Easter, celebrated to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, has always been the grandest event in our household, even bigger than Christmas.
Although a lot has changed about how we celebrate the special day, one thing that I have always cherished the most is the Sunrise and the morning mass where the whole community comes together and waits for the sun to come up to celebrate the light, a symbol of hope and goodness.
I was introduced to Easter by my Dadu (grandfather), William Biplob Samaddar, who would be the most excited voice of the family crowd when it came down to the morning mass. Growing up under his guidance, I still remember how my seven other cousins and I could never sleep on the Saturday night, prior to Easter, overjoyed about going to the sunrise mass at 5:30 in the morning.
Every year on Easter, Baptist Christians gather together at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in…
