life is generally deeper and more spiritual at this time of year.

wp_rathead

Spring breaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak

Irish Guitarist

My sister lives in Cyprus and I went to visit her a few years ago around Easter time. It's a big deal there and they have decorations all over the place. I remember there were two massive golden eggs in the middle of the road near my sister house.

Lelantos

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

My sister lives in Cyprus and I went to visit her a few years ago around Easter time. It's a big deal there and they have decorations all over the place. I remember there were two massive golden eggs in the middle of the road near my sister house.

Won't be any golden eggs anywhere in Cyprus this easter.

Capt'n Midnight

I'm going to get a new ribbon for my bonnet.

maxfresh

according to my facebook news feed, teachers as they get two weeks off

efb

Paid day off for no good reason I Good Friday