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EASTER
Easter is observed on the first Sunday following the full moon after the vernal equinox. Considered Christianity’s most important holy day, it celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Depending on which calendar a church follows, some will celebrate the holiday earlier than others.

Easter

Leading up to Easter Sunday is an entire season of observances beginning with Ash Wednesday, Lent’s official beginning. Lent is a time of fasting and reflection, which represents the time Jesus spent in the wilderness for 40 days. Many know this as a time when Christians give something up for Lent.

Then during Holy Week, the Sunday before Easter is known as Palm Sunday. It commemorates Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem on a donkey just five days before the Romans crucified Him. Maundy Thursday remembers Jesus’s last supper; Good Friday is the day of the crucifixion; Holy Saturday is the period between the crucifixion and the resurrection; and Easter Sunday.

EASTER HISTORY
Before Easter (Pascha), Passover was the primary holy day celebrated; however, Christianity closely links the two holidays. Jesus’s last supper was a Passover meal. By the 2nd century, Orthodox Christians also celebrated Pascha alongside Passover as well as pagan spring festivals.

The Easter Bunny tradition comes from medieval Germany, where the Osterhase or Easter Hare would lay its colorful eggs in nests prepared by children. In the 18th-century, settling in the Dutch Pennsylvania countryside, immigrants brought this fable and tradition to the United States.

Dying eggs is a tradition that dates back thousands of years across many cultures. Eggs symbolize rebirth, fertility, and life springing forth. Today Easter egg hunts take place across the country. It is not unusual to see children in their Sunday best surrounding a giant Bunny. Many will also get their picture taken too!

Each year, on March 31st children and adults alike, pick up their favorite colors for National Crayon Day!

Happy Easter to ALL who celebrate! -xx

@xango

I am wishing you and your hubby a Happy Easter. I can just imagine all the food you created and wish I could be a fly on the wall to watch the preparation. I admire your skills in the kitchen and in many ways wish I could do the same. I also miss your posts and wonder if you are OK. Even if you have nothing to add, please say Hi. Hope your hubby is enjoying his new position and working from home. At least he doesn’t need to contend with the traffic. Maybe now, with some of the snowbirds heading home that part will not be as bad. Probably wishful thinking on my part. Tale care/ Stay safe. Hear from you soon, I hope.

@shoelady60,

Goodnight rest well and enjoy your Sunday Services with you mother.
We have early Mass and Brunch just a very small group of family.

We don’t have a lot of family in these parts.

Hey Happy Easter my friend. 😘😎

@taci,

Good evening we have early worship tomorrow and brunch.

Wishing you a great Easter with your family. 🎈😎

Sheba, those poor cats need nice homes. Nice you care and feed them.
We had rain again today. After many years of drought this is needed. I used to never check the weather because it was always the same.
Have a great day tomorrow. I think you will be busy with family.

@sheba2011

Happy Easter to you and yours.🐰💐 Wow, is that a mouthful!🧁 I can taste it through the screen.

Enjoy your day tomorrow whatever you have planned. I will be with mom for church and brunch.🙏🥘

Sending Easter hugs to you and Poppy.🤗💖

@oodiebom, excuse me for butting in, but have you tried googling “senior transportation” in whatever city you live near in Florida? There seems to be several options available in a lot of places in Florida. Not all of them are just for doctor or hospital visits. I live in SW PA and Access takes people shopping, to bingo, and my aunt used to come to see me on the Access bus. These were door-to-door transports. We also had Older Peoples’ Transportation and they did pretty much the same thing.

Also, some of the changes you need to “aid the handicapped” for your husband at home may be covered by his medical insurance. I think it might be worth looking into. I wish you both the best of luck.

@sheba2011

Getting ready to visit the Farmer’s Market and maybe Aldi’s. Just wanted to say Hi before I left. Hubby is trying desperately to come home. Last night he wanted to use the bathroom and needed me to help him into a sitting position. He was in bed when I arrived. However, because of his weight gain and my problem with the lower back, I had to say NO. At the moment the Aid arrived and I mentioned what was going on. Hubby was infuriated that I said something. I will mention this to the head nurse after the weekend. I am also looking into the rides for the handicapped to see if they could drive him from the rehab to our home. and do a return trip a few hours later. I have no idea what this would cost. I think this may make him smile more and will help his return. Hmm……wonder if they would do restaurants…….

Glad you were able to scare the raccoon away and was a happy camper when you mentioned that the kitty had returned. Everything worked out in the end…..PHEW !!! My cat would have swatted the visitor. He loved his food and nothing would get between him and his dish. However, thankfully, I never had to find out. The only visitor we had in our home, and that was on the Cape,, was a skunk. It came in through our sliding den door while we were unloading our van. Our cat was sound asleep on one of the twin beds in the guest room. Never saw the skunk. I saw it out of the corner of my eye in the kitchen. I thought it was a black cat until I saw it again in our living room. Luckily I had some cat chow and made a line from the living room, through the dining room, into the kitchen and from there to the sliding door in our den. We both watched it eat his way out and gladly closed the sliders. Cat never knew we had a “house” guest.

I wasn’t able to watch HD, however, I did later on. What a show !!! I had my eye on the elephant necklace and cuff. Looking at the pictures prior to the show I had decided not to purchase because I felt it might be too overpowering. All that changed when I saw the video. I purchased both. The elephant reminded me of our trip to Bangkok from Hong Kong. I had taken some meds prior to the flight on an empty stomach to prevent air sickness. This was a wrong move on my part. I had no sooner sat in our assigned seats that I passed out. Hubby had to keep me in an upright position during takeoff. Luckily there was a doctor on board who had meds with him and he was able to get it to the stewardess. It brought me around in no time. Hubby was able to tell the stewardess that I had taken a pill prior to the flight and showed her the bottle. What I had to drink was snake venom mixed with other herbs. I was OK from that moment on, but reluctantly had to scratch our time with the elephants that afternoon.

Bangkok reminded me of a little New York. Busy place. Hustle and Bustle. Little cars called Toot toots that went on sidewalks to circumvent the heavy traffic. Most spoke English, so I didn’t need to pull out my dictionary. What scared me the most were the police stationed at either end of the hallway on our floor. To this day I have no idea why they were there. They never checked our luggage or the bags of things we purchased. They smiled when we bought food from the vendors to eat in our room. The food was awesome whether from a vendor or a restaurant. I was amazed at the fresh fruit and vegetables and the spices they used. So excited to learn some of their cooking habits and found it somewhat easy to incorporate into our diet, even today. Their jewelry exquisite. So sorry I didn’t buy the sapphire I saw. It was just too expensive. Bangkok was our second stop and we still other places to go. Today, we are both kicking ourselves for that reason. We have never seen a blue sapphire that brilliant to this day.
“C’est la vie” as the saying goes.

Have a wonderful day and a better one tomorrow. Happy Easter to you and your family. Stay safe.