Wednesday, April 8, 2009

What Happened to Easter Break?

Interesting thoughts I am having this month. I have really noticed a complete "pull away" from Easter Break. That is what it was called when I was a kid, then again, we also practiced the Pledge of Allegiance every morning also. Things became really apparent to me this month because my son, my daughter, my husband and myself are all in school, and different schools to boot. Everyone but my daughter's break is called "Spring Vacation or Spring Break". My daughter's school is calling it "Easter Break" which is no real surprise since she attends a Christian private school. She even gets "Good Friday" off. The rest of us has had our breaks, each on a different week. It seems that not only are schools not calling it "Easter Break" but also seem to be moving it as far as possible away from the holiday to ensure that their is no possible connection made to the holiday. Really? Funny how you can go to the store and see Easter promotions everywhere, but now schools are totally afraid of connecting themselves with the religious holiday. Hell, for that matter, Christmas Vacation is no longer called that, it is called "Winter Break". I am a bit worried that the politically correct montage is going a bit too far. I don't really have any answers, it is just a topic that has been on my mind this month and I am definitely growing more concerned that are holidays are falling more and more into spending holidays and not remembering what the holiday in particular is all about.

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