how easter has changed for me.

I remember getting up on Easter morning and going into the living room to see if the Easter Bunny brought me something. I always wanted one of those prepackaged baskets but mom always made our, which was nice also.

A Blessed Easter to you too. Festivals and their meanings do change as time goes and as we understand things more. I was not too fond of flowers but the new clothes was always there and is still there.

Sometimes, I think we don't realize what a fairy-tale existence we lead as children! How truly blessed we really were, with close knit families & traditions that now we find "near and dear" to our hearts! What a lovely tradition your father created, and now you are blessed with those memories. Sadly, but seemingly, I think that the gift of flowers has lost the true meaning (even tho' I cherish them),times have changed, and I haven't! I truly feel, you should share this with your children...and you might just be delightfully surprised on EAster Sunday, to find a corsage on your doorstep! As a child, we were "absentists"....we did not go to Church, as the nearest Church was 45 miles away, and we got our first car when I was 12! But, our home followed the true doctrine of the Catholic religion, and so each religious event was enshrined! I now am the pagan, as I matured, and whetted my appetite with other sects, I lost my faith in that religion, and even tho' there is an Anglican Church on this Island, I do not attend, as I just endorse my own feelings & love of the Lord! What a truly delightful Easter Sunday morning, thank you for sharing, as it so warmed my heart, and conjured up many warm memories of Easter Sunday and my past! True blessings to you & yours on this very special day! Hugs & Cheers!

Happy Easter to you too. I remember when I was a young girl I loved Easter too. We didn't have any traditions just going to church, getting a new Easter outfit, and Easter eggs galore, we would always have an Easter egg hunt. I miss those good old days. Now that my children are grown, I don't even boil any eggs for Easter. Oh yeah I forgot I would always get an Easter basket too.

What a wonderful thing for your Dad to do! That is so sweet. We had nothing like that tgrowing up. We did get new clothes. Usually a blazer jacket and a kilt. They were colour co ordsinated. So if there was red in the kilt then we got a red blazer etc. My sister and I had to dress alike whilst the eldest sister wore more adult clothes. We went to Church and lunch was usually a leg of lamb with all the trimmings. If we were lucky then we received an Easrte Egg each in the afternoon. All very simple. Oh, I had to suffer the tortures of my long dark hair being put up in rags so that I would have curls for Easter. How I hated it as it was so hard to sleep with all of these rag bumps over my head. Thanks for the memories dear friend

Hi jo! Sounds like you had beautiful Easters. I used to wake up and go to sunrise services and when we were done there I would go home and find that the Easter Bunny had left a basket full of candy..lol..like I needed that..then my whole family would come over and we would have a huge Easter dinner and I would have Easter egg hunts with all my cousins and half siblings. I was so worn out by the end of the day that I would practically collapse on the couch. I loved Easter.

Well, it is quite true that Easter has changed for a lot of people. I can remember many things from Easter myself growing up that are definately different than the way there are now. I know we always had a New outfit and got dressed up for Church and then usually had a nice dinner afterwards. But now a days you are lucky if you can afford anything New, and then most people are lucky if they can have that Traditional Ham, etc. for a big group of people due to expense as well.

we didnot have that sort of tradition,in india this is not celebrated as a big occassion but we do have church services to commemorate the occassion. happy easter to you too.

It sounds like you had a wonderful relationship with your parents. I wish your boys would do this for you. Maybe a bouquet instead of a corsage. We did always get new clothes. Now I just break out my spring like stuff, which is old, but I only wear it occasionally. I hold on to all my good clothes and they do not really wear out.

happy easter too, anitquelady and to everyone. our tradition here is not to eat meat. so from holy thursday until saturday, we don't eat meat. we only have fish and veggies. sometimes, we skip meals for fasting. then, we do the way of the cross then bisita iglesia which is visiting 9 churches (i am not sure if it's 9 or 7 - i forgot). then on early dawn of sunday, we all wake up to meet easter. usually, there's a presentation in some churches. a play on the resurrection of Jesus. but then, as year goes by, most traditions are not practiced anymore. most people would go to places for vacation. i on the other hand was just at home. doing a little sacrifice of my own. lol.

first thank you .uou want to change yourself?OK ,you should tell yourslf what to do ,and insist on doing it.when you enough ols .you should do everything by yourself.

you changed from the easter, is interesting.I think everyone changed from any festivals.in childhood,they may like eating good food,but by the time going on,they may like someting more important.