Easter is coming soon!

 Did you know that Easter is a secular and also a religious holiday? That means that Easter is celebrated in two different ways. For example, Easter as a secular holiday is about a giant bunny rabbit that is called the Easter Bunny, that hides eggs filled with candies, stickers, little gifts, and money in multiple eggs in your backyard, or a field at a park. Sometimes you will also receive something called an Easter basket that is filled with eggs, candies, little gifts, a chocolate bunny, and sometimes money as well. This all usually happens on the Sunday that Easter falls on.

If you would like to celebrate the religious version, then that is about how Jesus resurrects after three days of being left behind a boulder after his death of crucifiction. That is why people sometimes decide to go to church before doing their Easter egg hunts, and their other traditions. 

Some people wonder how these two things collide together. Well, I think the bunny represents rebirth and resurrection. The eggs and candies are said to represent an ancient symbol of new life that has been associated with pagan festivals celebrating spring, it is also said that they represent Jesus’s emergence from the tomb and resurrection. 

Easter is a great holiday to celebrate whether you decide to celebrate it secularly or religiously. 

Finally, because people like Easter egg hunts, you usually see banners around towns announcing when an Easter egg hunt will be happening. Below is a list of the Easter Egg Hunts that will be around our community.

• Marathon has presented us with a new surprise called Egg My Yard. Egg My Yard is where you can get someone to put eggs in your backyard or field along with a letter from the Easter Bunny. If you think you would be interested in this fun celebration it costs $20 for 25 eggs, and $40 for 50 eggs. To order your eggs email them at [email protected] or on their Facebook page at (Egg My Yard Crawford County). Eggs will be hidden Saturday April 16th after dark. If you would like to return these eggs after the event they can be brought to Marathon Main Office, in Robinson, IL.

• Oblong, IL is having their Easter Egg Hunt on April 9, 2022 during 10:00 am at the City Park.

• Robinson, IL Easter Egg hunt will be held at the Washington Park at 11:00 am during April 16, 2022. 

• Palestine, IL Easter Egg hunt will be at 805 West Market Street on April 16, 2022 at 10:30 am. They are providing lunch after the hunt. Such as hot dogs, hamburgers, and ect. At the fellowship hall in Palestine, IL.

• Hutsonville, IL is seeking donations for their annual Easter Egg Hunt that starts on Saturday, April 9, 2022 the time will be 10 am central standard time, the age requirement is from 0 – 10 years old. Contact Chrissy Arvin for more information or to make a donation.

• West Union has also presented us with their Community Club 44th Annual Easter Egg Hunt. This will happen on Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. The location will be at West Union Park and the five age groups will be:

1 & 2 years old

3 & 4 years old

5 – 8 years old

9 – 12 years old

        13 years old – Adult 

Rain Date: Saturday April 16, 2022 – 2:00 p.m.