On today's episode of I didn't know. Maybe you didn't either. Let's talk about Easter. Now. For most folks, Easter is about three things. Jesus, bunny rabbits with candy, and it's probably the only time all year you buyt some dress clothes for church. And if you're from the South, it's probably pastel colors on that Steve Harvey suit with the same color Gator Stacey Adams the match. I didn't know. I didn't know. I didn't know. I didn't know. I
didn't know. I didn't know. But see, for our ancestors, Easter wasn't just about dressing up and being fresher than the border, health and hunting Easter eggs. Back in the day, Easter was like the original we Gonna be alright anthem. It was hope in the middle of chaos. Imagine being enslaved, working sunrise to sunset, but still holding on to the story of Jesus rising again. Now that's some real faith.
It might be. I'maller than a mustard seed. It was a thought of, if Jesus could roll that stone away, come on, somebody, huh, then we can roll this oppression off our backs to can I get amen, And had you ever heard of hush harbors? Let me tell you about them. Hush harbors were like the underground clubs of the Enslavement period, like them silent parties, but they didn't
have no colorful headsets. And instead of the DJ dropping bangers, you had somebody in the corner whispering swing lot sweetch Because they had to keep it low key, because at massaculture it's a rap. So they'd head out to the woods, set up shop and worship in secret hush harbors. They'd even hang up wet blankets to keep the sound from traveling. Yeah, soundproof in the woods. Now, how innovative is that they didn't need no beats by dre our ancestors invented noise cancelation.
But these hush harbors, they weren't just about worship, Oh nah, they were about rebellion. See. They'd sing songs like we in the Waler Weed, which was basically the first GPS, because that was cold. For hey, you, Harriet said, meet about the river and don't forget to pack light. These folks turned praise into power hymns in the hope, and today that same energy lives in every gospel choir and every preacher who makes you say shop by the airside.
And we can't forget about the Easter fit tradition, the pasteales with the shoes to match. I wasn't capping about that, but that goes back to the enslavement periods as well. After emancipation, newly freed black folks would pull up the church in their finest fits. They wasn't just dressing for God. They were dressing to let the world know I'm free and I look good. That's why to this day we
don't play about them Easter fits. Some folks be out here treating Easter like the met Gala, big hats, pastel suits. Had to put some armarole on them shoes because I could see my reflection in them. Jones, There's like a runway show with a praise break in the middle. And no, Easter ain't the only holiday. We're roots in the struggle. We talked about Juneteenth in previous seasons. That's when we celebrate freedom two years after freedom was supposed to happen.
Can you imagine being two years late to your own free party? You like your job, hearting you up in saying hey, you got a PTO that you didn't use back in twenty twenty three. Another holiday is Kwanza, where we honor African traditions and principles like unity and self determination. If Easter is the resurrection, Juneteenth is the graduation, and then Kwan's is like the family reunion. It's all connected.
Holiday is rooted in freedom and resilience. So this year, when you're stepping clean and your Easter's best, remember you're not just celebrating a holiday, You're honoring a legacy. You're carrying forward with the spirit of those hush harbors, the fight for freedom and the hope that no matter how low we get, we always rise again. And I didn't know. Maybe you didn't either. No,