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The Guardian - AU
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Paul Daley

As a kid I hated Easter because nothing happened – now I treasure its stillness and strange beauty

Trees with yellow and orange leaves beside an empty road
‘At this beautiful, serene time, it seems instinctive to quietly acknowledge providence and peace, and to give thanks for it,’ Paul Daley writes. Photograph: Gavin Guan/Getty Images

For Christians, Easter is a remarkable time of new life, of resurrection and spiritual renewal. But those of a more secular persuasion can also find themselves beguiled by the restorative zeitgeist of this celebratory time of year.

In the northern hemisphere it’s spring, with its green shoots and brighter light. Down here, deep in the southern hemisphere, the transition is of a gentle autumnal splendour – of softer skies and a flourish of bronze in the deciduous treetops.

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