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It’s time to get the hard boiled eggs out of the refrigerator and the colorful dyes out of the drawer. Baskets are filled with thinly cut green paper that resembles grass. Soon the baskets will be filled with the dyed eggs ready for Easter.

Easter egg hunting events are planned and plastic colored eggs are being filled with candy and treats. Soon the hunts will be held in parks, church and family yards with children running here and there carrying baskets and bags finding the hidden eggs. Once the baskets and bags are full, the children can’t wait to get home to open their eggs.

Family Easter egg hunts stand out in my memory as a young child. An uncle excitedly hid the candy filled Easter eggs. After the big family dinner at the grandparents’ home, or homes of the aunts and uncles, we cousins were given baskets and sent out into the yard to find the eggs. The uncle could always be counted on to give hints to the younger ones a “heads up” if they couldn’t find the eggs.

Easter Liles are used to decorate dinner tables and church altars. They bloom at just the right time for Easter. They have a trumpet shaped like bloom that could be thought of as “trumpeting” the resurrection of Jesus. Sunrise services are planned where people will gather at an outdoor point to welcome the morning sun as it rises Easter morning in celebration of Christ being raised from the tomb. It’s Easter worship service at the local churches and as the church bells ring, most people travel to their place of worship on this special day. All are dressed in their Easter Sunday best. Church choirs sing a special Easter song and the pastor shares the Easter message. The congregation sings hymns such as “Christ The Lord Has Risen Today,” “Because He Lives” and “He Arose.” The church bells ring again as the service ends and everyone heads home for the Easter family dinner.

Wishing all a blessed Easter Day!