Everybody knows the history of Easter, right? It’s the celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus, right? Well, yes and no. We’ve done some digging and found that Easter had it’s crude beginnings before Jesus was born. We’re going to tell you all about it. And we’re also going to tell you how the Easter bunny came about. Surprisingly enough, they were actually connected - also before Jesus was born. Check this out.

Christian missionaries convert the Saxons The ancient Saxons loved their festivals. They loved towell, just party. They had all kinds of things they found occasion to celebrate and, to justify these raucous festivities, they designated them as religious observances.

During the second century, Christian missionaries were spreading out among the Teutonic tribes north of Rome. Everywhere they went, they encountered the Saxons, celebrating their numerous heathen religious festivals. Of course, they saw all this as blasphemy and sacrilege and their goal was to convert the Saxons. But they had to be very careful in their approach because if they were too obvious, they could be persecuted and end up dead. Jesus was a perfect example of that!

As the Lenten season begins, people also start to think about things to sacrifice. After all, Lent is about penance and prayer. The bright side of this, however, is that you can look forward to the culmination of the Lenten season - Easter Sunday!

Easter is all about the colorful eggs, little bunnies, and, of course, personalized Easter baskets. Most people think that it’s too early to go Easter shopping, but really, it’s not. How can you get the cream of the crop when you wait for the last minute to go Easter shopping? Thinking this early about personalized Easter baskets will definitely save you a lot of time, and you can get the best of the goods.

Giving your kids, your nieces and nephews, or your friends’ children these personalized Easter baskets would surely bring smiles on Easter morning! Add to that bits and pieces of their favorite gourmet chocolate presents, and such a present would be close to heaven!