What Does Easter Mean To You?

I am not Christian, and we don't really celebrate Easter day in my country, except for Christians, I suppose. I knew about Easter day only when I went to Australia, hence I learned about it through the commercial way. I am going to tell the story about Easter to my children, and I am looking for a story that is suitable for a 4 year old kid, hence I am researching on this.

Traditionally I go visit my brother, he has a really small church that he pastors. If I can, I help with the egg hunt they sponsor. Often it is for children who do not attend but just show up the day of the hunt. While we helpers hide the eggs, he tells the children the Easter story about Jesus. I know when I taught a preschool class we talked about the egg as being like the sealed up tomb in a rock. We have Good Friday services, and I hope to be there. This year, because it is a fifth Saturday of the month, on Saturday we will have an area wide "singing" with locally well known singles and groups sharing Christian gospel music. Sunday I usually do some special music in the service. I have a song picked out for this year but I have not ordered it or learned it yet. It is just a song that I heard recently that touched my heart. We will have Easter morning services, my brother often gives a small gift to every family in the church.

Easter is "...He has Risen..." yes most holidays are commercialized but Easter remains one of my favorites because Jesus took all my sins and problems to the grave and then came back! He did that for all of us! And that gives so much hope and joy! How could I not celebrate that?