By Kasonde Nkole
Originally Easter is a sacred
Christian holiday to remember the death of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is
observed over a period of three days, Good Friday being the day that Jesus was
hung on the cross at Golgotha, Holy Saturday being the day that Christ was put
to rest in the tomb and Holy Sunday the day that he rose from the dead.
The Christian scripture adds
that after he arose he went and met all his disciples before his ascension into
heaven. Today the gravity of this holiday seems somewhat more commercial than
sacred.
Easter today is swarmed with
all kinds of products that have little relation as to what the commemoration is
for except by associating the products on sale with the name Easter. An example
per say are products such as Easter eggs, Easter bunnies and many other
products that are sold in many shops.
We are further taken away
from the actual meaning and manner of commemoration with promotions of Easter
holidays to an island or resort that take people away from observing this
sacred holiday through meditation, prayer and thanks giving.
Families today will buy the
necessary Easter goodies and stay at home with this facade that has been
created of what they should have and not what it is about, the question hardly
ever lingers in people’s minds. What people should do for Easter today is
mostly based on what was advertised, through the rush blown in by the media of
what one should get this Easter.
It is therefore legitimate to
say that the buying culture has taken over the essence of most sacred holidays,
due to the characterisation that accompanies these commemorations. It is now
all about the rush to sell or buy something and have more time to rest and get
back to work and acquire more means to buy and sell.
Media has impoverished the meaning of most of these important
commemorations that shape societal values. Although most people do not realise
this, the advertisements are associated to the commemoration only by name
Easter and what a view. Values brought by such sacred observations are what
make our communities grounded and united for a better good. It is for this
reason that the media need to be regulated for the good of society.
An interesting observation Kasonde. It's of great concern to see how young and old are fascinated and compelled to spend on goods and services of less significance for a concept that has become commercialised and lost its meaning all together. Maybe religious leaders should embark on aggresive campaigns to restore their dominions' traditions.
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