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> basicly a school has decided that it is politically incorrect to give kids
> easter eggs so they give them Spring Spheres.
>
My reply:

Perhaps the school thinks Easter eggs are Christian. But surely they are
just a celebration of spring, from pagan times?
The Easter Bunny is an American idea. It wasn't around when I was a child.
We just had chocolate eggs and chickens, until the war and rationing
started.

What should small children be taught about the Easter story, especially the
events of Good Friday?
It's rather too gruesome for the little ones. When are they old enough for
the Bible version?
I still read it at Easter, even though I've been agnostic for years. Makes
you think that Death can really be conquered.

I remember the churches at Easter in England, full of spring flowers. Easter
in Spring is a celebration of Resurrection, after the long winter.
Here, an Autumn Easter is more of a promise. "If Winter comes, can Spring be
far behind?"
Not here in Auckland anyway.