The churches are full. The streets feel alive with a sense of occasion, a quiet reverence mingled with joy. Whatever your beliefs – and I no longer believe – you feel something meaningful happening.
None of this is to deny the progress we’ve made. Britain has, admirably, sought to become a more inclusive, diverse society. We’re careful not to exclude those of other faiths – or of no faith at all – from our public celebrations. Indeed, this year one primary school in Hampshire has cut its Easter bonnet parade and won’t attend an Easter service at a local church as part of its aim to, in the words of its headteacher in a letter to parents, “create a more inclusive atmosphere that honours and respects the beliefs of all our children and their families”.
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Read MorePalm Sunday – which commemorates when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, welcomed by crowds waving palm branches – isn’t just a religious warm-up act before Good Friday. It’s a story about humility, hope, and the tension between popularity and truth. Even for the non-religious, it is rich in symbolism. It reminds us how quickly we can celebrate a person one day, and condemn them the next. That has obvious modern relevance.
In the UK, however, there’s a growing tendency to treat Christian festivals with a sort of polite awkwardness – not quite embarrassment, but certainly reluctance. Christmas just about survives, but it’s become more about the John Lewis advert than the manger and star. And Easter? Reduced, mostly, to a sugar rush.
You don’t have to believe in the resurrection to value the messages of sacrifice, forgiveness, and new beginnings. You don’t need to attend church to acknowledge that these dates once marked emotional landmarks in the year: moments to pause, to gather, to reflect.
There’s still time, this Holy Week, to let something deeper in. And maybe even to pick up a palm frond – not out of piety, but out of curiosity, respect, and a desire to remember who we are.
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