Easter Sunday will be here before we know it, the annual holiday that basically comes across as Christmas’s slightly less popular step-brother. Easter represents another, possibly unnecessary, chance to spend time with loved ones and give thanks for all one has, while also honoring Jesus and thanking him for rising from the dead. First off, I would just like to say, thank you Jesus. Although you seem to be keeping the power of resurrection all to yourself which is not very fair if you ask me, but that is an issue for a different time.

What I would like to talk about today is the other hero of Easter, the one who often goes overlooked and underappreciated these days. Jesus often gets all the credit, but the credit deserves to be shared with Easter's other hero, the brave soul who somehow magically makes it to every Christian household around the country in one night order to deliver gifts and candy to Christian children. This wondrous being does tend to favor children whose families celebrate the Easter holiday, but don't let that bother you. As Easter rolls around, you should never forget to thank the Easter Bunny.

This magical creature remains somewhat unknown to many, but the Bunny is nevertheless a symbol that there is good remaining in the world. Sadly, this extraordinary creature is often not treated with the respect he deserves. Some children even proclaim that the Easter Bunny does not exist and they refuse to even leave him a carrot the night before Easter, even though in actuality he deserves a whole lot more than a simple little carrot considering he has spent the entire night traveling all over the planet to give gifts to ungrateful children, while these children are taught to give their thanks to Jesus the next day but not to thank the Bunny. It’s a true and utter travesty.

However, this problem is much bigger than just Easter. Many holidays suffer this same problem where those who celebrate the holiday fail to grasp the true meaning of it. St. Patrick’s Day just recently passed and many people spent it eating corned beef and cabbage while engaging in random acts of drunken belligerence and failing to appreciate the true meaning of the holiday, which is of course St. Patrick himself, as well as leprechauns. Those who truly want to celebrate the holy day of green should spend the day giving thanks for all the good that St. Patrick did, and then they should also go find a leprechaun and ask if the leprechaun needs any help seeking his pot of gold. Only then will they have truly celebrated the holiday in the way it was meant to be celebrated.

Valentine’s Day is no exception to this rule, either. The day has become all about making sure to impress your significant other with candies, chocolates and overly sentimental cards, while the true meaning of the holiday becomes lost once again. Valentine’s Day should not be about love and affection. Instead, it should be about the great deeds performed by St. Valentine himself. He needs celebrating much more than your significant other needs chocolates.

It may be too late to correctly celebrate St. Patrick’s Day or Valentine’s Day this year, but it is not too late for Easter. Make sure to make it clear this year that you appreciate all that the Easter Bunny does for you and your family. Sure, don’t forget about Jesus, but in all honesty, doesn’t he already get enough credit when Christmas comes along and poor old Santa Claus gets horribly overlooked? I mean sure, Jesus died for our sins and came to back life and all that, but do we really need two separate holidays to acknowledge this? I mean come on man, you may be my almighty lord and savior and all that, but seriously.

It is important to celebrate holidays in the proper way so that the true meaning and essence of the holiday is not lost. So this upcoming Easter Sunday, if you happen to see a gigantic bunny hopping into your home to leave presents for your children, make sure to let him know how much you appreciate him.