From feasts, to eggs, to family gatherings, each spring holiday brings up different memories for everyone. With many millions of people around the world celebrating various holidays, students find ways to celebrate their holidays around Noblesville, while making remarkable memories.

A Hopping Celebration:

Although many Christians and non-Christians alike now celebrate Easter, students such as Brynleigh Adler, a freshman at NHS are making the most of their holiday season by helping out at activities such as local egg hunts.

For the past couple of years, Adler has brought the children in her grandma’s neighborhood joy on Easter. 

“I volunteer at the neighborhood Havenwood as the Easter Bunny. They have a really big Easter egg hunt,” Adler said. “When I went last year a bunch of kids came running up to me and they all hugged me…I get to interact with a lot of kids, they always have a good time.”

The Sacred Seder:

Many students at NHS also celebrate Passover, a Jewish celebration honoring the Israelites’ Exodus out of Egypt. Lyllian Rhoades, a student here at NHS, is one who celebrates Passover each Spring. 

“Passover is important to me because like most Jewish holidays, it’s a reflection of what we have and we all should be grateful for… [m]y favorite Passover memory would probably be when my family inherited the most beautiful cedar plate from my great aunt,” Rhoades said.

The Family Reunion:

Jewels Al-Bataineh, a junior at NHS, celebrates Eid Al-Fitr, a Muslim holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan. While the method of celebration for Eid may look different from person to person, many Muslims such as Al-Bataineh go to the mosque to pray.

“My favorite memory of Eid is going to the Broken Egg Cafe [after prayer] with all my cousins, even cousins from Dubai came…There were like over 20 of us, we had to get 4 tables,” Al-Bataineh said. “Being with family and in the morning when we go to the prayer you just feel so surrounded by community and God, it makes me happy, it puts a smile on my face.”