As with many other Christian dates, the celebration of Easter extends beyond the church. Since its origins, it has been a time of celebration and feasting. Today it is commercially important, seeing wide sales of greeting cards and confectionery such as chocolate Easter eggs, marshmallow bunnies, Peeps, and jelly beans.

Despite the religious preeminence of Easter, in many traditionally Christian countries Christmas is now a more prominent event in the calendar year, being unrivaled as a festive season, commercial opportunity, and time of family gathering — even for those of no or only nominal faith. Easter's relatively modest secular observances place it a distant second or third among the less religiously inclined where Christmas is so prominent.

Types of greeting cards

A standard greeting card is printed on high-quality paper (such as cardstock), and is rectangular and folded, with a picture or decorative motif on the front and a preprinted message appropriate to the occasion on the inside along with a blank space for the sender to add a signature or handwritten message. A matching envelope is sold with the card. It is common for both the card and envelope to feature fancy materials, such as gold leaf, ribbons, glitter, etc.

Some standard types of greeting-card messages are:

* anniversaries: happy birthday, wedding anniversary
* holidays: generic or specific holiday — merry Christmas, happy New Year, Hanukkah, etc.
* life events: congratulations on graduation, baby shower, wedding
* sympathy: get well, condolences for loss of loved one
* personal sentiments: thank you, I'm sorry, thinking of you, friendship, love

Easter... time for colored eggs, egg hunts, sweet choco treats and waiting for Easter bunny! Watch the little Easter chicks and bunnies gamboling and playing as you revel in the spirit of Easter. Also reach out to your friends/ family/ dear ones/ associates/ colleagues with the beautiful colors of Spring as you send them our bright ecards for Easter.

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