Why I Choose To Partake Easter Celebrations and A Tablescape

On one of my recent easter related stories someone commented ” you aren’t Catholic then why do you celebrate Easter?” To this my response was ” I celebrate colors, spring and coming back to life after the dreary winter and I call it Easter.”

Religion is a belief, it is a privilege, it is one’s faith in a supreme power. No religion bars anyone from believing in it. Religion is a choice and so is following religious rituals and celebrations.

We celebrated Eid, Christmas, Diwali Easter, to name a few, growing up. My parents always encouraged us to partake different festivals. My sisters and I went to Catholic school all along, my parents wanted us to learn about diversity in culture and inclusion. They were always keen at exposing us to different cultural beliefs.

India is a land of different cultures and faiths. Every state has it’s own religion and it’s own plethora of festivals. While we celebrated our Hindu festivals, other festivals were equally welcomed in our household. And, I am continuing the same tradition of open religion here in US. My daughter went to a Jewish preschool where she celebrated Shabbat, made challah every Friday, had conversations about passover, and we were okay with it, She now goes to a Catholic school- talks about Christianity, lent, ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and we are still totally okay with it!

That was about religion and freedom to practice any religion, but the main question still remains unanswered- “why I celebrate Easter?”. Why do I go all nine yards to dress up and share a fresh tablescape each year?”. Check out my previous year’s table settings here, here and here.

• When I lived in an apartment, the space was tight and the orange wall colors made me want to puke. So, I never did lifestyle, home decor kind of posts there. But things changed when I moved into my current house three years ago. I went all out….. I had more space both for set up and storage, and I was thrilled to dive into the whole tablescape shindig.
• My daughter and I love doing this together. I feel it’s a great way to teach etiquette to your girls. We always set up the table the night before the photo day and she helps me figure out the placement and color-mixing. She is the one to always makes those paper bunnies for me and this year was no exception.

• I love dressing up spaces in my home. I never miss a chance to decorate and deck up. Be it an Indian festival or a non-Indian festival that I’m celebrating, I never miss chance to jazz up my place. It gives me an opportunity to showcase my skills and share with your ideas that are more doable.
• As a blogger/influencer I believe in inclusion. Being able to seamlessly incorporate different religious beliefs and practices into my content is key. I respect all religions and faith and always try to make them a part of my life without overdoing.

A LITTE ABOUT MY TABLESCAPE

I reused my china from thanksgiving and mixed and matched it with other colors to create a colorful plate setting.

I couldn’t find my egg holders hence I used my Bitty Bite shot glasses. These are such multipurpose glasses, Sadly, I broke one in the process.

As for the flowers, I didn’t want them to the be the focal point and so I just used some daffodils in water from my backyard.

My centerpiece this time around wasn’t a big floral bouquet, instead it was a white platter with some candles, eggs and bunnies to pull the theme together.

Those coupe glasses were worth the wait. I ordered them back in February and they finally arrived last week. Im so in love with those.

Get my tablescape pieces

Now it’s your turn to share your favorite spring looks.