Easter: tainted by consumerism? Lottie John- Dame Alice Owen
Easter. The word evokes scenes of jovial egg hunts and watery sunshine peeking out from behind the clouds after a lengthy winter. Perhaps you gorge yourself on chocolate, gather your family round for a roast dinner or even just ignore the holiday as if it never happened. Despite the wholesome, secularised connotations now associated with this Christian holiday, it still isn’t elevated to the same level as Christmas for many of us. But why is this? Perhaps because of the more profoundly religious nature of the festival marking the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus? Or has Easter just not had a chance to be converted to a consumerist’s paradise yet?
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Easter. The word evokes scenes of jovial egg hunts and watery sunshine peeking out from behind the clouds after a lengthy winter. Perhaps you gorge yourself on chocolate, gather your family round for a roast dinner or even just ignore the holiday as if it never happened. Despite the wholesome, secularised connotations now associated with this Christian holiday, it still isn’t elevated to the same level as Christmas for many of us. But why is this? Perhaps because of the more profoundly religious nature of the festival marking the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus? Or has Easter just not had a chance to be converted to a consumerist’s paradise yet?
