Easter is like Christmas. No, this is not a philosophical statement. It's just an observation on how in many ways Easter is like Christmas in the Philippines, at least for me. I take a long break in both events. I go back to my home city during both events. I take a rest in both events.
One big difference, though, is Easter break is more restful for me than Christmas break. During Christmas I go to all these parties and mini-parties, from departmental to company-wide to little parties with batch mates and reunion with friends. I go to malls and shop for gifts.
Easter is different. It's much more laid back. More restful. Before the dawn of cable television there was even nothing on TV from Maundy Thursday to Black Saturday. I can even remember as a kid we were forbidden to run around and play during Good Friday. So what my childhood friends and me would usually do is just sit and tell stories all day, when not in church for the services. Easter is a time for rest, real rest. It was then when I was a child, and it is still now that I'm an adult. And if only Easter doesn't happen on summer here in the Philippines I'd call it the perfect break, the perfect vacation.
Happy Easter everyone. Enjoy the rest of your vacation.
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