Easter in the Bahamas

As an anthropologist, I am a little frustrated this Easter morning, I have to admit.  In the States, today is the day when people can be seen hiding eggs and sending their kids to look for those eggs, died in pastel colors with all the people dressed in those same colors.  While every Easter tradition (colorful eggs and the hunt for them, bunnies, the idea of “rebirth”) has to do with the ancient beliefs of Ostara more than it has to with the resurrection of anybody, it is a day when people are happy and laughing – especially the kids after tearing into their Easter baskets full of chocolate and marshmallow candies.