125+ Cheerful Easter Wishes to Send to Your Loved Ones

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The best religious, funny, and inspirational Easter greetings

Co-authored by Olivia Woodford and Bailey Bujnosek, BA

Last Updated: April 27, 2025 Fact Checked

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Happy Easter Wishes for Friends and Family

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Easter is almost here. Spread joy to every-bunny you know with a thoughtful Happy Easter message that you can text or write in a card. We’ve rounded up the best Easter wishes for your family, friends, co-workers, members of your church, and anyone else you’d like to greet. Make the holiday a hoppy one with one of these short, inspirational, or religious happy Easter wishes.

The next Easter is Sunday, April 05, 2026.

Best Happy Easter Wishes to Share

May your Easter be filled with light, love, and peace.
Happy Easter! Wishing you and your family a blessed holiday.
What’s the Easter Bunny’s favorite sport? Basket-ball.
"He is not here; he has risen!" Luke 24:6-7

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Happy Easter Wishes for Friends and Family

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Send loved ones a simple, cheerful happy Easter message. Let your friends and relatives know you’re thinking about them on this holy day with a classic Easter greeting.^{[1]
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- Counting my blessings this Easter, and you’re one of them!
- Happy Easter! Wishing you and your family a blessed holiday.
- Happy Easter! Hope it’s full of love and chocolate.
- Thank you for always brightening my day. Happy Easter!
- Wishing you a peaceful holiday. Happy Easter!
- Happy Easter! Can’t wait to see you at the egg hunt later.
- Wishing you and yours a happy Easter.
- I can’t wait to celebrate Easter with you.
- Sending positive thoughts your way this Easter.
- Sending blessings on this holy day. Happy Easter!
- Happy Easter, and have a blessed spring too!
- My warmest wishes on this special Sunday. Happy Easter!
- Kindest Easter wishes to you and your loved ones.
- Happy Easter! I hope you have a great day.
- So glad you’re in my life. Have a wonderful Easter Sunday!
- Hoppy Easter to you, my friend!
- May your Easter be filled with light, love, and peace.
- Hope there’s plenty of sunshine and chocolate on this Easter Sunday!
- Sending love and joy your way on this blessed Easter holiday.
- Can’t believe Easter is already here. Have a great day — and a wonderful spring!
- Sending an Easter basketful of blessings your way today!

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Happy Easter Wishes for Kids

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Wish your little ones a happy Easter with a cute message. Get your kids into the Easter spirit with a short, sweet message that gets them excited to celebrate. Be sure to remind them of any Easter activities or foods they have to look forward to, like decorating and hunting for Easter eggs, or eating chocolate bunnies and Peeps.^{[2]
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- Hopping in to say Happy Easter!
- Happy Easter to my favorite chickadee! 🐣
- I hope some-bunny is excited about making Easter eggs today.
- Is any bunny else excited for Easter? 🐰
- Happy Easter, kiddo. Hope your Easter basket is full of goodies!
- I hope you have an egg-celent Easter Sunday!
- Happy Easter and happy spring! Are you ready to decorate Easter eggs today?
- Can’t wait to spend Easter with you! Save me some chocolate bunnies.
- Happy Easter to the best kid I know!
- Did you spot the Easter Bunny last night? Have fun hunting for eggs!
- Roses are red, violets are blue, it’s Easter Sunday, and I love you!
- I saw the Easter Bunny leaving some special treats out last night. Go look!
- Here’s hoping you have a fun easter, filled with love and plenty of Peeps.
- Wishing you an Easter that’s just as sweet as you are!
- Somebunny told me you’re a good egg. Happy Easter—enjoy all the candy!
- The only thing cuter than an Easter Bunny is you, my sweet peep! Happy Easter!
- Hey hunny bunny! Can’t wait to spend this joyous day with you.
- What’s better: a chocolate bunny or a real bunny? Happy Easter!
- Sending bunny kisses and Easter wishes to my favorite kiddos.
- Hoppy Easter, love! Hope it’s your best one yet.
- You make my life sweeter than a chocolate bunny. Thank you for being my favorite peep!

