# Non-Christians:do you celebrate Easter? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 18, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030 "2011-01-18T01:43:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030/1 "2011-01-18T01:43:47Z")
In the last month, a number of non-Christian Dopers mentioned they celebrate Christmas. For the most part, they said Christmas is effectively a secular holiday now. The question I have is do non-Christian Dopers celebrate Easter also? For that matter, do they have any problems celebrating highly secularized saints’ days like St. Patrick’s Day or Valentine’s Day? ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030/2 "2011-01-18T02:11:08Z")
Maybe I’ll have some chocolate eggs and bunnies, that’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030/3 "2011-01-18T02:21:19Z")
I really don’t think you can count a basket of candy on Easter morning from the Easter Rabbit as celebrating Easter. Celebrating Easter involves going to the services leading up to Easter and Easter day and all the rituals belonging to the specific days leading to Easter. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030/4 "2011-01-18T02:22:42Z")
No. It’s such a depressing, dour holiday. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030/5 "2011-01-18T02:28:21Z")
My wife and I don’t, but we have atheist friends with a six-year-old who do. It’s fun for kids, and if we had any, we’d probably celebrate it too. We do do christmas. Joe ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030/6 "2011-01-18T03:02:24Z")
Moved MPSIMS --\> IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030/7 "2011-01-18T03:12:54Z")
We celebrate the Easter bunny and nothing else. ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030/8 "2011-01-18T03:19:55Z")
I worship chocolate and hollow easter bunnies are a sacrament. Its late this year too, April 25. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030/9 "2011-01-18T03:24:58Z")
Not in any way. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030/10 "2011-01-18T03:28:51Z")
When I was a kid, we did an easter egg hunt. By the time I was a teenager, the day could pass without any mention at all. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030/11 "2011-01-18T03:34:26Z")
Back when I was a kid there were Easter egg hunts and chocolate bunnies. The religious aspect was nonexistent. I simply ignore it these days. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030/12 "2011-01-18T03:36:22Z")
Define “celebrate”. I take the public holidays off of course (couldn’t work if I wanted to as all my customers are also on leave), but don’t do anything special. Interestingly, due to the confluence of Easter and Anzac Day we get a 5 day weekend this year! ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030/13 "2011-01-18T03:38:10Z")
I do not acknowledge Zombie Jesus Day in any way, and I have kids. We eat chocolate and jelly beans throughout the year. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030/14 "2011-01-18T03:39:09Z")
No. I do enjoy the cheap chocolate right after. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030/15 "2011-01-18T03:54:05Z")
Nope. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030/16 "2011-01-18T04:17:08Z")
I’d do the eggs-and-bunnies thing if I had kids, and sometimes the family will get together for a nice brunch, but usually the day passes with little notice. ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030/17 "2011-01-18T04:18:59Z")
I celebrate Cadbury Creme Eggs. ---
**Author:** ![Frosted\_Glass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frosted_glass/32/3926_2.png) [@Frosted\_Glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosted_Glass)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030/18 "2011-01-18T04:22:36Z")
Not unless you count Sunday dinner with the family as celebrating Easter. None of us go to services though so I’m not sure it counts. Still, the little ones do get baskets full of treats. ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030/19 "2011-01-18T05:02:37Z")
To posters: could you also tell me if you’re atheist, Jewish, Muslim, etc.? ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030/20 "2011-01-18T05:08:03Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > I do not acknowledge Zombie Jesus Day in any way, and I have kids. We eat chocolate and jelly beans throughout the year. Atheist. I would like to ask those who do acknowledge it with big dinners or baskets or whatever- why? Are you celebrating Spring, or Jesus dying and coming back to life, or what? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-christians-do-you-celebrate-easter/568030.md?page=2)