Living the American Dream

Monday, April 13, 2009

Rain On My Easter Parade

Easter in England is different to Easter here in the U.S For one thing we used to have a four day holiday. Today is Easter Monday in England. Here it's just Monday.
In the States there is no holiday, although Easter is still celebrated. Easter egg hunts are huge. People hide them in their yards for their children to find, and trees are decorated with coloured eggs.
Despite this abundance of eggs, the chocolate variety are very disappointing. Little flat things mostly. Where are the huge chocolate shells that you crack open for little chocolates to pour out of? Being Jewish we would never actually eat them on Easter because we were celebrating Passover and not able to eat them. But being cheap it meant we could buy them half price the next day and keep them until Passover was over.
They do sell baskets stuffed with toys and bunnies, much like in France, but somehow its not the same.
However, one thing is definitely the same. Today, being the Monday after Easter Sunday, we have torrential rain.

1 Comments:

  • Funny you should mention the bank holiday rain mum. Easter Monday in London this year was actually very pleasant. Went for a nice walk around Kenwood :)

    By Anonymous Orphan1, at 4:25 AM  

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