I’m not a religious person, and I feel, for most people I know, Easter has lost its religious background and became something like Christmas: a holiday based on food and gifts.
Some christians do some abstinence projects before and during Easter. The most common among catholics is abstaining from red meat on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. More religious families can extend the abstinence for the whole week or even the 40 days preceeding Easter – the Great Lent. I’ve met some people who would abstain from other guilty pleasures, like candy, coffee or chocolate. I do this kind of thing when I’m feeling fat, specially if there’s a holiday approaching.
Ah, the chocolate. It became a symbol, as famous as the Easter Bunny, and we can see both conjugated in Chocolate Easter Bunnies, ready to be eaten – poor bunnies. So, Easter became The Holiday of Chocolate & Easter Bunny, where families would eat mostly seafood as the main course. This sounds really appealing to me. Except for the bunny thing.
How could I not enjoy a date celebrated with seafood and chocolates? Forget about the religion, I’m all about good food. Let’s celebrate one more Good Food Holiday around a big table eating well and give chocolates to each other. That’s how it’s been working. Enjoy your Good Meal!