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Religious Happy Easter Wishes

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Recall the meaning of Easter with a thoughtful religious greeting. Easter isn’t just about hunting for eggs, eating yummy chocolate, and welcoming spring. It’s also a time to remember God’s love and celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Send a loved one a kind blessing or an Easter Bible verse to share joy and faith on this holiday.^{[3]
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- Religious Greetings
  - Happy Easter! He is risen.
  - Have a blessed Easter.
  - Happy Easter! May we all rejoice in the resurrection of the Lord, our Savior.
  - Happy Easter! May today remind you of His love and the power of miracles.
  - Happy Easter. Enjoy a day of faith, family, and fun.
  - Sending blessings of love and light to you and yours this holy day. Happy Easter!
  - Rejoice! He is risen.
  - Happy Easter! Let’s celebrate the joy and sacrifice of our savior Jesus Christ.
  - God bless you on this Easter Sunday and always.
  - Sending you joy and light on this blessed day.
  - Hallelujah! Christ is risen. Let us celebrate his love today.
  - Happy Easter! I pray you may take comfort and rejoice on this special Sunday.
  - Happy Easter to you and your family. Have a blessed day!
  - May the miracle of Easter fill you with joy and love on this special day. Happy Easter.
- Bible Verses
  - "He is not here; he has risen!" Luke 24:6-7
  - "Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him." Romans 6:8-11
  - "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." 1 Peter 1:3
  - “For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” John 6:40
  - “For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.” 1 Thessalonians 4:14
  - "Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live." John 11:25
  - “As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. ‘Don’t be alarmed,’ he said. ‘You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.’” Mark 16:5-7

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Funny Easter Greetings

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Give friends a laugh with a funny Easter joke or pun. Easter is a day for celebration. Make it a sweet one with the perfect Easter jokes and egg-celent puns that will put a smile on everyone’s faces. Write your favorite joke in an Easter greeting card, text it to your loved ones, or share it on social media on Easter Sunday.^{[4]
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- What’s the Easter Bunny’s favorite sport? Basket-ball.
- What hotel room did the chocolate bunny reserve? A sweet (suite).
- What’s the Easter Bunny’s favorite drink? Eggs-presso.
- What did one chocolate bunny say to the other one? You’re ear-resistible.
- Why couldn’t the Easter Bunny sleep the night before Easter? He was too egg-cited!
- What did the Easter egg say to its friend? Do you know any good yokes (jokes)?
- What’s a bunny’s favorite way to travel? On a hare-plane.
- What’s the best advice on Easter? Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
- What do you call a joking rabbit? A funny bunny.
- What’s the Easter Bunny’s favorite part of a fairy tale? When they live hoppily ever after.
- Why did the Easter Bunny leave school? He was egg-spelled.
- What’s the Easter Bunny’s favorite music genre? Hip-hop.
- Where did the Easter Bunny go to eat breakfast? IHOP.
- What kind of Easter Bunny can’t hop? A chocolate bunny.
- Why shouldn’t you tickle an Easter egg? You don’t want it to crack up.
- What do you call mischievous Easter eggs? Deviled eggs!
- A chicken and an Easter egg walk into a bar. The bartender says, “Which one came first?”
- Knock, knock! Who’s there? Howard. Howard who? Howard you like to go Easter-egg hunting with me?
- Why are people tired in April? They just got through a 31-day March!
- How does the Easter Bunny afford to deliver all these eggs? He’s a million-hare.
- What do you call a jelly bean that has a sunburn? A baked bean!
- Why did the chocolate bunny visit the therapist? It felt hollow inside.
- How did the Easter egg win the dance contest? Its moves were egg-straordinary.
- What jewelry does the Easter Bunny wear? 14 carrot gold.
- Why did the Easter egg become a detective? He knew how to crack the case.

