Easter Traditions

For the past six weeks I would say I have done pretty good about not getting homesick and enjoying the experiences here in Mexico. Though this past weekend I struggled with the fact that back home everyone was celebrating Easter with family get togethers, egg hunts, Easter baskets, a chocolate bunny, and of course a wonderful church service about our risen Savior. I have missed my Mawmaw's home cooking and all the cousins hunting for eggs. We also missed the Moncivais side with the traditional crawfish boil and money egg hunt. I have sincerely missed our little traditions and miss seeing my family enjoy those things. Here in Mexico they celebrate Easter differently than we do in the States. There are no Easter eggs, Easter bunny, new Easter outfits and worst of all... no chocolate bunnies.
Easter is only about Christ and they truly emphasize the death and resurrection of Christ. Which I can totally appreciate. On Good Friday they have reenactments of the Crucifixion of Christ. There is a man that portrays Jesus and other people dressed as the Roman soldiers. The man walks down the streets with the cross on his back while the soldiers beat him with whips and mock him. After they make it to their final destination they then hang him on the cross. Although I do miss the American traditions; I do like the fact that Easter is all about Christ and there is nothing that takes away from that focus.
I still plan on teaching my American Easter customs to the kids but not emphasizing it as the spot light for Easter. We didn't do the Easter bunny or basket this year; but we did enjoy dying eggs using kool-aid (because we didn't have any food coloring) and they had fun hiding and finding them.

"For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
And [that] he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again."

2 Corinthians 5:14-15

On our way to church

Family gathering every Sunday afternoon. They are celebrating the win of their team.

Go Tigres!

Sofia is the only girl in the group of cousins. So of course she is the Boss.

Abuelito has been raising bunnies and this one is Isaac's.

Kool-aid Dye

They actually turned out pretty good.

Sofia found an egg.

Isaac wanted to sleep with his eggs.