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AIBU to ask how many Easter-specific activities you do each year?

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Itsglitchingagain · 29/03/2026 10:25

How many and what type of specifically Easter based things do you do?

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LilyCanna · 29/03/2026 13:53

Itsglitchingagain · 29/03/2026 11:25

Not at all, was just asking a normal question and had some sarky replies

You didn’t get sarky replies, people just answered your question (which didn’t specify that it was for parents with young children). For most people nowadays, if they don’t have kids of the age when Easter egg hunts are a big thing, Easter celebrations = eating chocolate eggs and taking advantage of the long weekend to see friends and family.
In the past we’ve done egg decorating with our Bulgarian friends - it’s a big thing over there.

AgnesMcDoo · 29/03/2026 13:21

I eat an Easter Egg each year.

my DH and kids are catholics so they do lent, fasting, Easter church services etc and have water eggs.

Goonie1 · 29/03/2026 13:19

I converted to Orthodoxy a while ago and therefore observe a lot of the traditions both in terms of the religion and also culturally. We attend church for at least one service (there are many in the run up) but I LOVE the midnight service on Easter Saturday/Sunday and the symbolism of the candles and lights. Anyway, after that, we get together to have food as Orthodox fast from a lot during Lent. There are the eggs in bread baskets that you smash together (a bit like conkers where the unsmashed egg is the winner) which the kids love to do, different types of Easter food and generally being together with family as it is as big as Christmas for Orthodox. In the villages, there are many other traditions which differ slightly on the area /region. My kids also get chocolate Easter eggs and join in with hunts etc.

1000StrawberryLollies · 29/03/2026 13:05

None! My dc are 17 and 20 now, but we never really did anything but Easter eggs. Lots of the things people have mentioned aren't really Easter-specific - they are things we would have done on some weekends at any time of the year.

ImImmortalNowBabyDoll · 29/03/2026 13:04

Whatever comes up to fill the holidays! We usually do some Easter based crafts, like egg painting, bonnet making and so on. Then I organise a hunt on the Sunday for eggs which ends with their Easter baskets. I'll also do a full roast dinner and splash out on nice lamb. This year, we're planning a trip to Springland and the Catalyst Museum for a chocolate themed event.

FourSeasonsTotalLandscaping · 29/03/2026 12:58

Church, but we do that most Sundays! Hot cross buns. Easter eggs. We’ve got some decorations. That’s it really.

Shinyhappyapple · 29/03/2026 12:46

If the school Easter holiday fell so that there was a week off before Easter weekend (as is this year) I would buy a couple of Easter themed craft kits. We often went away over Easter bank holiday weekend. If we visited my brother then we would go to church and do an Easter egg hunt (although I think these activities were more down to SIL).

Sartre · 29/03/2026 12:27

I set up an egg hunt in the garden on Easter Sunday and make them bunny shaped pancakes for breakfast then we tend to go do a National Trust egg hunt during the day. It isn’t as big of deal as Christmas when we do loads and loads of different things.

raspberrieswithchocolate · 29/03/2026 12:24

Itsglitchingagain · 29/03/2026 11:25

Not at all, was just asking a normal question and had some sarky replies

What 'sarky' replies? You say you asked a normal question out of curiosity. Other posters have also asked normal questions because they were curious as to what you do or expect at Easter.

You're expecting answers but don't want to give any yourself, despite being asked. It's very impolite. As is starting threads and then the OP doesn't bother to come back to the thread, there seems to be a good few of those this weekend.

Itsglitchingagain · 29/03/2026 12:19

Some lovely ideas, v interested to see what people do in the uk nowadays
thanks ☺️

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Itsglitchingagain · 29/03/2026 12:18

FurForksSake · 29/03/2026 12:10

We might go to a palace / English heritage / national trust on Good Friday, I’m having a looong mri on Saturday afternoon, swimming for one kid Sunday morning, Easter egg hunt, roast for dinner (steaks for the kids) and crack on. Monday we might do whatever we didn’t on Good Friday or nothing depending on my health.

