All About April

By | April 6th, 2023|Categories: Easter, Holidays|Tags: , |

Robin Williams said that “spring is nature’s way of saying ‘let’s party!'” I’ve always thought that was quite a cute way of looking at it, and even more so this year after having been through such a long winter here in Denver. And even though it snowed all day long yesterday, it is meant to [...]

Antique Easter Greetings!

By | April 15th, 2022|Categories: Edwardian Era, Holidays, Victorian Era, Victorian Era Celebrations|Tags: , |

Happy Easter Recollections Community!  I have looked forward to writing posts this time of year since I came into the Recollections blog because Easter is such a pretty holiday and I know that many of our customers love celebrating it. I enjoy Easter and this time of year because I am such a firm believer [...]

Celebrating Easter in times of yore

By | April 3rd, 2021|Categories: Edwardian Era, Holidays, Victorian Era Celebrations|Tags: , , , |

Happy Easter, everyone! All of us at Recollections hope that you have a beautiful weekend and we thank you for being readers and customers!  Easter is a pretty holiday, isn’t it? Pastels, baby animals, painted eggs, and chocolate, what’s not to love? While a lot of the mainstays of the holiday have stayed firm through [...]

Spring Traditions of the Victorian Era

By | April 14th, 2015|Categories: Fashion, Uncategorized, Victorian Era, Victorian Era Celebrations|Tags: , |

Spring Traditions Yesterday and Today Who brought us the Easter parade, the exchanging of greeting cards, and creme-filled eggs? Who is responsible for the Easter egg hunt and egg roll? The Victorians brought us the evolution of celebration, and no season was so celebrated as spring and the promise of rebirth. Easter was just the [...]