As Easter celebrations became more common after the Civil War, the custom of chocolate eggs took hold. After their baptisms, early Christians wore white robes all through Easter week to indicate their new lives. Those had already been baptized wore new clothes instead to symbolize their sharing a new life with Christ. In Medieval Europe, churchgoers would take a walk after Easter Mass, led by a crucifix of the Easter candle. Today these walks endure as Easter Parades.
People show off their spring finery, including lovely bonnets decorated for spring.