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Will Easter be better than this past Christmas?
Debra F 499651Feb 14, 21
Do you think families will be able to get together this year for Easter?
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  • I would not make firm plans as changes can happen suddenly
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    • no idea, hope so
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      • all commercial.
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        • I don't celebrate Easter as it's not about chocolates or eggs it's about remembering the birth of Jesus
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          • I'm in NZ Christmas was algoods
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            • I am one person that likes just to take one day at a time
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              • NZ in locked down.
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                • I am not going to think about it, what will be will be
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                  • For small families should be OK.
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                    • Doubt it. My family is no longer game to try to travel to see me in Victoria. Been trying since the first lock-down. Still got the tickets, but either can't catch a plane, or are waiting for the lock-down to end, have booked over 4 times now and been stymied each time. Now they are unhappy that even if they get down here, they may end up in quarantine for the two weeks they have off. I tell them not to worry and to wait till it all calms down a bit more.
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                      • We can only hope so, be grateful for today smile and enjoy every moment
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                        • Couldn’t be any worse
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                          • Easter in our household will the same as every year; pretty much a non event. Rarely see my children/grandkids; live too far away but I still have a husband whom I like to spoil throughout the year every now and then. Fortunately for me, this is a reciprocal arrangement ...........
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                            • In the West yes,but it still depends on no new cases
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                              • nope
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                                • Not if they keep people coming into the Country and placing them into Hotels. People should be processed of shore when any one comes into the Country. This way we might have the chance to have a get together in Easter and Businesses are allowed to trade. Unfortunately our governments are too stupid to do otherwise.
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                                  • I'm not sure about that.
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                                    • I am not to sure about that
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                                      • I am not too sure about that
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                                        • I think the community will have more confidence once the vaccine rollout begins; that should allow a little more reason to celebrate
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                                          • My family doesn't really celebrate Easter so it'll be the same as Christmas for us, except for chocolate eggs and easter buns.
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                                            • families in NZ might be able to get together but overseas famlies will not be visiting
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                                              • Hard to know when lockdowns have just started.
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                                                • Check the news
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                                              • NZ, has recorded 3..new covid cases, in Auckland. They are not out of the wood's either.
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                                                • No as lockdowns begin again.
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                                                  • I don't spend Easter with family.
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                                                    • Only if the bunny is masked...
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                                                      • Vaccine to arrive in Australia next week. Essential workers first. I hope people don't go rushing out to try and get it, like they do in the supermarkets, panic buying.
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                                                        • Who knows what the future will bring as Victoria is in lockdown again for the moment. So who knows what easterwill be better than Christmas.
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                                                          • Maybe covid could still cause lockdowns, was your hands, masks on when out, tracer app....
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                                                            • yes even though the covid is lurking precaucation is still a issue
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                                                              • Yes some will and some won't.
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                                                                • No it's just another day
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                                                                  • I not really sure if I will get to celebrate it
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                                                                    • Like Christmas,it is a special day for people of faith.
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                                                                      • Its funny, when we all discuss Christmas...there are loads of people who get all worked and upset about it being all about Christ, and people have forgotten the true meaning etc.....Yet when we get to Easter ...another Pagan festival that the Christians stole from it's true owners...Everyone is talking about hot cross buns, chocolate eggs and bunnies...I guess the Christians couldn't come up with anything better.....
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                                                                        • Stop attacking people who are Christians. I'm not, but many still do.
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                                                                      • It all depends on the covid-19 restrictions at the time, which is told to you from your government. It all depends on which country you live in. Because of how bad the virus situation is in your country, will determine whether this Easter will be better & if your families can join together in Easter celebrations or not.
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                                                                        • No I don't shots aren't going so fast here in NE
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                                                                          • I don't know of anybody who gets together for Easter...what would you all do?
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                                                                            • Well, it's unlikely that it could be worse
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                                                                              • YES
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                                                                                • It is all so over commercialized it. I am sure children will enjoy the Easter eggs no matter who is or not there.
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                                                                                  • had the family for christmas but not easter so christmas was the best hope they are both better this year
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                                                                                    • Two different days you cannot compare.
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                                                                                      • Don't know, don't care as we don't celebrate any of these sorts of events - Christian, Jewish, Islam, Hindu etc,
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                                                                                        • As I live in NZ & we currently don’t have any COVID restrictions. Hopefully that will not change & we will be able to travel & get together with family so Easter will be the same as Christmas.
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                                                                                          • Hot Cross buns were on sale in Australia week after Christmas
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                                                                                            • That is disgusting. Yes I know. !Coles and Woolworths make me sick. They are meant to be seasonal, not sold soon after Xmas!
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                                                                                          • Easter and Christmas have been taken over by the commercialisation and the true meaning has been watered down. Why would you purchase a washing machine or large TV at this time
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                                                                                            • Hot cross buns have been in our supermarkets since January 4. Given Easter is not till April I am pretty disgusted. Hot cross buns are a Good Friday item. I think the whole Christmas, Valentines Day, Easter etc. is far too commercial and has spoilt the excitement of both children and adults.
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                                                                                              • Why do the dumb morons buy them, Easter buns at a ridiculous time , around Xmas, new year. If people didn't buy them, then Coles, Woollie's, wouldn't sell at that time, Easter products.
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                                                                                            • Our family were all able to be together for Christmas -first time for the year.It was a wonderful day. Easter hopefully we will be able to do the same but we live in such uncertain times it's hard to plan ahead..We have 5 children and 13 grandchildren so the gatherings are always large.
