"isnt it a wiccan or at least pagan holliday celebrating their god Esther who is the god of fertility in the wiccan religion i think, which is where the bunnies and eggs come from, however my definition is just another excuse to get people to buy…"

"I think it is the same as all the other similar holidays.As an open Atheist people often ask me why i still celebrate Christmas and my answer is always the same, Christianity has a habit of squatting on good things sourrounding and pre-dating it.…"

"I spend easter trying to convince my family to give me their peeps. When negotiations fail, I will resort to theft. After a brief sugar high, I take a long nap and reevaluate my zombie preparation plan in the event that someone actually rises from…"

"We atheists often subvert the religious holidays to something non-religious. For example, I think the idea of a time of year to reconnect with family through gift-giving is, overall, a good idea. So, yes, I celebrate Xmas (as opposed to Christmas).…"

"I love the idea of chocolate rabbits and bilbies and eggs usurping the story of a bloke nailed, tortured, on a cross. Eating chocolate is much more fun."

"Week long vacation, lots of fun in pools and beaches and relax in the middle of the year!"

"A Pagan holiday totally removed from Christianity having its roots in the Babylonian Mysteries and Mithraism."

"I ,for one, welcome our new chocolate bunny overlords."

"A four day weekend surrounding the first Sunday after the full moon following the northern hemisphere's vernal equinox. (Thanks Wikipedia!)"

"I love easter. It's a great time to appreciate the fact that new life is around us and growing. And to eat chocolate :D"

"Easter? What's that?"

"I love Easter. When I have kids we're going to call it bunny day, and they are gonna have a lot of fun, and no stories about undead homophobes. Also I think I'll call Christmas Santa day."

"Eating chocolate whilst being hungover and laughing to myself as I get a tongue lashing about not going to mass off my family because "I just want to be different" before telling my family I don't believe in cosmic jewish zombies"

"Candy for breakfast day."

"OHBOYOHBOYOHBOYOHBOY IT'S EASTER!!!!!!!! THAT ONE DAY OUT OF THE YEAR WHERE IT'S OK FOR ME TO DRAMATICALLY BITE THE HEADS OFF OF THINGS AND EAT MYSELF INTO A STATE THAT WOULD MAKE ETHIOPIAN CHILDREN HATE ME FOR DECADES TO COME!!!!!!!!!"

"Like most Americans, I'm pretty sure it involves the Easter bunny rising from the dead and bringing us candy. And it lays eggs. Which... we honor by painting eggs. Or something."

"I agree with Gininitaly, a nice festival celebrating Spring, just as Christmas is a lovely winter Solstice celebration, not to mention Jimmy Buffett's ACTUAL birthday! :-)"

"Chocolate eggs, easter bunny and no school."