First Easter Quotes
When it comes to Easter, what is the first thing that comes to mind?
Easter Bunny? Rabbit? Easter Eggs? Easter Baskets?
Yes those are all part of it but the most important part of celebrating Easter is the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It’s part of Christian traditions to celebrate the good Friday, before the Easter Sunday. Its symbolizes new beginnings, symbol of hope, eternal life, and so much more. Most will celebrate this Christian holiday with family member gathering Easter morning at church, to hear the story of God and the living hope of Easter blessings. Religious Easter messages will be heard and the story of Easter and God’s love will be shared.
In addition to attending church, the celebrations continue through seeing Easter bunnies and Easter egg hunts. Baskets will be filled with sweet treats like chocolate bunnies, good egg, Easter card, colorful eggs, chocolate eggs, jelly beans, and more. There will always be those celebrating happy first Easter day with bunny ears for a very hoppy Easter.
Compiled below are some inspirational, meaningful first Easter quotes, along with some funny ones as well.
Very First Easter Quotes
“The very first Easter taught us this: that life never ends and love never dies.” ~ Kate Mcgahan
“The great gift of Easter is hope.” ~ Basil C. Hume
“If Easter says anything to us today, it says this: You can put truth in a grave but it won’t stay there.” ~ Clarence W. Hall
“Easter can be the highlight of the year. Better than Christmas bigger than a birthday. And about so much more than just chocolate.” ~ Ed Drew
“Spring adds new life and new joy to all that is.” ~ Jessica Harrleson
“I love Easter. It’s like Halloween for soccer moms and baby chicken.” ~ Matthew Gray Gubler
Funny Easter Quotes
“I just love Easter. It’s just the best holiday ever. I love Peeps, and jelly beans, and I love chocolate-covered bunnies, but I really love Peeps the best.” ~ Reese Witherspoon
“If you see a rabbit laying little brown eggs, don’t eat them. It’s not chocolate.” ~ Anonymous
“Easter is the only time when it’s perfectly safe to put all of your eggs in one basket.” ~ Evan Esar
“The Easter bunny ate all of the carrots we left for him. What a pig.” ~ Steve Carell
“Life is full of Easter eggs, you just have to find them.” ~ Anonymous
“I still believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and true love. Don’t even try to tell me different.” ~ Dolly Parton
“Easter egg hunts are proof that your children can find things when they really want.” ~ Anonymous
“All I really need is love but a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” ~ Charles M. Schulz
“Follow the bunny. He has the chocolate.” ~ Anonymous
“My mom used to say that Greek Easter was later because then you get stuff cheaper.” ~ Amy Sedaris
“Someone must X-ray my stomach to see if the Peeps I ate on Easter are still in there, intact and completely undigested. And I’m not talking about this past Easter. I’m talking about the last time I celebrated Easter, in 1962.” ~ Bill Maher
Related Inspirational Quotes
Easter Message of Hope
“We are an Easter People and Alleluia is our song! We are not looking for a shallow joy but rather a joy that comes from faith, that grows through unselfish love, that respects the “fundamental duty of love of neighbor, without which it would be unbecoming to speak of Joy” ~ Pope John Paul II
“Easter was when Hope in person surprised the whole world by coming forward from the future into the present.” ~ N.T. Wright
“Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal, and new life.” ~ Janine Di Giovanni
“For I remember it is Easter morn, and life and love and peace are all new born. Everyday stop before something beautiful long enough to say, “Isn’t that b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l!” ~ Alice Freeman Palmer
“Twas Easter-Sunday, the full-blossomed trees filled all the air with fragrance and with joy.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“There would be no Christmas if there had not been Easter.” ~ Gordon B. Hinckley
“I built my church on Easter services, Christmas Eve services, and Norman Vincent Peale. We all know that a church is not a building. Jesus never called a human being a sinner.” ~ Robert H. Schuller
“But from this Earth, this grave, this dust, my God shall raise me up, I trust.” ~ Walter Raleigh
“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” ~ Lady Bird Johnson
” The Lord, as you have heard, appeared to His Disciples after His Resurrection, and greeted them, saying: Peace be to you . This is indeed peace, and the salutation of Salvation; for salutation receives its name from salvation. And what better than that Salvation Itself should greet mankind? For Christ is our Salvation.” ~ Saint Augustine
“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming.” Pablo Neruda
“Easter is the demonstration of God that life is essentially spiritual and timeless.” ~ Charles M. Crowe
“Let the resurrection joy life us from loneliness and weakness and despair to strength and beauty and happiness.” ~ Floyd W. Tomkins
“Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
“People celebrate Easter with their near and dear ones. Nothing can be a better holiday to spend with your family than to celebrate the journey of the life of Jesus.” ~ Roma Downey
“The Easter eggs symbolizes our ability to break out of the hardened, protective shell we’ve surrounded ourselves with that limits our thoughts and beliefs.” ~ Siobhan Shaw
“How can we joyfully anticipate Easter Sunday’s power without mournfully remembering our weakness?” ~ Christopher Greer
“Easter is an answer. It is such a dramatic, earthshaking answer that for nearly twenty centuries, artists of every kind and quality have been trying to portray its significance.” ~ J. Ellsworth Kalas
Happy Easter Quotes
“Spring is the time of plans and projects.” ~ Leo Tolstoy
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” ~ Audrey Hepburn
“Easter is one of my favorite holidays with the kids. They get to run loose, and we always have our family and loved ones all around us.” ~ Camila Alves
“Easter is reflecting upon suffering for one thig, but it also reflects upon Jesus and his non compliance in the face of great authority where he holds to his truth- so there’s two stories there.” ~ Michael Leunig
“Easter tells us that life is to be interpreted not simply in terms of things but in terms of ideals.” ~ Charles M. Crowe
“Easter is one of my favorite holidays with the kids. They get to run loose, and we always have our family and lvoed ones all around us.” ~ Camila Alves
Easter Captions And Messages
“Get ready for an eggs-traordinary day filled with fun, candy, and adventure.” ~ Anonymous
“From the moment you hopped into my life, I’ve been forever grateful. Happy Easter.” ~ Anonymous
“Happy Easter to some-bunny who’s very special to me.” ~Anonymous
“Hope you Easter is sweeter than Jelly Beans.” ~ Anonymous
“May your basket be filled to the brim with sweet treats from this year!” ~ Anonymous
“Some bunny if thinking of you.” ~
“You are eggstra special.” ~ Anonymous
It’s been a long winter and what a great way to bring in happy spring through wonderful Easter greetings. Were these first Easter quotes brought some comfort and humor as well.
Hope you have a good hare day! Happy Easter wishes to everyone who celebrates!
Dolly Parton is one of my favorite people and performers. And her quote in your post really put a smile on my face.
I enjoyed reading all of these quotes. The one from Evan Esar is my favorite. Can’t wait to egg hunt on Sunday.
I always have to remind my nephews that not all browns on Easter are chocos… LOL Great post!
Love this “If you see a rabbit laying little brown eggs, don’t eat them. It’s not chocolate.” ~ Anonymous