As many of you probably know, Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus after he was crucified on Good Friday. This is the ending of Holy Week, which includes Palm Sunday, Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday, Holy Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday. This is also the last week of Lent. Some traditions are less obvious, such as Easter eggs and the Easter bunny.
Easter eggs represent life and resurrection in the Christian community and painting them has to do with Jesus’s blood as he was crucified. Now, Easter eggs are mass produced and made of various sweets such as chocolate and marshmallows, but in many countries, especially in Europe, eggs are still intricately designed with scenes of life and beautiful patterns. The Easter bunny is another symbol of life. First recorded in Germany, the Easter bunny brings Easter eggs to children during Easter. Children make (or more modernly buy) brightly colored baskets for the Easter bunny to put eggs in. Peeps are a very modern tradition, starting to be mass produced in the 1950’s. Along with bunnies and eggs, chicks also represent life and being born.
This is an Easter basket consisting of Easter grass, chocolate eggs, peeps, colored eggs, a stuffed bunny, and a chocolate bunny.
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