Chocolate bunnies. Colorful eggs. Church. Holy crap, it must be Easter!
While the basis of Easter as a holiday was to celebrate Jesus' resurrection, due to commercialization, it has shifted its focus away from church and more on candy, a weirdly personified bunny and that fake grass that comes at the bottom of Easter baskets. But, that's another issue. While we can acknowledge that the severe amount of secularism in a previously predominantly religious holiday is probably not a good thing, there are some positives that have resulted out of it, making it an enjoyable holiday for the secular and the religious alike.
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1. The candy.
Any candy you already enjoy takes on a new look during the Easter season, making it about 100 to 110 percent more enjoyable (even though the taste doesn't change at all). Skittles packages are covered with Easter bunnies, M&Ms have new pastel colors, and Godiva sells packages of chocolate eggs. There are also some special types of candy that only come out during the Easter season, or are only enjoyable if you're eating them during this time, like my personal favorites: the sugary, neon-y goodness of Marshmallow Peeps.
2. Dying Easter eggs.
Growing up, one of my favorite things during the Easter season was dying hard-boiled eggs with one of those PAAS Easter Egg dying kits, using that weird wire thingy to slide a crap ton of eggs into a crap ton of different colors. It became a tradition in my house every Easter, so much so that I eventually graduated from the basic instructions on the back of the packaging (vinegar equals brighter, water equals lighter) to making more "complex" eggs, such as tie-dye or stripes (I never really did know what to do with that whitish-clear crayon that came in the box).
3. Spending time with family.
Easter is usually a time spent with family, whether you go to church with your family (including your aunts, uncles, cousins and second cousins twice-removed), or simply have brunch with your mom. While some might not necessarily believe in what Easter stands for, the holiday itself is nonetheless recognized by many as important.
