Easter! Overrated

[bellalou1234]

Is it me or are people making more of Easter this year?

[Cary2012]

An Easter Tree? Crackers? Really?

We stretch to hot cross buns, Lindt bunnies and a nice roast.

Easter Tree, world's gone mad.

[bananafish81]

I've learned so much from MN

I grew up Jewish so didn't celebrate Easter (never got eggs because obvs Easter is almost always the same time as Passover)

So I genuinely had no idea that people got loads of eggs. I sort of thought it was a 'here's a chocolate egg' thing - don't ask me why, it just didn't occur to me that it was something you might buy 7 or 8 of.

I think cos it was the holidays at school maybe that's why I didn't realise other people got loads of eggs cos by the time we got back for summer term it was long forgotten and so we didn't talk about it?

I genuinely didn't know it was SUCH a big deal till MN! I saw all the ads on telly for eggs obvs, but didn't occur to me that people would buy loads and loads for each kid

Or indeed that adults would buy them for each other. I thought it was a kids' thing

I knew about egg hunts etc, but just didn't realise that it was usual to get a shit tonne of the massive eggs I see on sale in the supermarkets each

DH isn't Jewish but doesn't go in for Easter - if we had DC then we would obvs do something for it (I'm not practising Jewish so don't keep Passover any more), but as we can't have kids, it's just not been something we've ever experienced

Friends all have younger kids and the topic of how many easter eggs to buy must never have come up in conversation. Can't believe I've reached 35 somehow completely oblivious to the social norms around Easter - I feel like a right idiot!!

[Floggingmolly]

Over commercialised, certainly. Overrated? Hardly. It's a religion festival...

[raspberrysuicide]

Easter is way more important than Christmas for Christians.

[Grilledaubergines]

Not overrated at all. How can it be?

We're not religious here at all but it was lovely seeing people leaving our local church in all their finery this morning. For them it's so important. For us it's eggs and a family lunch and possibly a walk if any of us can move far after eating.

I've never done the Easter bunny thing.

[WritingHome]

It's just the three of us this year. We did an ironic egg hunt in the garden for dd (11) who rolled her eyes a bit but loved it! She got some eggs from family. We had hot cross buns and coffee for breakfast. Bacon sandwiches for lunch and a roast turkey (small one) with wine / prosecco later.

Day off work tomorrow.

What's not to like! It is totally chilled out here and I am still in pjs

[Brighteyes27]

We aren't really religious or church goers so think it is overrated. I wish we had gone away for Easter. Personally I actually hate Easter. The DC's are too old for the Easter bunny malarkey we never grew up with that it seems a recent Americanised thing so they haven't grown up with that. I feel like Scrooge but we have extra days off work the weather is rubbish up north wet and cold and we are all cooked up in the house kids with their feet on us. The kids are glued to iPads nothing decent is on tv and MIL is also visiting us staying for an extended visit. We have a roast in the oven and aomw wine in the fridge. But yes I agree with you I for one will be pleased when it's over and to go back into work.

[Laniakea]

chocolate & gardening here. Just like pretty much every other Easter weekend!

[bugattiveyron]

We haven't noticed any difference, it's just a long weekend but with chocolate not biscuits with the afternoon coffee that I'm enjoying. I've seen a fair bit more in the shops though - practically a whole aisle in the local Waitrose and other areas dotted around the shop; there are two Easter displays as soon as you walk in.

It's becoming more American I expect with people exchanging gifts but as atheists we don't really do anything for it - the DCs got given an easter egg each by grandparents and I let them choose one each the other day but I don't do anything by way of a surprise egg as they are teenagers and just want the chocolate.

[PortiaCastis]

Easter is very important to me and I attended the Easter Day service at church.
We have eggs and dd is making a roast dinner but no decs or tree.

