The Easter bunny, eggs, chocolate. That is what Easter is all about..... isn't it? Well, not really. We have Easter egg hunts, and we get something in our Easter basket every Easter morning. We eat robin eggs and jelly beans and talk about the Easter bunny, but that isn't why we celebrate the holiday. Jesus, His death, and His resurrection are the real reasons.
Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, is the day that Jesus was crucified on the cross. It is the day that He washed away all of our sin. He could have gotten down, but He didn't. He didn't because if He did, He couldn't have said the words, "It is finished". He knew that if He saved Himself, then we wouldn't be saved. He stayed on the cross for me and for you. He did it out of love.
After Jesus died, He was buried in a tomb. Three days later, Mary Magdalene, and two other women went to the tomb so that they could anoint Jesus' body with spices. When they got to the tomb, the stone was rolled away and the tomb was empty. An angel appeared to the women and said, "He is not here; He has risen, just as He said." -Matthew 28:6. Jesus rose from the dead on Easter morning. Our sins are washed away, we are saved, we have a 2nd chance! All because of Christ!
