How to Observe Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday is a time for Christians to celebrate Christ's resurrection and is considered the most joyous festival on the Christian calendar. For less traditional ways to observe this spring holiday, see "Celebrate Easter," under Related eHows.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Easter CDs
• Easter Videos
• Women's Dress Shoes
• Clothes
• Calendars
• Bible
• Chocolate Easter Eggs
• Men's Dress Shoes

1. Drape your surroundings in white and gold to symbolize purity, victory and light. Many churches also cover a cross in flowers to symbolize new life.
2. Attend your church's Easter vigil, which for many churches begins with a sunrise service and may comprise Bible readings and a baptism for new converts.
3. Celebrate the day with the Easter musical or cantata, a popular tradition among Protestant and evangelical churches, in which the Easter celebration is manifested in song.
4. Incorporate folk Easter traditions into your religious celebration. For instance, wearing new Easter clothes is said to symbolize a clean start; coloring and hiding Easter eggs for children can represent rebirth and resurrection (or a coming forth from the tomb).

Tips & Warnings

• Annually, Easter falls on the first Sunday following the ecclesiastical full moon on or after the vernal equinox, taken to be March 21 (thus Easter always falls between March 22 and April 25).