Yes it has finally arrived, the gruesome forty days and forty nights of dieting, keeping fit, starving yourself of chocolate, sweets, crisps etc has finally come to a stand still horary I hear you cry hurray !!!!!

So people abandon all gym session’s all healthy food’s and all dignity and lay on the sofa turn on the tv tear open that box crack that egg and dive into the sweet day that is Easter Sunday. Our lord fasted for forty days and forty nights rumour had it that whilst on the cross he shouted to his mates “Hold an egg for me lad’s I’ll be back on Sunday” and so he was and so we celebrate the resurrection of the man himself.
I took it upon myself to ask around a few Irish oldies to get there insight on what Easter meant for them back in the day when Easter eggs were far from 3 for 9euro in Tesco I was told a tale by one in particular and it went a little something like this.

( An insight from an Irish oldie )
Aw t’was great waking up Easter morning, mammy roaring at us “what way do you lot want your egg’s done” I say egg’s because every Easter morning we were allowed to have an extra egg at breakfast. We could choose from fried, scrambled, poached or boiled we always shouted for boiled because it seemed to last longer than any of the other way’s.

Once breakfast was finished we’d get washed up and into our Sunday best clothing then pop off down the road to mass. Now mass was always special on Easter Sunday because not only did you have the regular parish priest but you also had the bishop which was a treat (or so our parents used to tell us, there was us thinking hmm it’s a treat maybe he’ll fling Easter egg’s down at all the kid’s but that has yet to happen) After mass it was time for the annual Easter Parade the town marching band playing Irish music and ladies all in step walking to the beat with there Easter bonnet’s tightly strapped to there head’s for fear they’d fly off. The man little paddy from down the road always dressed up in a bunny costume flinging little mini chocolate sweets out at all us kid’s man did we love paddy!!! He’d ask us the following day “did you kid’s catch any of the sweets the Easter bunny was flinging out yesterday” we’d all say yes we love that bunny he never lets us down! Then paddy would head off with a smile on his face. When I think about I think he knew we knew he was the bunny but never would either of us come out and say it, because if we did paddy may have let us down the following year so was best all round to keep it to ourselves. When the parade was finished we’d head off home and play outside whilst mammy done the dinner.

We couldn’t wait for dinner because afterwards we were all given our Easter egg’s I always got a “buttons” one with the little bag of buttons inside the egg. You know at ten o clock that night id still have some of my egg we made them last so long! The one who kept there’s the longest was that year’s easter king or queen. I would tell my brother’s and sister’s that all my egg was gone and they’d be delighted thinking they were one step closer to the crown. Later that night one of them would realize everyone had finished there egg’s and they’d jump for joy im the king/queen yahoo! But boy were they wrong just as the crown (which we made from tin foil and cardboard) was about to be placed on the head of the winner, I would jump up and pull out half an egg that I had hidden earlier that evening. I didn’t hide it to win the crown I hid it so when there’s were all finished I could tease them with mine. I had so many pillow’s bounced off my head it’s a wonder i remained awake to tease them with my egg. Hmmm this egg is yummy hmmm want some? Go on I insist have a small piece? Of course there was always one who actually thought I was going part with a a piece of my egg ha ha !

When I was listening to this Irish oldie talking about how he remembered Easter, it made me think of how much time’s have changed. I seen a tv commercial recently saying “HUGE EASTER SALE 20% OFF ALL NINTENDO GAMES CONSOLES” hello for god’s sake what happened to being delighted to get a huge egg on Easter Sunday? Do manufacturers of games consoles really think instead of an egg im going get a Nintendo! Its crazy so I needed to find out from a few kid’s do they really expect games consoles instead of egg’s for Easter??

I spoke to four kid’s from four different families and each one told me on Easter morning there mammy’s and daddy’s bring them to mass and afterwards they have a hunt! The one who find’s the most egg’s gets a big egg! There hidden all over the garden and the house. I asked them if they had a choice would they rather an expensive toy instead of the egg hunt’s and out of the four kid’s I was told “hello it is Easter it is not Christmas” I laughed at the intelligence of the kid’s to know that the spirit of Easter was still in there heart’s.

Well that’s my lot people, so don’t forget to treat yourself to an extra egg for breakfast Easter morning. Also do not forget to get yer three egg’s for 9 euro in all large super market’s nationwide! And last but not least Enjoy Enjoy Enjoy and I’ll be back soon with some irish ways of losing the extra pounds!!! Let’s just say it involve’s booze!!!
Well doesn’t everything Ha ………………

Happy Easter Everybody
Hmm Easter egg’s are pretty neat!
All covered in choccie there oh so sweet,
Early that morning the hunt begins!
First to fill the basket always wins,

Scrambled, poached, fried or boiled!
Take your pick these egg’s ain’t foiled,
We all think of choc as it’s Easter season!
But let’s not forget the real reason,

It’s all about our lord’s resurrection!
Let us not forget to give him our attention,
For without him we would not be here!
Feasting on egg’s and skulling back beer,

So without further ado I would just like to say!
To you all have a great Easter holiday ……