Do you celebrate Easter?

[Alicia Maddox 2,141]

I and my whole family do. Easter is more than just chocolate. We celebrate it for the act of redemption Jesus gave to mankind so many years ago.

[Xiro 3,468]

I don't celebrate it; I'm not Australian.

[BlankShell 638]

Used to have to do some of the religious stuff, but I've been able to stop that. Do usually tend to sit down with family friends for a big feast, but more out of convenience than anything else. Didn't do anything this year.

[Caity 3,946]

Also, so you can't buy alcohol on Easter Sunday, what's the big deal? If I invited you to my place on a Friday during Lent, you want to have meat and I tell you that my faith doesn't allow me to have meat on Friday during Lent but I am making a pasta dish, does that mean I am imposing my belief on you? No I am not. First, I am the host of my home and I can serve what I please. Second, I am entitled to my religious beliefs and will not go against my conscience just because you have no belief or are lukewarm about it. If the owner of the office finds it against their religious beliefs to bring alcohol on Easter Sunday, why trouble them to disobey their conscience and faith? You can get your booze any other time of the day. Just because you can't have in the office doesn't mean that you can't have it anywhere. Besides, there are better things for your money to be put in use. Maybe the Salvation Army, or the American Cancer Society. How about your money goes to relief services to the poor?

 

For note, I don't even drink alcohol, I've probably drank alcohol three times in the last 4 years, and haven't got drunk those times either.  Surprisingly I can point out that Easter licensing is ridiculous without being an alcoholic.  That doesn't mean restricting the sale of them for ONE religion is fair to other consumers, or to the businesses who are losing money because of those restrictions again to appease one faith, especially in countries that boast about being multicultural. 

 

There are legal laws preventing the sales to varying degrees for off and on sales businesses in my country (the UK).  

 

I don't see the connection with you as a host in your home.  You can do whatever you want in your home.  If I came over for dinner I wouldn't be paying you for the meal. Your home is not a public business such as a bar, restaurant or off license that is trying to provide a service to the public that is having a law enforced that prohibits the sales of alcohol for varying times to varying degrees across these businesses.  There is no law that stops you from drinking on the weekend, merely prohibits the sales, until 11pm on Good Friday and Saturday (and until 1am if you hate a late extension) and until 10pm on Easter Sunday from a on-sales place but not from an off-license.  The only law that should be preventing someone from getting a class of wine with their dinner should be the age restriction law.   It's not even like they really care that you drink alcohol or not, considering you can still legally buy it in an on-licenses, other businesses are making losses for a licensing law that makes no sense.  If you go to a predominantly Islamic nation, like Iran they don't prohibit the sale of food during the day during Ramadan, because faith is a personal issue, not one to enforce legally on everyone.  You can respect the holy week all you want and abstain from alcohol if you choose, but that doesn't make it right to enforce it legally on everyone.  

[Nick Sideris 1,551]

I do celebrate it .

[NijiNai 22]

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[Aru Akise 2,540]

I celebrate chocolate.

[Hazimie 1,595]

I'm not celebrating it,but I like eating the chocolate instead...

[DoDo4869 301]

I'm not religious, but i celebrate it every year with my family... but it's not that big deal^^

[TheWayToDawn 775]

Yes I do celebrate it with my family. But it's not a big holiday for me.

[AngelTheWeirdStranger 504]

Not exactly. My parents do and I just follow along but I don't really care that much.

If my grandma wouldn't plead everytime for me to go I wouldn't even bother walking outside the church.

[KingdomHearts3 2,591]

For note, I don't even drink alcohol, I've probably drank alcohol three times in the last 4 years, and haven't got drunk those times either.  Surprisingly I can point out that Easter licensing is ridiculous without being an alcoholic.  That doesn't mean restricting the sale of them for ONE religion is fair to other consumers, or to the businesses who are losing money because of those restrictions again to appease one faith, especially in countries that boast about being multicultural. 

 

There are legal laws preventing the sales to varying degrees for off and on sales businesses in my country (the UK).  

 

I don't see the connection with you as a host in your home.  You can do whatever you want in your home.  If I came over for dinner I wouldn't be paying you for the meal. Your home is not a public business such as a bar, restaurant or off license that is trying to provide a service to the public that is having a law enforced that prohibits the sales of alcohol for varying times to varying degrees across these businesses.  There is no law that stops you from drinking on the weekend, merely prohibits the sales, until 11pm on Good Friday and Saturday (and until 1am if you hate a late extension) and until 10pm on Easter Sunday from a on-sales place but not from an off-license.  The only law that should be preventing someone from getting a class of wine with their dinner should be the age restriction law.   It's not even like they really care that you drink alcohol or not, considering you can still legally buy it in an on-licenses, other businesses are making losses for a licensing law that makes no sense.  If you go to a predominantly Islamic nation, like Iran they don't prohibit the sale of food during the day during Ramadan, because faith is a personal issue, not one to enforce legally on everyone.  You can respect the holy week all you want and abstain from alcohol if you choose, but that doesn't make it right to enforce it legally on everyone.  

Well, look, I like you as a person. You seem to be a very pleasent person to talk to. If these laws have been around for hundreds of years, why all of a sudden throw away tradition? The state of Massachusetts in the US has had laws like these since the 1600s and no one has had a problem about them. Why throw away tradition at all? Besides, does not the state have a conscience as well? Maybe it wants to hold to the principles and some laws it was founded upon.

Edited April 6, 2015 by KingdomHearts3

[Caity 3,946]

Well, look, I like you as a person. You seem to be a very pleasent person to talk to. If these laws have been around for hundreds of years, why all of a sudden throw away tradition? The state of Massachusetts in the US has had laws like these since the 1600s and no one has had a problem about them. Why throw away tradition at all? Besides, does not the state have a conscience as well? Maybe it wants to hold to the principles and some laws it was founded upon.

 

There has been slowly advancing changes in government (secretary of public something) to increase the time, so you can buy alcohol for longer (which in a way would help the bars and clubs who open late that lose so much cause they have to essentially close early), but I don't understand why it was made a law in the first place, simply not having it means those who don't want to drink don't have to buy it and those who do are able to, if they really wanted they could make their cabinets for alcohol in stores similar to the cigarette ones (that have doors and you have to ask if they will open it to get you tobacco products)  if they didn't want people to see alcohol on those days, but I don't even think there's a whole lot of people who would get offended at the sight of alcohol during Easter week.  I understand if it's a store manager who wants to take the day off but these are supermarkets and such that stay open, just won't let you buy alcohol based on an outdated law.  I'm actually confused as to the fact that my country follows it, given the Troubles (although it's more Nationalist vs Loyalist rather than Catholic vs Protestant since religion has nothing to do with whether or not we remain a part of Britain), most things associated with religion preference to one group tend to be controlled here to try and not show any faith special treatment.

[Green Sparrow 795]

I don't celebrate it; I'm not Australian.

Your sig just made my day!

 

Banado!!!

[MiontheDemon 71]

I was not aware Easter was religious; But I don't celebrate it as much as I did when I was a child