Even the most casual of American observers can tell that Easter is just around the corner. All you have to do is stop by the store of your choice and look at the candy aisle. If you're looking for a simple chocolate bar, you'll have to look for a while. They'll probably be buried underneath the chocolate bunnies, which for some reason cost substantially more per ounce than a plain bar of the same chocolate. I guess that goes to show how easily we're conned out of our money when there's a holiday close by.
Traditions have a way of making the most frugal shopper into a consumer values idiot.
There are many age-old traditions associated with Easter. One of my favorites are Easter Edibles. Then, there's the wide assortment of candy eggs, usually chocolate on the outside and some other sugar-laden substance on the inside. These can be both delightful and disgusting, particularly the ones that were missed in the Easter Egg Hunt and found by the dog around June or July. They're delightful if it's someone else's dog that found 'em, and you're hearing the story told.