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Inspirational Easter Quotes

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Inspire others by sharing a powerful Easter quote. Use the holiday as a chance to send an uplifting message to someone who could use kind words. Borrow an inspirational or heartfelt quote from a celebrated writer or thinker that captures the spirit of Easter Sunday.^{[5]
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- “Even the smallest one can change the world.” — Peter Rabbit
- “The very first Easter taught us this: that life never ends and love never dies.” — Kate McGahan
- “I still believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and true love. Don’t even try to tell me different.” — Dolly Parton
- “Christ the Lord is risen today, sons of men and angels say. Raise your joys and triumphs high; sing, ye heavens and earth reply.” — Charles Wesley
- “Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
- “The great gift of Easter is hope.” — Basil Hume
- “The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created spring.” — Bernard Williams
- “For I remember it is Easter Morn and life and love and peace are all new born.” — Alice Freeman Palmer
- “If Easter says anything to us today, it says this: You can put truth in a grave but it won't stay there.” — Clarence W. Hall
- “Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.” — Chuang Tzu
- “Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’” — Robin Williams
- “Easter was when Hope in person surprised the whole world by coming forward from the future into the present.” — N.T. Wright
- “It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” — Rainer Maria Rilke
- “A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.” — Bernard Meltzer
- “Easter is very important to me. It’s a second chance.” — Reba McEntire
- “God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.” — Saint Augustine
- “There would be no Christmas if there was no Easter.” — Gordon B. Hinckley
- “We proclaim the resurrection of Christ when his light illuminates the dark moments of our existence.” — Pope Francis
- “Easter spells out beauty — the rare beauty of new life.” — S.D. Gordon
- “There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” — Henri Matisse
- “With the coming of spring, I am calm again.” — Gustav Mahler

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Short Happy Easter Wishes

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Keep things simple with a short, cute Easter message. On Easter Sunday, people are busy attending church, hunting for Easter eggs, and enjoying time with their loved ones. Respect their time by sending a quick greeting their way.
- Enjoy a blessed Easter!
- He is risen!
- Happy Easter, my friend!
- Happy Easter to my favorite peep!
- For peep’s sake, it’s Easter!
- Don’t worry, be hoppy!
- Hoppy Easter to you.
- Sending Easter wishes your way!
- Happy Easter—hop ‘til you drop!
- Enjoy your basket of Easter goodies!
- Rejoice in the lord today!
- Easter’s hare today, gone tomorrow. Enjoy it!
- May your Easter be truly blessed.
- Wishing you love and light this Easter.
- Love you more than chocolate bunnies!
- Sending Easter hugs and kisses.
- Hoppy Easter and a blessed spring to you!
- Have a sweet Easter, my friend.
- Going to kick butt at the egg hunt, FYI.
- Rejoice! Easter is here.
- Hope the Easter Bunny left you something good!

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What is a typical Easter greeting? A common Easter greeting is “Happy Easter!” Many will also say “He is risen,” referring to the resurrection of Jesus Christ which Christians celebrate on Easter Sunday. During Easter church service, the pastor may say, “He is risen,” to which the congregation replies, “He is risen indeed.”^{[6]
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How do you wish someone a happy Easter? There are many ways to wish someone a happy Easter. Send them a simple greeting with warm wishes for them and their loved ones on the holiday. Or, get them laughing with a punny Easter joke. Another option is to share a Bible verse about the resurrection of Christ, such as Luke 24:6-7: "He is not here; he has risen!"
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How do you celebrate Easter? In the United States, many people celebrate Easter by attending a church service. Many families also decorate Easter eggs, participate in church or community Easter egg hunts for children, and have a special Easter dinner, often featuring ham. In other parts of the world, people celebrate Easter with feasts, making Easter trees, and cooking Easter breakfast.^{[7]
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