Easter is here once again, however Easter 2020 will be remembered as the year we celebrated in isolation due to COVID-19. Here is a look at some of Easter's cherished traditions and how they may change because of the coronavirus pandemic.

How will Easter be different this year?

First lady Melania Trump canceled the White House Easter Egg Roll this year "out of an abundance of caution" amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus is also forcing churches to embrace new ways of worshiping. To adhere to social distancing guidelines, many churches are rapidly shifting or expanding services online in time for Easter.

Catholic archdioceses in major cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, New Orleans and Portland have closed churches with some encouraging priests to livestream Mass.

With most of its 30,000 churches shutting down on Easter, the Methodist church is also turning online to fill the void. For Easter, the national Episcopal church organization is looking for a church in New York City from which to livestream the Sunday service.

The Easter bunny may also need to get creative this year (and keep its social distance), as treats may not as readily available. Amazon said it will "temporarily prioritize" shipments of popular items such as medical supplies or household staples through April 5 and temporarily closed its Prime Pantry service due to demand.

Grocery stores may still be stocked with holiday favorites for those who are able to make the trip. Just Born, the candy company that makes Peeps, has had to shut down its Pennsylvania factories, but said all of the chick- and bunny-shaped candy has been produced and shipped to retailers for the Easter season.

Finding eggs to dye could be more difficult and expensive this year. Egg prices have skyrocketed due to coronavirus panic buying and "offerings are very limited and insufficient to meet the current level of need," according to the Department of Agriculture.



These two rewrote ABBA's hit song "Dancing Queen" using COVID-19 themes.
Lyrics like:
"You are the COVID queen
Smart and clean
Stuck in quarantine
COVID queen
Netflixing for your safety, oh yeah."
and
"You can dance
You can jive
As long as you do it inside
Ooh, see that girl
From behind the screen
Digging the quarantine."



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