catesta Posted April 13, 2006 Report Posted April 13, 2006 (edited) For those that celebrate, have a great holiday! For those that do not celebrate, have a great day/weekend! Edited April 13, 2006 by catesta Quote
Joe G Posted April 13, 2006 Report Posted April 13, 2006 In my family, Easter celebrations have sort of fallen by the wayside. Used to be a family get-together, with a church service, then lots of food. I have fond memories of all that, but these days, if the family gets together on Easter, it's almost a coincidence. It does tie in with a couple of "rebirth" events for me: spring, my birthday (April 29th), and the like. Quote
sheldonm Posted April 13, 2006 Report Posted April 13, 2006 I was born on Easter (1957) and the family still celebrates the holiday although my birthday has never fallen on the holday since....this year is close as my b-day is 4/21. m~ Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted April 13, 2006 Report Posted April 13, 2006 Although I was brought up in a mainstream protestant church (United Church of Christ), and am now a Unitarian Universalist -- I have been fortunate to attend a couple Jewish Seder dinners over the years, which I greatly enjoyed (speaking from both a spiritual and culinary perspective!!) And more generally speaking, I find the Jewish faith to be a wonderfully interesting and meaningful faith tradition - and one that I wish I knew better. And I wish that I had had more contact with Judaism when I was growing up (didn't hardly know anyone that was Jewish when I was a kid). Quote
DukeCity Posted April 13, 2006 Report Posted April 13, 2006 Our weekend won't be very church-y, but we will be celebrating. The future Mrs. DukeCity and I are having about 20 friends over in the afternoon for Lamb, Salmon and other delectibles. Then we will do the "Grown-up Easter Egg Hunt" in the back yard; we'll hide mini bottles of potent potables, and some plastic eggs with "coupons" inside for gifts. The only rule is that the minis must not be consumed by the guests until they are safely back home. (it got a little out of hand one year... ) This springy time of year is great in New Mexico. Stays light later, and the weather is just warm enough, but not hot yet. Land of Enchantment, indeed! Happy Weekend to All! Quote
RDK Posted April 13, 2006 Report Posted April 13, 2006 Lapsed Catholic here, but still regularly celebrate Easter with my family. My wife is Jewish - and slightly more Jewish than I'm Catholic - so we also default toward the Jewish holidays, which i can appreciate for being much more secular than Christianity. My girls both turn five on Easter Sunday this year, so it should be a pretty good shindig. They're still a bit confused about the religious-ness of it all and we certainly haven't forced anything on them yet - just try explaining to a pair of four-year olds how god saved the Jews in Egypt by causing a series of plagues and killing the children of anyone without lamb's blood on their door. I find it cute how Dinah sums up her "spiritual beliefs" (which she picked up mostly from other kids at school): she's quite insistent that "God is the sky." Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted April 13, 2006 Report Posted April 13, 2006 How do I post an image I have on my computer? MG Quote
Alexander Posted April 13, 2006 Report Posted April 13, 2006 I find it cute how Dinah sums up her "spiritual beliefs" (which she picked up mostly from other kids at school): she's quite insistent that "God is the sky." My 6-year-old daughter sums up her beliefs thus: "God is a myth." She's already gotten some shit from her more religious classmates. Two girls (twins) with whom Sammie is otherwise great friends have told her, in no uncertain terms, that anybody who doesn't believe in God will be struck down and go to hell. When she mentioned this to me, I told her to tell her friends that her daddy hasn't believed in God in 35 years and nothing has happened to him yet. I love it when little kids get into philisophical discussions. They haven't yet formed opinions of their own, so they pretty much just repeat what their parents say. One of her classmates claimed that heaven is a place in the sky. My daughter said: "Nuh uh. I've been in the sky on airplanes. There's nothing up there but clouds, which are made out of water vapor, so you'd fall through them if you tried to walk on them." Her friend insisted that what he said was true. His parents *said* so. Sammie apprently told him that he could look it up when he got home. Anyway, we're off to my dad's for the second Sedar tonight. I love Passover myself. Love the food. Love the company. I've told Sammie that even though we may not believe in God that we are still culturally Jewish, and that it is important for her to be exposed to her Jewish heritage. She loves the food, but thinks that the Sedar is a bore. Quote
