Preparation: Rehearsal for the Apocalypse
A week before Easter, what I call "general cleaning #684" begins in the house. Mom turns into a regiment commander, hands out rags like ammunition, and loudly commands:
— You vacuum, you windows, you — go repent, you were drying your socks on the chandelier a week ago!

At this time, Dad suddenly remembers that he has "very urgent work in the garage." Perhaps he is just sitting there and eating gingerbread, but this has not been officially proven.

Krashenki, paska and the great egg-beating
Everything is complicated with eggs. Every year we try to paint them "in a new way". Last year we tried to cook them with onion peel, cabbage, tea and something else that was probably intended for painting a fence. In the end, we got the perfect shade: "a swamp after the rain".

But the climax is, of course, the "battle of the eggs". Everyone chooses their fighting egg, and the world championship in "knock-knock - whoever cracks first" begins. Dad's secret to success is an egg from grandma's chicken, which, according to rumors, eats nails and sometimes pecks tractors.

Easter is when everyone is together
After church, after paska, after the winning egg and after hearing "Christ is risen!" ten times (and the response "Truly He is risen!" as many times) - the moment comes for which all this was. We sit down at the table, smile, eat, remember, joke and are simply happy that we are together.

Yes, everything is a bit chaotic, a bit noisy, someone will definitely spill compote on the tablecloth, and grandpa will tell the story again about how he baked an Easter cake the size of a bucket in 1968. But this is where our family charm lies.

For us, Easter is not only a religious holiday. It is a family vibe, traditions that we love (and laugh at), and a reason to be closer. Even if the whole house smells of vinegar from egg paint, and grandma has once again put raisins in the Easter cake, although "nobody likes them, but that's how it has to be!"

Happy holiday to you, friends! Christ is risen! (Yes, yes, you can answer out loud, even if you are alone - this is a test of the atmosphere).