Jesus both died and was resurrected at this time of year. We aren't quite sure what to do so we just paint eggs and pretend we know why.

do people actually do anything for Easter?

Surely it should be the other way around.. not trying to fit your beliefs to a religion!

@ Timorg
maybe not as christian easter .. but almost all religions celebrate spring in some way.. buddhism not ?

So how do witches see the world?
There is more than just molecules and physics. In essence we are spirits (now and here) in a physical form.

For life (and other things) to flourish there has to be balance between 5 "Elements" The interwoven line of a pentagram referes to that.
- Earth: The physical world, Matter, The earth itself, Food, possesions.

- Water: The emotional world, Water (Oceans),Adapting to things.

- Air : The world of plain knowledge, Air, Wisdom, Wind

- Fire : Willpower, Energy, passion, the sun, the "fire" in your body
(If you don't "burn" anything your a dead man)

- Spirit: The essence of who you are, your morals, your "ego" but also the greater spirit of Mother earth.
As withches think the last one is the most important, a pentagram (pentackle) is worn with one point up

If you look at the world in a bigger of smaller "level" things will repeat themselves
( Now a sientific fact !)

Things are in vibration (repeating movement) for example Tides and seasons
( Now a sientific fact !)

"Earth is "frozen" fire" Matter and energy are interchangable
( Now a sientific fact !)

All things are connected like a clockwork, change/destroy one thing and the whole system will change or even fail
( almost a sientific fact !)

Nature has a will of it's own.
There are 2 sentient powers in nature, a God and a Godess

As for the ten commandments, you can live to all ten of them and still treat people (or others) verry bad.
Witches only have one "commandment" DO NO HARM !
It brings responsibillity and having to think over your actions. But it is a clear mesage.

What is Wicca ?

In the 1950's Gerald Gardner "made" a new religion and he borrowed a lot of things from Witchcraft.
He also added a hierarchy in his new religion. Witches don't believe in "All follow the big leader" and history has proven we where right.

Is Wicca bad (or evil)?
No !, as any religion it has some good things. It opened up the discussion about pagan religions.
The only problem is they (mostly) call themselve witches wich adds to the confusion.

Other religions:

Witches strongly feel that everyone should be free to choose his / her religion.
And as long as a religion doesn't enslave or restrict people, or make people unhappy, one religion is as good as the other.

There is a lot more to tell about witchcraft but I hope I made some things clear, at least to those who want to know

do people actually do anything for Easter?

Hey Mr Phipps, maybe you are missing the Cristian gene [glumbert.com]?