My mom was raised Catholic, but stopped practicing, so we grew up without religion. Her parents, however, used to give her a hard time about not attending religious holiday family functions, so we would do that without actually celebrating it. We celebrated Christmas and Easter, but insofar as we got presents and Easter eggs. So essentially, we discarded religion and embraced the secular, materialistic, self-serving sides of holidays. Which I don't mind at all. I have been to church 4 times in my life, 4 different denominations, and none of them have been Catholic churches. What goes down on Easter in a Catholic church?
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