Any other Christians annoyed at what society has turned Easter into?

[Opol]

I’m resigned that the same has been done to Christmas. But for me that is “only” the birth of Christ.

As a Roman Catholic, Easter is of far more importance to me. For me, God’s love for humanity meant he sacrificed his only son. Jesus’ resurrection is literally the embodiment of the victory of light over darkness, good over evil etc.

I don’t wish to gate keep but seeing it reduced to Easter baskets and chocolate rabbits is unpleasant to witness. I’m more annoyed at society making everything hollow and superficial via consumerism and over consumption.

This is exactly what I was going to say.

Minor compared to what Christmas has become.

But it's about spring, new life and renewal, which is throughout time and part of our British seasonal cycle.

I learnt the other day that Scandinavian countries have a cuckoo bird as their Easter bunny. Makes so much more sense to have a bad than a rabbit!

I find Xmas Eve boxes to be a lifesaver. I have autistic children who find Christmas as an event extremely overwhelming so don’t ’go mad’ on the day (and also do not buy into huge consumerism as it certainly is a problem). A little box the night before box with special new PJs, a book and a couple of trinkets breaks up the ‘present opening’, I don’t do a stocking to balance it out.

As I said earlier as a child growing up in the church environment Easter was a ‘big deal’. It’s just become part of the mainstream as religion is dying out but consumerism is rising.

People are being attacked by Christians trying to convert them? Where? I only see JW trying the conversion thing,

Jesus seemed like an Ok dude.
Would he be annoyed about Easter being about family fun and togetherness?
Find the sight of my 18 month old squealing with delight as he started to chew the ear off his little lindt bunny upsetting?
The chocolate bunnies aren't detracting from the light. They are the light. We are in a space and time of plenty where we can make chocolate bunnies and buy and give them with love and receive with joy.
Job done Jesus 🙌

I’m not celebrating a Christian holiday when I buy Easter eggs and have a roast lamb dinner though, I’m celebrating Easter, the start of Spring which is a festival that goes back much further than Christianity.

Historians generally think Bede made up 'Eostre' because he wanted something special to explain why the Anglo Saxons called Easter 'Easter', when everyone else in Europe used a Pas . . . name derived from Passover. He couldn't accept that it was just because they faced east during the ceremonies. The Romano British and Irish Christians who were celebrating Easter in these islands for centuries before Bede came along had read the Bible and knew why they were doing what they did, but that didn't suit Bede's political ambitions.

I was at church on Friday, and again today. I've exchanged greetings with other Christians IRL and online.

I've given my Godchildren chocolate eggs, my (adult) children Lindt bunnies, and I've eaten a chocolate egg myself.

What everyone else does isn't bothering me. It doesn't impact on the sheer joy of the day as we say "Christ Is Risen!" "He is risen indeed!" to each other.

Alleluia!

People are “risen” for real every day thanks to medical technology, unlike in that fake story about the guy who shat the bed in a cave then ran away.

Celebrating on the first Sunday after the first new moon after the spring equinox isn't especially Christian is it?

Zombie jesus is risen.

Well it doesn't matter how I answer, does it? Lots of outlets say all kind of things and you think my opinions are divisive. That's fair enough. I'm not going to change them to make you more comfortable.

No, I'm not a Russian bot. I'm a human being with opinions that often go against the grain. Deal with it.

That's it though, that's your faith and it brings you joy. I hope you're having a lovely day. But we should all be able to enjoy the day regardless of beliefs. Chocolate eggs included.

most of society is pushing meditation these days- shops are embracing mindfulness as their marketing strategies and social media is littered with meditation practices. lots of celebrities, schools and the nhs endorse mindfulness.

Brazilian tribes are at risk of disease from missionaries. It could wipe out populations. Christians don’t care because Jesus.

It’s hilarious that as a Christian you are complaining about the co-opting of Christian holidays into something non-Christian when that’s exactly what Christians did with Pagan festivals.

It's a festival to mark the beginning of spring. I think that's worth celebrating! Most cultures do.

You can choose whether to go to church or stay at home and eat a chocolate bunny though. I think most people's beliefs are well catered for

No, they don’t ‘generally’ think that. SOME skeptics have out this forward as a theory, that is all. Stop manipulating things to suit your agenda.

Read up on the hideous Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes for one.

I'm not religious, but I agree with you about consumerism and find Christmas hard for the same reason. It just seems like a bit of a sad indictment on today's society, materialism and the ever increasing gap between rich and poor (people constantly attempting to keep up with others, even when they don't have the means, because their kids get picked on if they don't have the latest designer labels etc).

But as I said, I am not religious. Easter for me heralds the start of Spring after a long, dull Winter. It's the start of happier times again, walks outside, taking in the beauty of nature and spending time with friends and family. I think that's a perfectly valid thing to celebrate at Easter, whilst respecting that others hold different beliefs.

this is a great point. a lot of Christians bash anything to do with beliefs cantered around nature or astrology as witchcraft or devil worshipping.