A time to celebrate new beginnings, Easter marks the end of the Lenten season of prayer and penance. Easter Sunday is a time for indulgence and fun with friends and family. Incorporate your own family traditions into our Easter party ideas and create special memories for years to come.
Be sure to check out our fun and creative Easter ideas for inspiration on how to celebrate this special springtime holiday.
These desserts are for those who relish traditional holiday baked goods. The first recipe is for an Easter Simnel Cake where balls of marzipan symbolically decorate the top representing apostles. You'll also find a delicious Spanish almond cake recipe as well as Beautiful Berry Pavlova recipe to brighten your Easter table.
Rainbow cupcakes are perfect for just about any occasion. Make them for your child's next birthday, a friend's baby shower, for dessert at Easter or as a thank you gift for someone in your office.No matter what the occasion, or who they're for, you've got a guaranteed hit on your hands. They may look like a challenge, but you'll be surprised how easy it is to whip up a batch of these amazing looking cupcakes!
Line up a bunch of Easter baskets and you'll probably find the same old ho-hum candy in each one. The Easter Bunny needs to step up his game! Instead of jellybeans and Peeps, bump up the baskets with crazy confections like Gummy Bunny Teeth, Edible Easter Grass, Bacon-Flavored Jellybeans, and "Walking With Jesus" Flip Flops.
Hosting Easter dinner this year? Wow your family and friends with fresh, modern recipe ideas straight from Aida Mollenkamp, star of The Food Network's "Ask Aida."
Spring is here and the craftiest of all holidays is upon us! Easter brings families together in the kitchen decorating eggs, baking treats, and creating home decor to freshen things up in the spirit of renewal. This easy wreath is a quick way to adorn your home for the Easter holiday.
Because it ushers in a fresh new season, the Easter holiday is prime time for getting together with family and friends. Activities for Easter range from egg hunts to bonnet contests to reverent religious observances. Here are our favorite Easter activities to enjoy this spring.
Get crafty and create a colorful Easter holiday for the kids. Along with the Easter egg masterpieces you have planned using some of the ideas in our article about 20 ways to decorate an Easter egg, craft your own panoramic sugar eggs, chocolate Easter lollipops, feathered Easter baskets, and more to celebrate the holiday.
The celebration of Easter is rich in folklore with multi-religious origins. Ancient Anglo-Saxons would feast with the onset of springtime at a festival honoring the goddess "Eastra" or "Ostra." Idolized on earth as a rabbit, she was the deity of spring and renewal. Hence, the symbolism associated with Easter reflects rebirth or fertility such as the egg and the bunny. In modern times, Easter is most-widely regarded as a Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Some might find the custom of a giant bunny filling baskets with candy a bit odd. Other cultural Easter customs involving baking and beating may raise an eyebrow as well.
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