That saying "Happy Easter" is out of place?

If you celebrate Christmas in a secular way then why don't you celebrate Easter in the same way as well? It also has its roots in pagan tradition with symbols of rebirth and renewal.

You're confusing people by celebrating Christmas but not Easter. If you don't want your kids to feel left out then you should fully embrace your Jewish identity. Celebrate all the major Jewish festivals and give them something to feel proud of.

Don't celebrate the festivals of a faith you don't believe in even in a secular way then you start to dilute your own sense of identity. I think this is what you're feeling a bit uncomfortable about but I maybe entirely wrong.

I find Happy Holidays a bit odd in the U.K.
We don’t use the term ‘holidays’ to mean Christmas/Easter in general here. They are festivals celebrated in religious and secular ways, celebrations.

In the uk we tend to use the term holidays to mean going away, taking annual leave, having a week or two elsewhere.

They sound truly awful.

Nothing worse going on in this world than good wishes.

I’d be “fumming.”

I'm Jewish & I get you. I also cringe when people wish me a happy easter, though I've never said anything - I hear my late parents, survivors from Poland and Germany, at the back of my head, saying "make sure you stay indoors during easter, it's when the gentiles return from church having heard how the jews killed their saviour and rustle up a pogrom"....

Do you think they were bored, so not really listening 🤔

I’ve several times had “Eid Mubarak” messages from Muslim friends. I’m a Christian. I have always thought it very lovely that others would think of me on days important to them.

This kind of thread plays into the hands of racists who don't want any multiculturalism and wrongly claim you can't say happy Christmas anymore. My experience is usually that people like being included in the joy of other group's festivals rather than finding it offensive.

I think it's lovely to learn more about other people's religions and wished well even if it's something I don't celebrate myself.

I'm sure they meant it kindly, best to just accept it as such.

I’m Catholic and celebrate Easter, Christmas etc in a Christian way, but will happily accept any good wishes coming my way (and return them!). Maybe you should’ve got in first with a happy Passover and tried to share your tradition? Seems a bit miserable otherwise

Don’t ya mean anti-semantic

Yeah it's mouthful isn't it. And sounds more like something a drunk AI would say.

I was with you until you said ‘seasonal spring chocolate eggs’

i dont say happy christmas to a jewish lady i know

It’s a cultural event, with it’s roots in the Christian Tradition.

I’m Catholic, went to church yesterday, we gave our Chocolate Eggs, as they symbolise rebirth.

The Easter Bunny, and loads of other bits of Easter, are nothing to do with Christianity .. just enjoy those bits.

I guess you can reply with 'thank you but we don't celebrate easter'. They clearly were thinking if it in a chocolate eggs and bunnies kind of way. In the way you say you celebrate Christmas in a 'santa' way. I can't imagine they were trying to insult your faith or convert you to Christianity?

Yes this. Fgs let people say a nice thing without analysing why they should have used different words.

in our coop yesterday there was a tannoy announcement saying happy easter to all our customers that celebrate

Of all the things I believe, you calling Easter eggs this ludicrous name is the thing I believe least.

GF nonsense.

They probably automatically sent the message to many people, OP, and just didn't make the connection with you.

I'm 67 soon - the chocolate and hot cross bun fest has been a thing all my life (and most people I knew as a child didn't go to church).

A sentiment given to you in kindness should be taken as such. It really doesn’t matter if you share the background belief or not, someone has shared something important to them to illustrate their wish to you.

This is exactly my feeling. You have a choice here; you can choose to accept the sentiment in the spirit with which it was given, or you can choose to be offended.

I’ve been celebrating Easter since I was a child - Christian religious festivals were drummed into us at school. To me, it’s secular. I’m agnostic, raised by atheist parents who have been celebrating Easter for decades. It’s normal in the UK.

Do you think they were trying to offend you? If you don’t, just let it go. All humans are imperfect. It was probably meant well.

I don’t believe that any of the Easter story actually happened, but I still say Happy Easter to friends, by which I mean “enjoy the long weekend”. My one Jewish friend replied, “Happy Festival of Chocolate”. Hopefully I haven’t offended her, but if she did say she felt offended I would’ve just thought, “Oh get over yourself!” and made a mental note not to say anything next year. You could just tell your friend what behaviour you’d like in future. I’ve had an open conversation with my Jewish friend about whether she wants to be on my Christmas card list.

For the overwhelming majority, Easter is a cultural tradition associated above all with chocolate and a long weekend.

There’s a fair chance they’re not even religious themselves but just wanted to wish you a nice weekend break.

Millions upon millions of chocolate eggs, hot cross buns etc being bought by people who don't set foot in a church unless it's a wedding or funeral suggests otherwise.

My Moroccan muslim neighbours wished me happy Eid, I wished them happy Eid back. I´m Catholic. Then got on with the rest of my day. I like good wishes.