While doing research, I found this old picture of an Easter egg hunt and had to smile that people have held with traditions for generations.   The fact this was in sepia and the kids are fairly good-sized tells me this was in the early 1900s. 

Proof some things don’t change.  Or don’t change much. 

Easter is right around the corner.  For the first time in ages we are having good weather. (I’m almost afraid to admit it because our winter was just ugly!) Spring took forever getting here and she still seems a mite skittish about staying.

But we’re hopeful at last.

At any rate the cold weather has been “the gripe” at work forever it seems. Now it’s nice out with temps in the 70s and 80s during the day. It’s going to be nice all week. (If you can trust the weather forecasters.)

But there could be rain as early as Friday afternoon and into Saturday. If that happens, a lot of Easter egg hunt plans will need to be moved indoors. The gals at work groaned at the idea, for it messes up the fun tradition of hiding eggs in the lawn for the little kids to find.

Or like one of our nurses, hiding eggs for her college-age sons to find. Reminds me of that old photo I found. My co-worker’s version sounds more attack of the fittest, but seeing her smile as she describes her grown sons looking for eggs is proof it’s a treasured tradition.  

Maybe that’s what it’s all about.  I can certainly remember by Mom going all out with the Easter outfits, the big meal, the decorating of hard-boiled eggs to hiding baskets. She was good at surprising me with a basket when I was grown, just because. But Easter was also the “date” for Mom when she could wear white shoes. I laugh at this one now, but seriously she adhered to this old tradition or social mores thing.

So what about you? Do you keep with traditions for this christian holiday? What are your cherished favorite moments?