When we hear words like “celebration,” “party,” “Christmas,” or “candle,” we each have unique first associations for those things. I’ve always found it interesting how we all can hear or see the same word, but we think completely different (or similar) things. My goal with this article is to share with you the many different thoughts that come to mind in our Montrose student body when the word “Easter” is mentioned. My hope is that by hearing what others think, you might discover something new about Easter or broaden your way of thinking about Easter in either a deep or humorous way.
“The Easter Bunny” – Lilly Rose Madani ‘27
“Eggs” – Maggie Feeney ‘30
“I think of those decorated eggs with the crazy designs that you usually see on coloring sheets” – Hailey Arnold ‘30
“Easter Eggs” – Zoie Poulos ‘29
“Decorated eggs in a basket and green grass” – Francesca Wilkey ‘29
“Easter Eggs/Easter basket” – Elizabeth Barrette ‘29
“The Easter bunny and candy” – Kimia Fazel ‘29
“Pastel colors and baskets with lace ribbons” – Anonymous ‘28
“Chocolate Egg Candy” – Mimi Naylor ‘29
“Fun, Easter Egg Hunt, The Resurrection” – Chloe Tieu ‘30
“Jesus and candy” – Anonymous ‘29
“Cross, eggs, resurrection” – Louisa Cratty ‘30
“Jesus rising from the dead, Easter eggs, spring colors” – Tess Martin ‘29
“Easter bunny, Jesus’ resurrection” – Sarah Tea ‘30
“Easter baskets, world peace, money, Christmas dupe” – Ellie Poulos ‘27
“It should be Jesus, but I’m not going to lie, I usually jump to bunnies and eggs” – Katie Ryan ‘25
“My cousin trying to stuff ten starbursts in one little easter egg!” – Maria McQuade ‘30
“I immediately think of candy, church and itchy dresses usually” – Emma Dorich ‘28
“I think of the word “Reserection”” – Caterina Franchi ‘30
“Easter Mass” – Emeline Sullivan-Liberge ‘27
“Church” – Anonymous ‘25
“Jesus” – Anonymous ‘28
“Jesus” – Natalie Harding ‘28
“Jesus” – Grace Goranson ‘27
“Jesus” – Winnie Mclaughlin ‘29
“Jesus resurrected” – Cristina Florez ‘30
“Jesus and Spring” – Kelly Ladino ‘27
“Hope” – Olivia Kay ‘30
“Resurrection, Salvation, Hallelujah” – Sammy Biggins ‘28
“Christ’s resurrection” – Kate Ladino ‘25
“Cross, Pastel, Pretty Dresses” – Lucy Tierney ‘28
“Jesus’s great love for us” -Vera Vitello ‘29
“Spring, Family, flowers, crosses” – Maryrose Mahoney ‘29
“Sun, happiness” – Isabela Pap ‘24
“What I think of when I hear Easter depends on the situation. In somewhere like a church or chapel I think of Jesus rising from the dead. However, at any random time that I hear Easter, my mind automatically switches to a white bunny surrounded by colorful Easter eggs.” – Eloisa Pap ‘30
“When I hear the word Easter, I always think of the day that Jesus has risen from the dead, and how everybody is so joyful on that very special day” – Ayla Tran ‘30
“The first thing that comes to mind when I think of Easter is the resurrection. The reason is because in my family, Easter is very important and my mother has taught me that the resurrection is on Easter.” – Sofia Suri ‘29
“I always think that no matter what, Christ died on the Cross and rose from the dead so that earthly death will never be the end.” – Elisabeth Smith ‘28
“Family: spending time with my cousins at our family brunch on easter morning and attending the vigil mass with my siblings” – Rachel Dunn ‘25
It is very interesting to see the general trend of results, which shows that as students grow older, their first impressions of Easter change and progress from thinking of Easter eggs to thinking of Jesus’s resurrection and the joy of spring. We should always seek to find deeper meaning in Easter each and every year. Now I conclude with this question for you: What comes to mind when you think of Easter, and how will you build Easter memories that might define your first impression of Easter?
A huge shout out to all the students who participated in this article and furthered the Looking Glass’s mission to let every Montrose voice be heard!
By Elisabeth Halberstadt ‘27, Faith Editor
27ehalberstadt@montroseschool.org
