Easter 2021: Egg Hunts, Services And Meals In And Near Avon Lake

AVON LAKE, OH — Easter celebrations across the country and in Avon and Avon Lake will look different from ever before in 2021 as traditional events such as egg hunts, religious services and restaurant deals will go on virtually as well as in person.

In Avon and Avon Lake, Easter egg hunts may look a little different this year. The Christian Heritage Assembly of God in Avon will host a drive-in egg hunt on Saturday.

"Cars will line up outside and there will be a short presentation via an FM transmitter and your car's radio. Afterwards, kids will hunt for eggs on the church lawn and then return to their cars and take the eggs home. We look forward to meeting your family," the church said in an event posting on Patch.

Independence Village in Avon Lake will host its own drive-by egg hunt on Saturday, from 11 a.m. to noon. The group asked participants to RSVP by calling 440-930-7100.

The French Creek Foundation's annual pancake breakfast and egg hunt has been canceled this year due to the pandemic.

Mostly religious services went virtual during the Easter season last year, when the coronavirus pandemic was still fairly new and most states remained under strict shutdown orders in mid-April. This year, there’s more of a combination of virtual and in-person services taking place with the pandemic having passed the one-year mark. Check with your local church on what they have planned for this year.

Many major American archdioceses, such as in Chicago, will continue to hold virtual services that will be streamed throughout Holy Week, which includes the Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday and Good Friday holidays leading up to Easter.

Good Friday, on April 2 this year, marks the death of Jesus Christ. Easter, two days later, celebrates the time when he was resurrected. The Sunday holiday always occurs on the Sunday after the first full moon of spring, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.

Religious traditions on Good Friday include periods of silence and fasting for many Christians, prominently in the Catholic faith.

Fairfax United Methodist Church in Virginia is also streaming its Holy Week services, with an in-person service offered to a limited number of attendees on Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter.

Many Protestant churches will have their traditional sunrise services with social distancing in mind. The Daytona Beach Drive-In Christian Church is having its services on Easter morning, while the Colorado Council of Churches canceled its service at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre and instead will have Bishop Kym Lucas of the Episcopal Church in Colorado lead a virtual service.

One of the most celebrated Easter traditions outside of church is the Easter egg hunt, many of which were canceled last year but will return in some form in 2021. In La Grange, Kentucky, an egg hunt is planned in conjunction with a drive-in theater and movie; and St. John’s United Methodist Church in Rock Hill, South Carolina, already held its egg hunt over two sessions, with early sign-ups required.