Yes and no.
I love seeing all the Easter photos on Facebook of my friends with their kids all dressed up and many many decorated Easter eggs made by their children.
Yesterday I was nostalgic and looked up the city I lived in when I was very young, Hastings-on Hudson, NY. They had an annual Easter Egg hunt every year in the main park for the town and I remember running through the park with bunches of other children searching for eggs filled with candies and toys. They still have the event, this year they said there were 200 kids. I also found a blog where a woman recalled going to the hunt back in the 50’s. Such a nice feeling the holidays in smaller towns like that.
Also, yesterday, the dad of a friend of mine posted a Facebook status saying Easter has caused him to wonder why atheists target Christians. I tried to explain why some atheists feel defensive (I won’t get into the whole conversation here) and he twisted it all around as though I walk around hating Christians, feeling offended all the time, and he keeps saying even today, Christians never say anything negative about atheists. Responding to him on this Easter day has made me feel pretty badly. I don’t want to really say anything negative about any Christian today on the holiest of days. I have decided not to respond any more.
My husband and I for lunch went to a deli we have been meaning to try. We had lunch al fresco, matzah ball soup and a half sandwich. The food was good, and the bakery was a real NY style bakery with many yummy treats. That was nice.