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Old 03-31-2018, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl View Post
Religious holidays are embellished and added to. Bunnies and chicks are spring symbols. Feasts are associated always with religious holidays and gatherings of families with little ones. Some people feel that bunnies and chicks and candy is contrary to the celebration of the resurrection and some people feel it is an addition of humans doing human things to celebrate. Only God knows.

Me and mine. We do both.
At least we are not The Philippines where they practice self-crucifixion and self-flagellation at Easter. I think my favorite Easter tradition is the Great Seasonal Migration of Elderly Adults.