In the past, Easter was synonymous with wearing new spring clothes, despite the cold that could still be felt in Berguedà in early April. Palm Sunday is also remembered with palms, palmons, or laurel branches adorned with biscuits.
The traditional Easter mona was a fruit creation with four colorful feathers, a chick, a chocolate no larger than an ostrich egg, and, of course, the trendy rubber figurine, such as the Bobobobs, Wally, the Fraggle Rock, or Son Goku.
Times have changed, and with them, fashions. Today, the mona is no longer the size of an ostrich egg, but has evolved to the dimensions of a Diplodocus egg, reflecting greater marketing and consumerism, or perhaps the growing skill of chocolatiers.
Despite the nostalgia for past times, the joy and fortune of holding the role of godmother and continuing to keep alive one of our most cherished traditions.
Easter continues to be a symbol of resurrection and almond blossoms. It is the occasion to buy shoes for the godchild and prepare everything to get one's hands dirty with chocolate, filling the heart with joy at seeing that, despite everything, there are still moments of hope and celebration.
