Happy Easter! May the joy of His resurrection, the gift of His love and comfort fill your Easter and Spring.
Give thanks for the many blessings He has generously bestowed on all of us as you look to Him for guidance in these challenging times!
Amongst my thanks for such abundant blessings, I've been feeling rather lost today, with my Holy Week traditional Spanish processions behind us and missing those joyous Easter morning masses with jubilant music, a lovely large family meal (I did have one for just the 4 of us though)Easter baskets, etc..How can two celebrations of the same holy day from the same religion be so different? Spain focuses on the Passion, the suffering, the death, then it seems the Resurrection is an after thought a let down. In the US, the focus on the joy, the miracle, the meaning of the Resurrection. Perhaps it is a reflection of the cultural differences of the two countries. Or perhaps the cultural differences are a reflection of these very different religious focuses.
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2 comments:
I hope your Easter was happy, Amy.
Very interesting what you're saying about the differences between the two types of celebrations. Do you think it has to do with the Catholic Church?
I think it has to do with how the political and/or social culture of a country influences AND is influenced by Religion. They're so intertwined. Amy
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