Holiday Thread: Do u Recognize Easter as One?

[greg775]

Hey, I declined my family's offer to return to Chicago for Easter this year mainly because my sister has lost it at least temporarily and screams at relatives left and right and I didn't want to deal with it.

 

But it got me to wondering. How many of you do Easter on Sunday? Go to relatives' houses or restaurants, etc? How many go to church, Mass or otherwise? Or do you ignore this one 'holiday?' I ask because my mom considers it a real holiday and is somewhat mad I am not returning to my beloved hometown for the big brunch.

 

So do you do Easter or not? Do you dread it or love it?

 

I will go to Mass tonight at 7:30 and again Easter Vigil on Sat night. I do enjoy the religious holiday but I like to keep it in my own way and not get yelled at by a troubled relative. Bless her, though. Hope she turns it around.

[BigSqwert]

Raised catholic but the wife and I are atheists. We still do the secular holiday stuff like Christmas trees and presents and Easter egg hunts with our little one.

[juddling]

We go to the inlaws every Easter. When their grandkids were younger there was Easter baskets and egg hunts

..Now just a nice dinner and cards/games afterwards.

[greg775]

Raised catholic but the wife and I are atheists. We still do the secular holiday stuff like Christmas trees and presents and Easter egg hunts with our little one.

Cool; thanx for sharing. Little kids love those hunts IMO.

 

We go to the inlaws every Easter. When their grandkids were younger there was Easter baskets and egg hunts

..Now just a nice dinner and cards/games afterwards.

Nice. I remember when I was little my grandparents died for a game of Pinochle. Unfortunately I never took to the game very well but they always got a good game going.

[BlackSox13]

Not religious and do not have kids so for me Easter is just another day like most holidays. Don't make any special dinners or get together with relatives, just hang and chill with my lady doing what we usually do which is fine with us.

[Middle Buffalo]

Hey, I declined my family's offer to return to Chicago for Easter this year mainly because my sister has lost it at least temporarily and screams at relatives left and right and I didn't want to deal with it.

Surely you've explained to her that you hate Hillary, but also didn't vote for Trump. You're more of a Bernie/Jesse guy....

 

Easter's as much of a holiday as the rest. Family gets together, overeats, has some festivities. Everything about it screams holiday. The religion part is for the religious, just like Christmas.

Edited April 15, 2017 by Middle Buffalo

[greg775]

Surely you've explained to her that you hate Hillary, but also didn't vote for Trump. You're more of a Bernie/Jesse guy....

 

Easter's as much of a holiday as the rest. Family gets together, overeats, has some festivities. Everything about it screams holiday. The religion part is for the religious, just like Christmas.

I feel like Christmas is out of control with the ridiculous gifting. It's jumped the shark and with people less religious than ever it's a horrific gift-fest in many (most) households. I know many of you hate the thought of anything religious, but we should just get rid of Christmas without the religious component. We don't need a fricking gift giving holiday/day. It's absurd and sick.

As far as the sister screaming, it's pretty sad but it's like a drug addict. There's really nothing we can do til she hits rock bottom and perhaps wakes up herself. If you say anything to her she'll freak out and if you say anything to her kids and it gets back to her she will freak. We're talking meltdowns here. Very sad.

Edited April 15, 2017 by greg775

[caulfield12]

I feel like Christmas is out of control with the ridiculous gifting. It's jumped the shark and with people less religious than ever it's a horrific gift-fest in many (most) households. I know many of you hate the thought of anything religious, but we should just get rid of Christmas without the religious component. We don't need a fricking gift giving holiday/day. It's absurd and sick.

As far as the sister screaming, it's pretty sad but it's like a drug addict. There's really nothing we can do til she hits rock bottom and perhaps wakes up herself. If you say anything to her she'll freak out and if you say anything to her kids and it gets back to her she will freak. We're talking meltdowns here. Very sad.

 

25% of GDP is based on late November through the first week or so of January.

 

There would be a huge number of full-time and seasonal jobs lost. Goodbye to all but the top tier shopping malls in the country.

[greg775]

25% of GDP is based on late November through the first week or so of January.

 

There would be a huge number of full-time and seasonal jobs lost. Goodbye to all but the top tier shopping malls in the country.

This is probably it's own thread but I have really strong opinions on Christmas.

Fact: Most people are not religious who are under the age of 50, maybe 60? Anybody who goes to church that is young is pretty much being dragged there. Yes there is a small silent group of people who have been touched by God or feel like they've been touched by God. There is a SMALL segment of people who believe.

 

Anyhow, now comes Christmas. Let's say in a "normal" family, there are you and 3 siblings and let's say the three sibs have 2 kids apiece. Let's say you go to church every week and are very religious. Let's say each of your three siblings do not go to church. Let's say one is atheist and two aren't interested in God or possible existence of God. Now we have Christmas coming up. So with the majority of the family group strong nonbelievers, there is really nothing to "celebrate" on the day. So what it is, is Santa Claus and the celebration of Santa with each of the siblings' kids. That's it. GIFTS. Santa's gifts and your all's gifts to the kids. But now unless you have a grab bag (which everybody should have by gosh) there are also sibs buying gifts for each other. Many times they turn out to be exchanges of gift cards: Starbucks for Subway for Applebees, whatever. Again, the religious component is nonexistent. Half to 3/4s of the amount of relatives do not believe in God, do not want to go to church, but they want to gather together to give gifts and have a nice dinner party.

It's absurd. Again ... this celebration of Santa has to end. That's all Christmas is. Helping the little kids get their gifts from Santa. My point is: Without a religious component, we need to just have a couple days a year we designate Celebrate Family Life Day. No Thanksgiving (religious component is thrown aside; how can we thank God when 3/4s of the family says there is no God?) No Christmas. No Easter. Fourth of July is OK.

But please, let's get rid of Santa Claus Day. There is no fricking reason in the world to do this stressful, insane gift giving holiday. Now if we were all gathering to celebrate the birth of Christ, fine. But we're NOT. Even my Catholic religion: only 25 percent go to church anymore. Please, kill all holidays and change them to Family Appreciation Days.

 

And those who do want to celebrate the relgious significance of this can go ahead and do so, by going to church that day as they do most Sundays. I'll still go to church and be with the regulars on Christmas and Thanksgiving to celebrate what we believe, but again just make them Family Appreciation Days.

Edited April 15, 2017 by greg775