There was a huge rush for fresh hot pita bread that had been baked as soon as Passover was officially over. So by late evening many people had their hands and mouths on leaven bread. A lot of people associate Easter with a day for renewal and finding inner strength and peace, as well as springtime hope that this will be a great year, and so on. Jesus Christ not only says that we should look for strength and peace and hope but that we can find all those things in him. In the history of mankind, perhaps there is not any other event that yields more hope than the empty tomb that was found on the morning of the first Easter, for it emphatically declares that Jesus has triumphed over death and thus can bring hope for others, so that whoever believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life.
Easter is also a time of healing.
For me personally, I have been struggling with issues in life that have hurt me greatly in the past, and Easter is no better time than to ask healing and restoration from the Great Physician himself. EDU Easter traditions are weird, probably because they get overshadowed by Christmas. I mean, yeah, you have the egg hunt, but that isn't religious unless you worship chocolate. You usually get a new suit, or shirt, or tie, but you needed one anyway since the winter wardrobe is on its way to storage about now. I liked the way that church became more than just Sunday when I was growing up.