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Easter is just a passing weekend event in the US, about the Easter bunny for some and religion for others. It will never be a federal holiday (with days off), because of everyone's fears of religion. So it will be left to mostly the corporations to push in order to increase candy and good sales. (And of course the Christian church whose event defines it apart from Judaism.)
In the UK, it is quiet different. I drove to work on Monday (took Good Friday off) and did not pass a single car in my 25 minute commute until I reached work. It is a stark contrast to the US, in that "religious" holidays are not something to be shunned. The UK observes a four day weekend for Easter and even call it the "Easter Holiday."
Before you think that the UK is just a religious country, I would argue the opposite. In this area, it seems most people could care less about Christianity or any other religion. There are churches, but I would not call them full, even with the big population to church ratio. Religion is not even a hot button topic like in the states. (The old adage, do not talk about politics, religion, or ? in mixed company.) People are more likely to get into debates about global warming and environmental issues than that of God.
I know that there are Christians in the UK. It is just interesting to see cultural differences where the underlying assumptions are different. Here, global warming is fact, tradition rules, and religion is mostly a concept subjugated to historical texts.
This entry was posted on Mar 25, 2008 at 12:32 am by william and is filed under Deep thoughts by Will.