Every year when we get to Holy Week, I have to sit back and wonder why Christians don’t make a ruckus about the commercialization of Easter the way many of them do about Christmas.
Of the two religious holidays, Easter is the more important. I realize Jesus had to be born in order for Christians to even be celebrating Easter, but if there had been no resurrection, I’m pretty sure we wouldn’t celebrate Christmas. (At least that’s what my more theologically intelligent friends tell me.)
Yes, there are bunnies and rabbits and eggs and LOTS of chocolate candy around Easter. How this is any different than Santa Claus and reindeer and Frosty and eggnog, I don’t know. But even pagan origins and fertility symbols aside, if you ask someone about their plans for Easter, you’ll most likely get an answer that has something to do with brunch.
