Looking Back: Easter

By Alison Bagley
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 BST
Updated 16th Apr 2019, 18:17 BST

Easter is traditionally a time for reflection and celebration. When new life bursts forth and spring has truly sprung

Easter - a time to celebrate resurrection, rebirth and renewal. As the spring lambs bounce about the fields, daffodils adorn our parks and gardens, and blossom fills the warming air with fragrance and beauty, the holiest of all holidays is celebrated with eggs, bonnets and bunnies. From simnel cake and hot cross buns to chocolate eggs and bonnet parades Easter marks new life.

Easter Bonnet wearers prepared for a parade on The Racecourse, Northampton, April 23, 1962placeholder image
Easter Bonnet wearers prepared for a parade on The Racecourse, Northampton, April 23, 1962
Easter Bonnet wearers prepared for a parade on The Racecourse, Northampton, April 23, 1962placeholder image
Easter Bonnet wearers prepared for a parade on The Racecourse, Northampton, April 23, 1962
Nursery children at Caring Kindergartens in Moulton Park in their hand-made Easter bonnets in April 2012placeholder image
Nursery children at Caring Kindergartens in Moulton Park in their hand-made Easter bonnets in April 2012
Mercury & Herald Merry Comrades Easter Bonnet parade in Northampton Guildhall in the late 1960splaceholder image
Mercury & Herald Merry Comrades Easter Bonnet parade in Northampton Guildhall in the late 1960s
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