catesta Posted April 13, 2006 Author Report Posted April 13, 2006 (edited) I love it when little kids get into philisophical discussions. They haven't yet formed opinions of their own, so they pretty much just repeat what their parents say. So is it safe to say you're daughter has not yet formed her own opinions and is only repeating what you and your wife say? Edited April 13, 2006 by catesta Quote
Alexander Posted April 14, 2006 Report Posted April 14, 2006 (edited) I love it when little kids get into philisophical discussions. They haven't yet formed opinions of their own, so they pretty much just repeat what their parents say. So is it safe to say you're daughter has not yet formed her own opinions and is only repeating what you and your wife say? Oh, no question. She doesn't believe because *we* don't believe. But I always tell her that it's perfectly fine for other people to have different beliefs and that we shouldn't mock them for doing so. Then again, we are talking about a kid who figured out at age five that Santa Claus doesn't exist and spends a lot of time reading about Greek mythology, so she's a pretty sophisticated six year old. Edited April 14, 2006 by Alexander Quote
paul secor Posted April 14, 2006 Report Posted April 14, 2006 My wife and I are off to the Good Friday Service at our church. It's going to be my job to snuff out candles at various points in the service. I don't enjoy being any sort of center of attention, so I hope I don't blow it - pun intended. Quote
Pete B Posted April 14, 2006 Report Posted April 14, 2006 Easter is a time of spiritual emphasis for the Moravian church. We have a book of readings, which our church begins on Palm Sunday evening. The readings are a harmonization of the events of the four gospels. They are interspersed with appropriate verses of hymns. The Palm Sunday services include a small orchestra, mostly of members. The Moravian church has a strong musical tradition and tends to attract a lot of musicians. The readings continue throughout the week. Maundy Thursday we have communion. My lovely wife performed the postlude this year, a traditional Moravian hymn, on her new alto flute - it was wonderful. Our Good Friday readings are in the afternoon, and are very solemn. They are timed so that at 3:00 pm (the traditional hour of Christ's death) we enter in silent prayer as the church bell tolls. It is very moving. Saturday afternoon is a love feast, another Moravian tradition. This year will be my first as a diener (one of the servers). The love feast involves serving of coffee and Moravian buns while the congregation sings hymns appropriate to the season. One of our ministers once explained that Saturday is a day of waiting, and when Moravians don't know what else to do, we eat! Sunday morning begins with a sunrise service. Our church, in Lititz PA, was established over 250 years ago. We meet in the Sanctuary, and after some readings we proceed to "God's Acre", the original graveyard of the church. We circle the graveyard and sing hymns. This is one of my favorite observances of the year - I cannot describe its beauty. We also have a beautiful service of celebration later in the morning, again with small orchestra. It is a busy and moving week - my favorite week in the Church year. Quote
chris olivarez Posted April 15, 2006 Report Posted April 15, 2006 I'm on the road tomorrow in what looks like a crappy weather day-yuk. Sunday,however I'm off and I think I'll cook up a rib roast,some asparagus and a baked potato-that'll work. Quote
7/4 Posted April 15, 2006 Report Posted April 15, 2006 I was going to my parents, but it's looks like my Mom isn't feeling too well. Looks like I'll get some computer work (read day job) done and play some guitar. I will stop in and say hello. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted April 15, 2006 Report Posted April 15, 2006 Does this mean none of you are hiding eggs tonight? Quote
chris olivarez Posted April 15, 2006 Report Posted April 15, 2006 The weather is fixing to get nasty out heer. Egg hiding is not an option. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted April 15, 2006 Report Posted April 15, 2006 Does this mean none of you are hiding eggs tonight? Delegated the hiding eggs job to our daughter;) Took ours round to her the other day. MG Quote
Alexander Posted April 15, 2006 Report Posted April 15, 2006 The weather is fixing to get nasty out heer. Egg hiding is not an option. It's hard out here for an egg... Quote
GA Russell Posted April 16, 2006 Report Posted April 16, 2006 I hope that everyone has enjoyed a happy Easter today! ...and remembered the reason for the season! Quote
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