Soo...
I'm
thinking, because I'm here in Australia, I'd introduce you to the Easter that I
(and most of my friends) enjoy.
Now I
have to admit to a fondness for chocolate eggs and bunnies - but there is a new
trend here, which in about the last 10 years, has caught on... The Easter
Bilby!
What
is a bilby I hear you ask? It's a small creature (a little like a natural rat)
and you can read more here.
But back
to the topic at hand. For most states of Australia, Easter is a 4 day break
from Good Friday until Easter Monday - where most businesses are closed.
Tasmania does enjoy an extra day (Easter Tuesday) - something we discovered
during our time in the island state!
Now,
I'm just back from the market as I'm writing this blog - shopping on Easter
Saturday is something I really don't enjoy. But for a moment just imagine
aisles and aisles of chocolate (ohhh my hips!!) Hot Cross Buns (do you have
them in America?) and rabbit ears.
We also
celebrate Good Friday. Fish... More Fish and still more fish. The meal is
prawns, deep fried crumbed calamari rings, chips and fish. (My husband
particularly enjoys Barramundi and Flat Head, though Red Emperor and even
Snapper have been on the menu!) I've popped a photo of this year's feast for you :)
Saturday
is the day of madness - cleaning, shopping, and where necessary the kids have
gone into work. Come Saturday night, we relax and with a clean house
usher the pets into the bedrooms for the night. (Don't want the cat taking a
chomp out of the Easter Bunny!!)
In
our house, it's a quiet day. A day of reflection and relaxation. (And maybe
also for gluttony - by the kids of course.) It's family breakfast after
checking out the contents of the easter nests (usually washing baskets filled
with bedding). Then enjoying each others company.
Lunch
in our house will be a roasted duck with copious vegetables, then hanging out
with a movie. Dinner is whatever we choose to make it and often light.
Monday, being the last day of our break, is the last clean up, getting ready for work and back to school for our youngest. It's not the last break for us, but it is the last lengthy break in the year.
I hope you have a wonderfully safe Easter and i'd love to learn more about your Easter. Do feel free to share!
(Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
Kisses
Imogene
I've never heard of the Easter Bilby, but I found it very intriguing! All the talk of delicious food made me hungry :)
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