Traditional Easter Celebrations

Each spring students enjoy two weeks off school, a time in which they can relax with their families, enjoy the nicer weather and reflect. Traditions vary from religion to religion and person to person, but it is a time for family, food and great joy. In Christian and Eastern religions, Easter is the most important holiday of the year.

A chocolate bunny makes the perfect gift at Easter. The Easter bunny is said to have migrated to American tradition from the German settlers who had a bunny named "Oschter Haws" that left colored eggs for the children.

The multi-colored eggs symbolized the beautiful colors associated with springtime and the bunny itself symbolized fertility, as Teutonic, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring and fertility, was often accompanied by a hare.

Easter traditions are passed down from generation to generation and carry many cultural overtones. While Christians argue that real reason for the season is to commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ the Savior, praying and fasting are just a few of the ways people celebrate in modern times.

Feasting, egg hunts, Easter baskets and other celebrations have made this a time to celebrate new life and springtime as well. With two weeks off from school, kids can learn to celebrate both traditions.

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