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writes:I started dating a Jewish guy (I am Catholic) 6 months ago. We have moved in together recently. Things are going great! With the upcoming holidays (Passover and Easter) we find ourselves spending time with each other's family and taking part in each other's religious traditions. We just went to Seder the other night. I want him to take part in some of the Easter traditions this Sunday but I am not religious really. So I want him to experience more of the "commercial" experiences such as baskets, egg hunt, etc. we are in our 30s so this seems a bit juvenile but he has never experienced it before. Is there a way to put an age appropriate twist on these first time experiences for him? I was thinking of buying eggs and color kit to dye eggs tonight (just the 2 of us). Any Easter traditions or ideas we can partake in (without being too childish)?
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reader, Tisha-1 +, writes (18 April 2014):
 Standing in the checkout line at the grocery store, I see at least 5 or 10 magazines with Easter/Passover celebration ideas. Egg dyeing, making special breads or other dishes, decorating, all sorts of things.
You say you are Catholic but not religious so attending the Palm Sunday mass, the Good Friday mass or the Easter Sunday mass isn't really important.
I'm just wondering how an American has managed to miss the commercialization of the Christian side of the Easter holiday. I'm not Jewish but I know when Passover is about to be observed. The foods and cards and party catering supplies make it very obvious.
Egg dyeing can be very creative, and the egg hunt can be a blast if you do it right!
Google 'rites of spring' and make up your own traditions.
Good luck!
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reader, Sageoldguy1465 +, writes (18 April 2014):
 The best I can suggest... is that you tell him that you have some "Easter eggs" that you want to fertilize... and ask him if he'd like to do that for you....
Otherwise, don't pander to his religious (or, "not religious") past....
Good luck...
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reader, So_Very_Confused +, writes (17 April 2014):
 there was a time in my past when we had a bunch of mixed religion couples one Jewish one not...
we invented EASTOVER... took the best parts from both holidays and held it on the Sunday AFTER EASTER as long as passover had started at least 2 days before (so as to not conflict with seders)
we served traditional passover food... we had a Seder (used the FACEBOOK HAGGADAH which was a trip) and we began the event with the ceremonial biting off of the bunny ears...
lots of ways for NON-religous folks to combine the holidays...
My first easter basket was by my then boyfriend's mom in college... it was traditional but then I LOVE chocolate....
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reader, eyeswideopen +, writes (17 April 2014):
 Oh and putting a marshmallow chick or bunny in the microwave is lots of fun too!
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reader, eyeswideopen +, writes (17 April 2014):
Biting the ears off a chocolate bunny is great at any age.
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reader, anonymous, writes (17 April 2014): An Easter egg hunt is fun whatever age you are, but you could hide eggs and DVDs or CDs or whatever you're both into so it's not just an egg hunt but you'll find chocolate and other things.
There are also Easter baking recipes on the internet like crispy buns with mini eggs etc on top. You can also make your own eggs if you get some chocolate bars, melt them and then shape the chocolate and stuff.
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