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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Zoe Wood

‘Christmas without the stress’: British shoppers embrace Eastermas

Decorating the table for an Easter lunch
Decorating the table for an Easter lunch. Photograph: FluxFactory/Getty Images

Easter is nearly here, but it’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas as Britons decorate trees, buy pricey gifts and pull crackers.

High street stores are decked with wreaths, baubles and table decor, although it is the Easter bunny, not Santa, that looms large. With shelves full of chick- and bunny-shaped trinkets it’s clear that putting up an Easter tree, or twig, is increasingly mainstream.

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