Easter and Family Traditions

I recall Easters when there was snow on the ground, and I remember Easters when it was warm enough to wear a floral spring dress to Sunday Mass. This holiday revolved around the church growing up. My parents were split in the religious beliefs and practices. While the religions they aligned with were similar enough, my father a Catholic and my mother a Lutheran, the practice they put into their religions were far different. I cannot recall my mother ever going to church unless it was for a wedding, a funeral, or someone else’s religious ceremony. She participated in the Lenten tradition of avoiding meat and eating fish on Ash Wednesday and every Friday, but I wonder if that was brought on by my father. <a href="https://medium.com/@meg.greygor/easter-and-family-traditions-11cf4b0a9ed0">Read More</a>