On Easter Day
the veil between time and eternity
thins to gossamer.
~ Douglas Horton
Holy moly! It’s been years since Goth Gardening had
a contest. I’m shocked because the Shovel
Contest wasn’t weird at all; and, then I even had three prizes for the Gift
Giving contest (and CryptKicker
never even claimed his prize so if he still reads this blog, I have had your
box ready to ship for almost three years now. No pressure, send me your address
when you’re ready.)
I’ve been thinking about gifts lately because this
weekend, I finally celebrated my birthday after being sick for a little over a
month. I’m gradually regaining my strength just in time for the second half of
the semester and spring!
Soon, it will be Easter and despite the story of a
god coming back from the dead like a spiritual zombie (no offense to anyone but
it has always been pretty creepy), and all the confusion over the bunnies,
eggs, and chickens relating to dead-resurrected Jesus, I mean the Catholic Church
wouldn’t have thought to steal anyone else’s religious symbols, right?!?
(sarcasm alert), I’ve never been a big fan of Easter. That makes me sad because
I love HOLIDAYS! And, hello, DEAD RESURRECTING GOD!
Maybe it’s all the pastel colors or maybe it was
that Easter Egg Contest in kindergarten when I found a golden egg but it turns
out it was for the first graders because some teacher hid the egg too close to
the fence and a kindergartener found it and didn’t receive a prize. It’s not
like I’m holding a grudge. Or, maybe it’s because people don’t dress up in
costumes for Easter. They should. Those creepy
Easter Bunny pictures make me smile!
I’ve also been thinking about how now that I am an
adult I don’t receive an Easter basket. My mother used to make ***Oops,
sorry sorry sorry*** I meant, the Easter Bunny used to bring me the most
amazing baskets. As a kid, I received some candy but typically my baskets were
filled with amazing small presents that were always perfect because my
mother, err, the Easter Bunny always gives good presents. But, alas, now I
don’t get one. I even make a basket for my fella! But then I enjoy doing it and
the thought of putting together an Easter basket for me would stress him out.
All of this has led to a Goth Gardening Contest
called Baskets & Caskets!
For your chance to win a Goth Gardener Easter Basket
of the most Goth-ily Amazing Treats, create a post of your perfect Goth Easter
Basket—one you would give to yourself or one you would give to a friend. OR,
write a blog post about how to celebrate the Most Perfect Goth Easter! OR,
write a scary Easter story because there aren’t many of those. The more
creative (and by that, I mean weird), the better!
Have your posts up by April
16th because that morning as the sun and Jesus rise from the dead (wow, this post
is especially tacky tonight) I will publish my own post sharing the Baskets & Caskets! basket that you could win. In the comments, add your blog post URL for a chance to win.
Can’t stand the anticipation?!? I will be sharing
posts with sneak peeks of what will be included in the basket.
Glad to hear you are feeling better! ^_^ In Finland, we have an Easter tradition in which kids do dress up as bunnies and other things. This post just inspired me to write about it! :D
ReplyDeleteSounds interesting, normally my Mam dressed me and my sister in matching Easter dresses and bonnets. Occasionally, we used to attend Catholic mass. My favourite used to making egg themed dioramas and decorating Easter bonnets. lol. I wish, I had the photos.
ReplyDeleteOhmigod, when the sun and Jesus rise from the dead. I'm howling with laughter!
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