Hope it goes ok x

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dinbin · 29/03/2026 12:17

church
hat parade at school
chocolate
hunt
roast

not sure what else you would do tbh

VickyEadieofThigh · 29/03/2026 12:14

Itsglitchingagain · 29/03/2026 11:07

Is that really all you do with your kids?

You said "you" in your original post, you didn't mention kids.

My partner and I have a roast lamb lunch. When I was a child, we just did Chapel (I went every Sunday) and got given Easter eggs. There weren't really any other "activities" in my South Yorkshire village in the 60s and 70s.

Bigearringsbigsmile · 29/03/2026 12:12

We go to church

FurForksSake · 29/03/2026 12:10

We might go to a palace / English heritage / national trust on Good Friday, I’m having a looong mri on Saturday afternoon, swimming for one kid Sunday morning, Easter egg hunt, roast for dinner (steaks for the kids) and crack on. Monday we might do whatever we didn’t on Good Friday or nothing depending on my health.

Floatlikeafeather2 · 29/03/2026 12:10

Itsglitchingagain · 29/03/2026 11:22

Love the fish & chips tea

What an odd thing to say! Fish on Good Friday is traditional. In fact, fish on every Friday is traditional too but not as many people adhere to that.

Itsglitchingagain · 29/03/2026 12:08

Runnersandtoms · 29/03/2026 11:44

When they were little, loads and loads. Egg hunts at home, at grandma's and organised events. Craft stuff. Lego competition. Dyeing or painting real eggs.

They're 15, 17 and 19 this year but pretty sure I'll still be expected to organise an egg hunt for them lol. For several years I've done one with clues all over the house eventually leading to their big egg, and one in the garden where they each have a colour to look for. Also visiting grandma for afternoon tea (standard for us at Easter)

Lovely 🥰

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Floatlikeafeather2 · 29/03/2026 12:06

Itsglitchingagain · 29/03/2026 11:25

Not at all, was just asking a normal question and had some sarky replies

OP, you made the very first unpleasant comment on the thread.
As several people have mentioned, it would be polite to do people the courtesy of answering their question, e.g. what do you do at Easter?

Lidlisthebusiness · 29/03/2026 11:56

We do an egg hunt in the garden, decorate bonnets and other crafty things and will make some chocolate nests. I'll get some hot cross buns too, but no one likes lamb so it'll be a chicken roast.

Octaviathethird · 29/03/2026 11:45

Just an egg hunt at home on the Sunday culminating in finding the big eggs, and sometimes we do a national trust egg hunt. A couple of year ago we did an Easter cruise on a canal boat but that was only because eggs were to be given. School do a cake and egg decorating competition so we take part in that. We're not religious so it's all about the chocolate for us, if an activity looks interesting we'll do it but if it looks particularly religious we would avoid like the plaque!

Runnersandtoms · 29/03/2026 11:44

When they were little, loads and loads. Egg hunts at home, at grandma's and organised events. Craft stuff. Lego competition. Dyeing or painting real eggs.

They're 15, 17 and 19 this year but pretty sure I'll still be expected to organise an egg hunt for them lol. For several years I've done one with clues all over the house eventually leading to their big egg, and one in the garden where they each have a colour to look for. Also visiting grandma for afternoon tea (standard for us at Easter)

FancyBiscuitsLevel · 29/03/2026 11:43

Oooh, yes- chippy tea on Good Friday! It’s what my dear departed grandmother would have wanted - no meat on Good Friday. There’s rules that must be followed, and ones that involve me being able to justify a chippy tea are the best.

OttersOnAPlane · 29/03/2026 11:43

When they were little we did egg hunts in the garden, once they got bigger it's just the excuse to eat chocolate at breakfast time.

TwelvePiecesOfFlair · 29/03/2026 11:42

I used to buy kids some new clothes, paint eggs, have a roast on Easter Sunday at my mums and eat chocolate eggs. Now I just do the eggs and the roast.

GivesYourHosieryaFright · 29/03/2026 11:40

newornotnew · 29/03/2026 11:24

No need to criticise others.

It would be polite to set out what you do before judging others.

Good point.

What do you do OP? It seems unfair of you to expect us to reveal what we do and let you decide whether it's good enough when you haven't told us what you do.

I hope it's better than eating Easter Eggs with your children...

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