That time of year...Palm Sunday, Passover, Good Friday and Easter

It's that time of year again... No, not spring. Well, yes, Spring. But that's not what I mean by 'that time of year'. I am referring to Palm Sunday, Passover, Good Friday and Easter.

What I am wondering is this: How do you do those? I was raised a Jehovah's Witness (now, if any of my readers have comments against this particular group, keep it to yourself, please) and we did not celebrate this as the rest of the 'Christian' world did. Okay, by saying the rest of the 'Christian' world I am undoubtedly stepping on some toes. That is something I will just have to pass on right now. On with my post....

I am not a Jehovah's Witness and really wouldn't say that I am any particular denomination besides Christian. I attend a Baptist church but would not go so far as to say I am Baptist. I am a Christian. For the past oh, 5 years or so, I have been thinking about this time of year and what it means. I really know next to nothing. Pretty sad, I say. I personally, in my heart and mind, believe that observing the death and resurrection of Jesus is of utmost importance. It ranks right up there with celebrating his birth (without his birth, there would not have been the redeeming death...).

But how do I do it? Do I just make a special meal for dinner and say a special prayer and then go on with life as usual? I don't think that is what it is supposed to be like. I don't believe that decorating eggs, or filling plastic eggs with candy and money for children to find is the right way either.

I came across a website (and I cannot remember how I got there although I have been trying) that suggests Resurrection Eggs instead of dying eggs for Easter. (By the way, Easter is a title that has pagan roots...sometimes modern/organized Christianity is very confusing!) The website has some really good ideas and I am seriously considering this with my kids this year. Oh! I just about forgot the website: Resurrection Eggs

Another site that I came across, pertaining to Passover (which I prefer to Easter) is the Jewish Calendar. It is on about.com which often has interesting articles and information that I wonder where and how they get their information because rarely do I see citations...but anyway... Here is the Jewish Calendar which includes Passover.

I only have a few days to get this figured out but I want to know more about it, that I know!