[bastedyoungturkey]

This is the first year that dp hasn't worked in retail, and he's had four whole days off with us, in retail he'd have only had Christmas Day off. I love this feeling of family being important, having the time together but without the stress of Christmas. We've done a little egg hunt for dd, and are having a nice lamb dinner later with my parents but I love that dd isn't majorly hyped up with all the present opening of Christmas, we're just relaxing with films and comfy clothes rather than the pressure of wearing sparkly finery that comes with Christmas.

We're not going way ott at all but it's lovely knowing we've all got another day together tomorrow

[HarveySchlumpfenburger]

Definitely ovarated

Well played.

[Princesspinkgirl]

Overrated im just going out for a quite family meal tonight no big roasts cooking in my house today my dd is only 14 weeks but when shes older i still wouldn't go over board

[Heatherbell1978]

I don't think I've ever done less tbh! Newborn attached to me and a 2 yr old who we don't really want eating chocolate all day. No family coming round, I'm making a risotto for dinner and DH watching the footie. Should I be making an effort?

[joannegrady90]

World gone mad over easter really?

Famine and disease in the world, people dying, terrorism etc. That's the world gone mad.

Don't do easter trees myself but if it helps others bring joy and family together, then good for them.

[Floggingmolly]

Your op is quite unredeemingly stupid, bellalou
Taking to the Internet to ask if a major Christian festival is "overrated", as if it were the equivalent of the bloody X factor or something; staged for your entertainment only.
And all the gobshites agreeing with you!
If you really are dim enough to not actually understand that Easter is about slightly more than eating chocolate eggs, then I apologise. But feel a little sorry for you.

[Floggingmolly]

Btw, if you've misused the word "overrated", I stand by my point. Don't use words you don't understand the meaning of, particularly in what might be an offensive context.

[bellalou1234]

Flogginmolly i was not meaning the true meaning of Easter, although Im not religious I totally respect Easter for religious meaning, I was meaning the whole media of Easter.

[bellalou1234]

Or and I'm not dim and definitely wouldn't and don't want your pity

[TheNaze73]

For people that like a good fairytale, it's very important, for the majority it's 4 days off, so therefore YABU

[PortiaCastis]

If it weren't for fairytales there'd be no time off and I find insulting my religion offensive

[Sparklingbrook]

For people that like a good fairytale, it's very important

[CaptainBrickbeard]

Why is it that no matter what the occasion, someone always has to come into Mumsnet and disparage it? Yes, I'm sure that some people go to extremes with piles of presents and whatever but so what? Why does that seem to offend others so much? There is always someone at Christmas and Easter or on their holidays who 'can't wait to go back to work', which I find utterly incomprehensible. Are you really incapable of enjoying yourself outside of your job? Either some people have way better jobs than me (definitely true!) or they have really miserable lives (I hope that's not true, though obviously it is for some).

Today I am ill and in sole charge of two young children. We've all eaten about a week's worth of sugar, are fractious and overexcited and our attempt at playing board games culminated in one child lying face down on the carpet roaring in despair and rage whilst the other was sent to their room in disgrace so it's not like I'm feeling particularly Pollyanna-ish, but I'm sticking a low-effort roast in the oven and making crispy cakes and have even persuaded enough naps/independent playing to sneakily watch an episode of Buffy with a hot cup of coffee and I'm so pleased to have more time off work so I can stay in my pjs and eat chocolate. Other people on my FB are doing variously energetic and improving activities: good luck to them. If someone wants to dress up as a giant rabbit and shower their children with mountains of gifts, that doesn't bother me. I have religious family members to whom it's all extremely meaningful, that's great too. The only people bothering me are those who have to bitch and whine about anything that happens, ever. Just enjoy yourself and don't worry about what everyone else is doing!

[Brighteyes27]

Floggingmolly and captain brick beard and i thought I'd got out of the wrong side of bed today........!!!

[aprilsdelight]

I find it deeply insulting to refer to the most significant event in the Christians year as a "fairy tale". Can you imagine the uproar if someone referred to the Muslims most significant event, Eid, as a fairytale. No, no one would dare, but it's just Christians, what the hell does it matter.
How deeply offensive.