Start these traditions with your family this Easter.
Easter is no different.
There’s something about Easter that feels distinctly Southern (even though we know it’s not).
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SomeSouthern Livingeditors took a walk down memory lane to reminisce on some of their own favorite Easter traditions.
Read on to see if your family shares any of these spring customs.
My mama always grew realrye grassfor my Easter basket, she says.
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She planted the seeds a few weeks before so the grass would be tall on Easter.
It’s not Easter without pineapple casserole in my house, says Odom.
Those were epic, recalls Holland.
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Now when Russell decorates eggs, she typically goes beyond using the egg-dyeing kits and white crayon.
“Sunrise services are always special,” says Odom.
I also love that it lets me get a head-start on my elaborateEaster menu."
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“I love the pomp of the service inside too,” she says.
“The outside sunrise one has a tone of stillness and calm that gets the day started off right.
But then you go inside to start the actual celebration.”
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Families often have their own Easter food traditions and special dishes.
Easter celebrations vary around the world.
Different parts of Europe use different calendars to determine when to celebrate Easter.
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Guinness World Records.Largest Easter egg hunt.
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