Is Easter All It's Cracked-Up to Be?

Religious Holiday Commercialized by Chocolate 

           The famous four day weekend, cool spring air and excited children who wait for the friendly rabbit to adorn their house with colorful tin wrapped chocolate eggs.

  Easter is the very celebrated holiday by Christians all around the world and has been for hundreds of years.  According to tradition, it is a festival celebrating the resurrection of Christ described in The New Testament as having occurred three days after his crucifixion.  However today, in the 21st century, the importance to the holiday has been lost in commercialization, through the use of chocolate.  Yes, the man has done it again; corporations have found a new way to sell their product.  Many believe the selling and buying of eggs for Easter represents the rebirth of Christ or the turning of a new chapter, but referring back to the tradition of the holiday itself, Easter is supposed to be a period for fasting.  This ironic holiday is supposedly the most important in the Christian faith however not many truly know and understand the meaning behind it.