Now it’s “Merry Christians”

Anti-Christmas grinches, who renew each year’s battle to retire the words “Merry Christmas” for more secular ones, will be less than pleased with Easter’s big resurgence of the “Merry Christians”. Merry Christians are finding huge success with the resurrection of an old Easter custom--Holy Humor Sunday--and are bringing in the sheaves to boot. “Many American churches are resurrecting an old Easter custom begun by the early Greek Christians--”Bright Sunday” or “Holy Humor Sunday” celebrations on the Sunday after Easter (April 19).” (Christian Newswire, March 3, 2009). “On Holy Humor Sunday, many churches featured on their bulletin covers the Fellowship of Merry Christians’ phenomenally popular print of “The Risen Christ by the Sea’, a painting of a joyful, smiling, triumphant Risen Christ surprising His disciples at the Sea of Tiberias.”