Easter

[Frozenintime]

It's going to be rubbish. Nothing open for the kids

You’ll be able to have a group of up to 6 in your garden. Picnics too. Much better than now. Kids will be fine, they anger to have social interaction at school for a few weeks which is more than most of us will get.

Agree OP, it’s total bullshit. But of course the MN lockdown lovers think it’s all too soon.

The prospect of churches being partially closed/limiting numbers is much worse. Millions won’t be able to celebrate Easter properly. There’s plenty enough for teens to do outside.

If he just wants to see 1 friend he's been able to that.

No one likes going for walks all the bloody time but its all we've been able to do to carry on seeing our friends

What annoys people is the arbitrary prioritisation of activity that is economically valuable even where there are many lower risk forms of socialising that aren't being permitted.

I'm not debating that the Tories and their typical 'save the economy before people' approach isn't infuriating. I'm saying that people again are starting to show severe lack of common sense about what is going on and how a virus actually works. Just because Johnston says opening by pubs by summer may be feasible, doesn't mean that Easter can be a 'go an see your family' event. If we as a society play stupid in the coming weeks, all.this effort with lockdown and the vaccines will be for nothing.

@sirfredfredgeorge

As long as indoor churches are still closed, I'll be happy to accept other indoor activities to be closed. If churches are open, then there will not be any reason for other indoor activities to not be open too.

Churches are open inside here at the moment, so not sure what point you’re making.

Make your own fun. Easter egg hunts, playing in the garden etc.

Brumboo

We didn't get christmas with family.

You are missing the fucking point. Why are 10,000 people allowed in stadiums in march, but 4 low risk people cant be under the same roof as 2 vaccinated people?

It's completely illogical.

"They haven't seen each other for nearly a year and haven't done anything fun."

Why?

I disagree. It is what you make it. Why do you need something to be open? Go for a walk in a park or local woods- take Easter eggs and do your own Easter egg hunt.

It’s the most important Christian festival of the year. We won’t be finding it “rubbish”.

I'm not displaying a lack of common sense.

I thought boris said he was going to prioritise socialisation. Many people do actually need their family support. My daughter nearly fucking died last year (from a virus that is constantly commonly circulating) and I've been really really in need of family support.

Why is that less fucking important than people being able to be in a stadium to watch spurs?

Egg hunt , Easter lunch, cliff or woods walk in nature

I agree with @luxxlisbon

It's about being able to spend time with people.

For anyone who's family don't live on their doorstep this last year has been incredibly lonely and isolating. I don't care about egg hunts or non essential retail or football stadiums or gyms or pubs. I just want my mum to be able to give my baby daughter a cuddle.

As someone whose family business is hotels and restaurants I can honestly say yes, Easter will be rubbish for us. We'll miss out on Easter and early May bank holiday trade - again. It will have a huge impact. We don't want folk to get ill or die but for many of us in the trade this is very bad news.

Supermarkets will be open, churches will be open, parks will be open. Two households or six people can meet in a garden. So you can meet family for Sunday lunch outside, have an Easter egg hunt, take the children to the park, attend church if you are religious, sounds okay to me as long as it isn't raining!

@FuzzyPuffling

It's a religious festival. The greatest of the Christian Year.

Well said! It's not about bunnies and chocolate at all. It is indeed the greatest Christian Festival of the year. We will meet family outdoors and celebrate Easter. Christmas has been taken over by Santa and huge presents, let us keep Easter please

Easter is one of the most joyful times of year. I always go for a long walk on Easter Monday. You can have Easter egg hunts. Make Easter gardens. Paint eggs and make Easter trees. Do Easter baking (Easter biscuits, chocolate nests with cornflakes or shredded wheat).

@LindaEllen

Make your own fun. Easter egg hunts, playing in the garden etc.

14 year olds 🤣

@DavidsSchitt

"They haven't seen each other for nearly a year and haven't done anything fun."

Why?

Because we have followed the rules and not mixed households or travelled

Kowari

You can't if family live too far away to travel there and back in a day.

I have a toddler and a 4 year old. We can't drive 3 hours there and 3 hours back in a day and not stop to use the toilets in my parents house etc.

We need to be able to stop overnight and go inside.

But no, its more important to put 10,000 unrelated people in a stadium together so that they can watch sport 🙄

I have a 14 year old. They still do chocolate and Easter lunch. Can your teen go on a bike ride with their friend?

I'm sure they'll live! Maybe be grateful for what they have and appreciate it more.

Do your 14 year olds not eat chocolate? When we got a bit older we got Easter gifts rather than chocolate if that helps.

"Because we have followed the rules and not mixed households or travelled"

Look, I'm in the NW so we've had it pretty tough but the "rules" haven't been to not see one friend for a year.