I grew up with the Easter Bunny, I'm 50. Some of my Peers were Catholic, so there Easter was more religious. Likewise, your income dictated how you celebrated it.
I did presents for my children, 30+ years ago. It was the usual time to buy Bikes/Trikes/Outdoor toys.
As growing up, the Church/Community outings would be over Bank Holidays, so you would at least get a new bucket and spade.
For anyone working in the building trade it was a ten day day holiday, so often, you'd go away/visit family (again depending on income/how many children). It was better weather than Christmas and less expensive all round.
That's what I liked about it, it was like our personal Christmas. My DH was Catholic, so for him, the occasion was as big as Christmas.
In our family, we've moved away from all the crappy bits of toys, stopped the stocking fillers, food we can do without and gone towards wanted Presents. I, personally, for environmental reasons stopped Cards and Balloons, in particular, so have close family. So rather than buy over-packaged Easter eggs, we buy a gift.
From March, we've been doing painting, crafts to decorate our houses. I'd rather have gone away, but i'm not well enough and my Son-In-Law can't get the time off work.
As said it isn't one or the other.
"The competitive misery around any event is always spectacular on here"
This with bells on!