Does anybody care about Easter?

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.