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Anonymous wrote:I can't believe people are actually answering this with their HHI. DCUM never ceases to amaze.

I'm astonished that people do Easter baskets.

Who doesn't do Easter baskets?

Me. And other people who aren't Christian.

It's not a Christian thing. It's more American/pagan. Yes Christians do it too, but it's not a church thing.

I am Jewish and have never heard of it. And all my friends growing up were Christian. Is it a new thing?

Go away, troll.

I am not a troll. It was a genuine question. The poster I was responding to said it was an "American" thing. Well, Americans include non-Christians, for your information, so I was curious if this was something new since I too grew up in America and never encountered it even among my Christian friends. (And I was invited for Easter celebrations.) No need to be an asshole, you can just answer the question.

I am in my 50s, half jewish, and I had easter baskets as a kid. No, it's not a new thing. Do you seriously not go into a Target, CVS, Giant, Safeway, Williams Sonoma, or any other store between Valentines Day (when the Easter stuff comes out) and Easter? Or see the ads in the circulars? Of get any catalogs? There are Easter baskets everywhere at this time of year.

As a matter of fact ... no, I don't. I go to Safeway but I don't go through the candy aisle or the seasonal aisle; and if I did, I'd be looking for Passover stuff, not Easter. I've seen Easter candy but I didn't know it was a custom to make special baskets to give to family members. I don't regularly shop at any of the other stores you mention. I get a lot of stuff online so I don't have to physically go to a store at all. And I don't watch TV, only movies on my computer, so no commercials. So you can call me clueless -- which apparently I am -- but your imagination is pretty limited if you can't believe that someone could have a different experience from you. Sorry my asking the question offended you so much.