Easter is most commonly known today as a Christian holiday, celebrating the ressurection of the messiah Jesus from his grave in one of the most significant acts of this religion, but the holiday is in fact much more encompassing than that. Long before the Judo-Christian religions were even formed, people had been performing spring rituals of rebirth and renewal. The name of the holiday itself is borrowed from a pagan fertility goddess, and the concept of an Easter Bunny and eggs are also surviving symbols of this era. Spring is a time of creation, one of the greatest acts possible in this universe, and these spring rituals are a means for celebrating them. So whether you consider this a holiday of religious importance, a self-reflecting period of new beginnings, or both, or neither, I hope you enjoy this springtime period. (One can argue the further correlation between spring/fertility and the increased activity of young girls taking their tops off in Florida during this time period, but I won't bore you with those details.)