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To think it’s easter not christmas?

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backagainohdear · 05/04/2026 07:50

What is going on with easter these days?
My social media is full of photos of piles of easter eggs, toys & clothes!
Mine got one each (well a tub of haribo for one as he doesn’t like easter eggs.)
AIBU to think people go over the top in some weird bid to show off?

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JontyGentooey · 05/04/2026 07:56

I'd love to see how many parents still bothered with this shite if social media vanished overnight.

Ineedanewsofa · 05/04/2026 07:56

I’m in my 40s and I remember a friend at school used to get a new outfit for Easter, apparently her mum used to get given her new ‘Sunday Best’ for Easter when she was a child to wear to Church on Easter Sunday and that’s where the tradition came from. I was always super jealous as she basically got £100 to spend in Topshop!

CinnamonBuns67 · 05/04/2026 07:55

Yanbu. It's ridiculous.

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backagainohdear · 05/04/2026 07:54

PersephoneParlormaid · 05/04/2026 07:52

I used to get a new outfit at Easter when i was a kid, think it’s a Catholic thing?
And I’d get about 4 eggs. I never bought mine clothes as they got them when needed, and never toys.

Yes it’s a catholic thing but many if not all of these people aren’t catholic on my feed. It’s nuts.
It’s like the second Christmas & don’t get me started on boo boxes, when did we come so obessed with showing off for social media? I get kids deserved to be spoiled at times, but it’s making a rod for your own back isn’t it?

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PersephoneParlormaid · 05/04/2026 07:52

I used to get a new outfit at Easter when i was a kid, think it’s a Catholic thing?
And I’d get about 4 eggs. I never bought mine clothes as they got them when needed, and never toys.

worldshottestmom · 05/04/2026 07:51

Just turned into another capitalist fest and ruined the tradition tbh! Same as boo boxes at Halloween - what on Earth is the need??