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                                                                                              • AS HOLE ANDREWS WILL FIND A WAY TO STUFF IT UP.
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                                                                                                • Bit harsh. Not his fault someone used a nebuliser and spread the virus whether he knew or not. Dan has faced the media every day and when times were bad he did not shy away from any of it. Give him some credit. He is fighting a battle with a virus that is changing all the time. Hotels really are not built to be quarantine stations. I still think the outback mining camp should be the goer and a much safer option but everyone will have something to say about that also.
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                                                                                                • APBLinda C
                                                                                                  He may get a hard time but he will probably be one of a very few state leaders who the whole of Australia will remember for a very long time
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                                                                                                • He might be remembered also for doing the right thing and stopping a completely full on outbreak. I still think we have been very lucky with the way each of the premiers have handled the outbreaks. Victoria was the worst hit and all the other states learnt from each response. WA just came out of a 5 day lockdown and yet you never mention him. Obviously you do not like Daniel and that is your prerogative but I know plenty of people in Victoria who have the opposite view which is also their prerogative. I just hope this lockdown stops this new variant from spreading. Hope you have a good Easter.
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                                                                                              • Easter eggs and hot cross buns start appearing in the supermarkets in February...yummm, but I think it robs some of the wow from Easter. We have no COVID problems at the moment so it should be a nice time...hopefully
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                                                                                                • We can only take a wait and see attitude. Better safe than sorry! Good thing is it is late this year. If it is a warm sunny day -- it would be possible to gather outside.
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                                                                                                  • Easter and Christmas are both good when we remember what they represent
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                                                                                                    • I like Easter, I buy Easter eggs and give them to the local Moslem children when they are heading to the mosque.
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                                                                                                      • Hopefully
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                                                                                                        • not sure
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                                                                                                          • I don’t think so.
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                                                                                                            • In Australia, Taiwan (handling the pandemic really well) and Egypt whose vaccination programme is the most progressed I think will have a muncher better Easter.
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                                                                                                              • Hopefully we will still be in lockdown and can avoid it. Just get into the Easter eggs without having to share.
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                                                                                                                • It is still weeks away so anything can happen. One can only hope things will improve especially with the vaccinations about to start soon. Can always Celebrate In-House and Zoom the relis in. Good time for making home movies and capture "the way of life" for future generations to look back on!
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                                                                                                                  • Here in New Zealand we were able to get together for Christmas, thanks to the government's generally responsible management of the Covid-19 situation. So Christmas was good, and Easter should be good too.
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                                                                                                                    • Agree! Shutting ourselves off from the world for those months has paid off in the long run. Glad to be a Kiwi:) Now where's that Easter egg stash.........
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                                                                                                                  • Sure , No doubt
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                                                                                                                    • yummmy!!
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                                                                                                                      • Love Easter eggs.
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                                                                                                                        • I am working over Easter, so I won't be celebrating Easter, and Easter Sunday I'm going on a working holiday. That's if we allowed to go . Not leaving the country just different state
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                                                                                                                          • No
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                                                                                                                            • It will be up to them and what level of lock down your country is in. But for me I don't observe Easter, but I never stop others I know observing Easter
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                                                                                                                              • for a lot of people it will be a lot better being able to see family and friends
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                                                                                                                                • Will definitely depend on where you live and what your particular family does at Easter. Christmas was pretty normal for us as there were (and still are) no known cases in this region. Easter is not a big deal for us. We don't normally gather with extended family, whereas Christmas we do. It will probably just be my adult daughter and possibly my older daughter if she is free. The older lives about an hour away due to her work location. No special plans, probably just too much chocolate & a few drinks if anything.
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                                                                                                                                  • With Covid still rearing it's ugly head, I think it would be wiser for people to celebrate by themselves (for those that do).It only takes one person to spread the virus, and most of them do it without realising they have it. Better to be safe than sorry.!!!!!!
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                                                                                                                                    • I was raise an atheist by my parents (the only good thing my parents ever did for me) - SURPRISE - I am not into religious celebrations. Besides, both celebrations (Easter and Christmas) origins evolve from PAGANISM
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                                                                                                                                      • Yes New Zealand is blessed
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                                                                                                                                        • We honestly are very lucky
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                                                                                                                                      • It depends where you live. I live in the best place on earth - Western Australia! Although we had a scare recently - one person in the community had the coronavirus - but miraculously he doesn't seem to have passed to on to anyone else.
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                                                                                                                                        • Yes. In NZ they could do at Xmas as well
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                                                                                                                                          • I hope it is.
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                                                                                                                                            • Yes I hope so hope for good not bad
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                                                                                                                                              • Only in places where there are high vaccination rates.
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                                                                                                                                                • God only know. If people follow the rules with this covid virus. who know what's going to happen
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                                                                                                                                                  • No. I don't think so.
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                                                                                                                                                    • No, it is probably better that social distance remain with US just awhile longer so that the VACCINE FOR THE VIRUS COVID-19 has had a little more time to-work it’s barrier against this dreadful pandemic We have waited this long so why rush things now] and undo the great ?? work That has got us this far
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                                                                                                                                                      • We'll see how things go.
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                                                                                                                                                        • Well ...it's not UK, Europe, USA, in Australia. It's gotten better here. Just the odd bout of the virus here and there. Victoria.. locked down for 5, days. It can only get better from here, especially if the vaccines work. Pandemics come and go through history, so try not to let it get you down. I don't think it will get as bad in 2020!
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                                                                                                                                                          • Who knows...we are in a snap lockdown..could be the start of our third wave
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