A time for happy family gatherings and new clothes.
Many women have fond memories of the latest in wide brimmed hats, with flowers or flowing ribbons.
Children join in Easter egg hunts and chocolate manufacturers have a field day. It is the time of year, in many places, when the danger of frost is gone. Flowers are peeking courageously through the last bit of unmelted snow. Florist shops are bursting at the seams with pots of forced tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, jonquils and even orchids. But how does this compare with the Christmas celebration, particularly when Easter stories often fail to include the actual Easter event.