Passover and Easter

Passover, by the feeling in the air, is a nice, pleasant, quiet time. But it isn't really a passover at all. And there are so-o-o many regulations.
You start by cleaning house. It takes several weeks to do it right. Then you get authorization to sell your chametz. Chametz includes anything made from wheat, rye, barley, oats or spelt (and sometimes rice, corn, peanuts, and beans) that has not been completely cooked within 18 minutes after coming into contact with water. Chametz can not be owned, eaten, or even fed to pets or cattle during Passover. All chametz, utensils used to cook it, and animals whose diet cannot be changed must be disposed of or sold to a non-Jew (and bought back after the holiday). After dark on the first day you do a search for chametz. Any that isn't sold by a certain time has to be burned at a certain time. Meals are regulated, with certain symbolic foods served. Hands are washed at certain times. You might be required to recline on your left side and eat with your right hand (even if you are left-handed). The food would be prepared in such a way that you could eat it with your hands rather than using a fork. Reclining symbolizes that you are a free man and not a slave. The right blessings have to be said at the right time (or in some cases, not said), and the right prayers and praises said, and the right scriptures read. Candles have to be lit at the right times. Certain questions are asked and answered. Certain foods are eaten and certain ones not eaten, so many cups of wine drunk, certain amounts of bitter herbs eaten, a certain amount of work allowed or not allowed on each day. There are synagogue services every morning for a week, and people walk to them. There are games and teaching tricks for the children, quite commendable.
While reading about passover I ran across a recipe I might like to try. It's Charoset. There are many different recipes. Ingredients might include pears, nuts, apples, cinnamon and sweet wine, and sometimes figs, dates, coconut, orange juice or grape jelly. It may be cooked or not. It is supposed to remind one of the mortar the Israelites used when building for the Egyptians. One recipe uses forty ingredients to symbol the forty years of wandering in the wilderness.
I could see how some (a few) of the customs could sort of grow on you, but on the other hand, what a chore to have to be sure to do everything right. And there is so much missing.
Easter I haven't noticed. We're not near any churches. I've heard that some Christian churches take the Jewish ceremonies and traditions and re-interpret them for their own use. What a balagan! (mess, confusion)

Deut. 33:26 There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency: and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Heb. 3-10
Heb. 11:13-16 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were stangers and pilgrims on the earth.
For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
But now they desire a better country, that is, and heavenly; wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Heb. 11:28 By faith he [Moses] kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood...
Heb. 11:39-40 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
God having provided some better thing for us,that they without us should not be made perfect.
Heb. 12:28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
For our God is a consuming fire.
Heb. 13:1 Let brotherly love continue.