35 Funny and Meaningful Easter Quotes, Captions, and Messages

No matter how you celebrate the holiday, we've got you covered.

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Imagine you want to wish your friends and loved ones a happy Easter, but you're not sure how to say it. Every family celebrates Easter differently, so there's no one-size-fits-all quote or message to share or post.

For some, Easter is a religious holiday; for others, it's a time for dying eggs and Easter games. Easter is also seen as a springtime holiday that celebrates the coming of a warmer, greener season. Fortunately, for every way of celebrating Easter, there's an Easter quote or caption to share the desired sentiment.

The trick is to figure out what kind of message you want to send. We've rounded up our favorite Easter sayings, messages, and phrases for your preferred use. Whatever you want to say this Easter Sunday, we have the words to help you.

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"Easter is a time for dressing up, looking your best, and hunting for candy. It’s Halloween in reverse!"

Easter is a time for dressing up, looking your best, and hunting for candy. It’s Halloween in reverse!

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—Melanie White

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“The great gift of Easter is hope.”

The great gift of Easter is hope.

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—Basil Hume

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“I still believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and true love. Don't even try to tell me different.”

I still believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and true love. Don't even try to tell me different.

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—Dolly Parton

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“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.”

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

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—Henri Matisse

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“Easter egg hunts: Proof your child can find things when they really want to.”

Easter egg hunts: Proof your child can find things when they really want to

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—Unknown

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“It’s Easter, and they already have the Christmas decorations up.”

It's Easter, and they already have the Christmas decorations up.

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—Sally, Its the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown

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“You'll wake up on Easter morning, And you'll know that he was there, When you find those chocolate bunnies, That he's hiding everywhere.”

You'll wake up on Easter morning, And you'll know that he was there, When you find those chocolate bunnies, That he's hiding everywhere.

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—Gene Autry

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"'Twas Easter-Sunday. The full-blossomed trees filled all the air with fragrance and with joy."

Twas Easter-Sunday. The full-blossomed trees filled all the air with fragrance and with joy

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– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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“April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.”

April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.

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—William Shakespeare

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“Don’t wait up to see if the Easter Bunny is real. Just enjoy the egg hunt.”

Dont wait up to see if the Easter Bunny is real. Just enjoy the egg hunt

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—Shana Alexander

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“You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by the way he eats jelly beans.”

You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by the way he eats jelly beans.

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—Ronald Reagan

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“The best Easter is one spent with your Peeps.”

The best Easter is one spent with your Peeps

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—Unknown

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“Blossom by blossom the spring begins.”

Blossom by blossom the spring begins.

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—Algernon Charles Swinburne

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"The Easter bunny ate all of the carrots we left for him. What a pig."

The Easter bunny ate all of the carrots we left for him. What a pig

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—Steve Carrell

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“Always it's spring and everyone's in love and flowers pick themselves.”

Always it's spring and everyone's in love and flowers pick themselves.

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—e.e. cummings

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"No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn."

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– Hal Borland

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"Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat."

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– Laura Ingalls Wilder

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"Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food, and medicine to the mind."

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– Luther Burbank

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"In joy or sadness flowers are our constant friends."

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– Okakura Kakuzō

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"A flower blossoms for its own joy."

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– Oscar Wilde

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"Nothing is so beautiful as Spring."

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– Gerard Manley Hopkins

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"Earth laughs in flowers."

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– Ralph Waldo Emerson

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"I just need somebunny to love."

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"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow."

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– Audrey Hepburn

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"Hoppy Easter!"

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"Everybunny needs somebunny sometimes."

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"Bunny kisses and Easter wishes."

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"Have an eggs-cellent Easter."

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"Easter is the only time when it's perfectly safe to put all of your eggs in one basket."

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– Evan Esar

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"Hippity hoppity, Easter's on its way."

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"Easter blessings."

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"Somebunny loves you."

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"Follow the bunny—he has the chocolate."

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"Keep calm and carrot on."

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"I must have flowers, always and always."

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– Claude Monet

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