Three Christ Centered Easter Traditions

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Easter! As a child, Easter was exciting because of the egg hunts and the basket full of goodies we received. We understood that it was about the atonement of Jesus Christ, but that wasn’t the main focus—bunnies, eggs, and candy were. Now that I’ve gotten older and am married, my family and I want to emphasize Christ’s resurrection more. The atonement is far more significant than His birth—sorry, Santa! Over the years, we have found three Christ centered Easter traditions that we love, which help our family focus on the most significant event for our eternal salvation.

Easter Egg Tradition

Eggs are wonderful symbols of new life, which is what Easter is all about—new life through the atonement of Jesus Christ. It represents changing and improving, leaving our old ways behind and accepting Christ.

One of our favorite traditions is the empty egg. We organize an Easter egg hunt where we place candy and coins in the eggs. In 12 special eggs, we put symbols of Christ:

1. Leaves or palm fronds to represent Christ’s triumphant entry.
2. A piece of bread to symbolize the Last Supper.
3. Three dimes to represent the 30 pieces of silver.
4. Flowers to signify the Garden of Gethsemane.
5. A piece of rope to symbolize Christ being bound and arrested.
6. A plant with thorns to represent the crown of thorns.
7. Nails to represent the nails that pierced His hands.
8. A piece of cloth representing the cloth that wrapped Christ.
9. A stone to symbolize the stone rolled over His tomb.
10. A ring, feather, or figurine of an angel to represent the angel that removed the stone from the tomb.
11. A piece of soap represents how Christ, through His atonement, has allowed us to wash away our sins.
12. An empty egg to represent the empty tomb.

After everyone has found the eggs, we use them to tell the story of Christ’s last week. Although we only have one child, ideally, the one who finds the empty tomb egg gets to light the candle at night.

Candle Tradition

The second tradition I borrowed from our Swedish heritage during Christmas involves lighting candles. Four candles are lit each Sunday, and we light the last candle on Easter Sunday. Each candle represents an aspect of the atonement: a broken heart, a contrite spirit, faith, and charity. We include a broken heart and contrite spirit because, in Psalm 51:17, King David said, “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart.” David understood it wasn’t enough to perform animal sacrifices then. Now that Christ has performed the atonement, we no longer need to make animal sacrifices, but we must bring a broken heart and contrite spirit, faith, and charity.

A broken heart means humbling ourselves to acknowledge what we have done and repent. A contrite spirit is about submitting our will to the Lord. I could write an entire post on these two concepts. Not only must we humble ourselves and submit to the Lord, but we also need to have faith and charity. Faith is trusting in the Lord, while charity is about doing the Lord’s work. For each candle lit, we represent our desire and need to humble ourselves, submit, trust, and do the Lord’s work.

Easter Feast Tradition

Our last tradition involves Challah bread. We love the Jewish tradition of Challah bread, with its 12 bumps on top symbolizing the twelve tribes of Israel. Initially, we added this bread to our Christmas meals. Now, we have incorporated it into our Easter feast. We also include lamb in our meal, representing the Lamb of God. We place our candles on the table as symbols of what we must bring to God, and we add a stone tomb in the center, made by my father.

Happy Easter

We hope these three Christ centered Easter traditions enrich your Easter season with a deeper connection to Christ. By incorporating these practices into your celebrations, we hope to create moments that allow your family to reflect on the significance of this holy time. May these traditions guide you in celebrating the essence of Easter and cultivate a joyful atmosphere as you come together to honor this special occasion.

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