He is risen!

Easter isn't about boiling eggs, though plenty of people like hard-boiled eggs.

Easter isn't about new dresses and hats, though there's nothing wrong with a pretty girl in a pretty dress.

Easter isn't about celebrating springtime; after all, it's autumn in half the world.

Easter isn't about hiding plastic eggs, though watching little kids try to find them is a lot of fun 

Easter isn't about candy, though candy is very good. 

Easter isn't about the Germanic goddess Eostre, though few of us call it "Pascha" anymore.

Easter isn't about family getting together, though family getting together is nice.

All of these things are just stuff we've piled on a holiday that's really about one thing: a man who died on Friday walked out of the tomb on Sunday.

He is risen, indeed.