The Sending Of Easter Cards

[TheSquareMile]

I send a small number of cards at Easter to a few relatives and friends, perhaps half a dozen or so. I send e-cards to perhaps 3 or 4 other friends.

I've noticed that more shops are stocking Easter cards, John Lewis has quite a few, W H Smith too.

It still seems to be a bit of a niche thing, though.

Are any other posters sending or receiving Easter cards?

[Pineconepicture]

I send 2 and receive 2 every year

[caringcarer]

I never send any. My MiL always sends one. She's big on cards and sends them at every opportunity.

[TheChosenTwo]

MIL is the only person who ever sends us one!

[Teacupsandrollups]

Yes, I always send them.

[MrsSkylerWhite]

No because we aren’t religious.

[YourFogLightsAreOnTheresNoFog]

I never send any now but I do miss my one from my lovely Grandma.

[ErrolTheDragon]

I've noticed that more shops are stocking Easter cards, John Lewis has quite a few, W H Smith too.

It's an opportunity for them to sell more stuff. Commercialisation, certainly not a mark of increased religiosity!
My DM sometimes sent an Easter card.

[BrothersAndSisters]

We get one from a woman who we used to live by who is religious. We don’t send any. It’s just about chocolate eggs and seeing friends in our house. 😬

[TheFlis]

We send one to DH’s aunt who is quite religious, she really appreciates it. I wouldn’t send them en mass like Christmas cards though.

[Blackcats7]

My elderly aunt (now sadly gone) used to send them but she was the only person I have known who did.
I thought it was a generational thing that was dying out tbh.

[dudsville]

I don't think it's niche, I think it's religious. I presume some christians would be more likely to send them.

[AlpineMuesli]

I've noticed far more Easter decorations and Easter trees available to buy as well.

[ErrolTheDragon]

@AlpineMuesli

I've noticed far more Easter decorations and Easter trees available to buy as well.

Easter trees? The only 'tree' I remember in the Easter story was the cross.

If people want to waste money on an extra commercialised holiday that's up to them but I'd have thought the only 'Easter decorations' would be eggs and daffodils etc made by primary school kids.

[AlpineMuesli]

@ErrolTheDragon

Easter trees? The only 'tree' I remember in the Easter story was the cross.

If people want to waste money on an extra commercialised holiday that's up to them but I'd have thought the only 'Easter decorations' would be eggs and daffodils etc made by primary school kids.

Well, Easter twigs is really more descriptive…

https://www.housebeautiful.com/uk/decorate/display/a1507/easter-tree/

[ErrolTheDragon]

😂 twiggy shit with eggs on?

[TheSquareMile]

@AlpineMuesli

I've noticed far more Easter decorations and Easter trees available to buy as well.

Yes, I've noticed that too.

Lakeland has started to do far more items for Easter than it used to, for instance.

[PuppyMonkey]

@AlpineMuesli

I've noticed far more Easter decorations and Easter trees available to buy as well.

It’s almost as if shops want to sell a load of old tat and invent a new “tradition” to make more money or something.

I have never sent or received an Easter card in my life (brought up Catholic). Then again I don’t send Christmas cards any more either.

[Pineconepicture]

@ErrolTheDragon

Easter trees? The only 'tree' I remember in the Easter story was the cross.

If people want to waste money on an extra commercialised holiday that's up to them but I'd have thought the only 'Easter decorations' would be eggs and daffodils etc made by primary school kids.

Ah see we've always had easter trees, since living in Germany in the 80's! Been going on for centuries over there. Now