This Easter, create some quick and effective video content with a template to help share your message.

Easter and Christianity

Easter is a Christian festival that commemorates the resurrection of Jesus: Easter is the culmination of Lent (in Western Christianity), a 40-day period of fasting and prayer. The week up to Easter Sunday, referred to as Holy Week, has some significant days in the Christian calendar: Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and, finally, Easter Sunday. The dates vary each year, but Easter is the first Sunday after a full moon either on or after 21 March.

Eggs are a symbol of rebirth, and Easter eggs were originally stained red to represent the blood of Christ at his crucifixion. In more secular communities and for many in the Northern hemisphere, the Easter holidays—and Easter eggs in all colours—have come to signify the return of spring. It’s a celebration that often involves a mix of chocolate eggs, chocolate Easter bunnies, candy, a variety of greeting cards, novelties, games for children, and, of course, various seasonally themed commercial activities and Easter specials.

Why Use Video at Easter?

Video is a really accessible way to engage with people, but here are some ways you might want to do that with Easter in mind:

• Create something fun and full of colour to celebrate Easter with children.
• Make a video for your church or religious community.
• Send your social fans or clients a personalised greeting.

Try a Video Template

There are thousands of professional templates over at Envato Market and Envato Elements. Here are three of our Easter favourites, made for use in Adobe After Effects.

1. Happy Easter Egg (Envato Elements)

Although you can’t change the Easter message in this After Effects template, you can change the background colour, and—rather cleverly—the pattern on the egg, which can be replaced with a logo, image, video, or text.

2. Happy Easter (Envato Elements)

Bouncing eggs rolling down a hill towards a basket, passing chocolate bunnies—no, this is not a sugar-induced Easter daydream, it’s a fun After Effects logo sting. Your logo appears on the basket!

3. Easter Worship Package (Envato Market)

If your church or religious community is looking to send a video message this Easter, then this template is the complete bundle: promo animation, lower thirds, motion background, and more. Completed in a high-quality parallax style, it sets a sombre tone in a professional package.

More Video Resources From Envato

Easter and Spring Inspiration From Envato Tuts+

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  10 Top Church Graphics Video Templates for After Effects, Premiere, and Motion

  Make engaging church video by using a range of professional, stylish templates to get you started.
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  15 Fresh Spring Resources for Photographers and Designers

  Spring is in our not-so-distant future for many of us and we’re already looking forward to warmer days and shorter nights. We’ve put together some of our…
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  5 Inspirational Bug Macro Photographs and How to Make Your Own

  Macro photography affords us the opportunity to capture some unique images that not everyone is able to run out and shoot. Here, we look at the best way to…
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  How to Create a Grass-Covered Spring Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

  Create a spring-inspired text effect, using some textures, brushes, layer styles, and filters.

After Effects Inspiration

Keep making great video projects with these After Effects resources from Envato Tuts+:

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  20 Top Logo Animation Templates for After Effects in 2022

  If you’re making a video, you want to be sure that your audience sees and remembers your brand. An impressive logo animation will stick in the minds of your…
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  101 Free Templates to Download for After Effects

  Templates for Adobe After Effects are an awesome way to automate your workflow and to add creativity to your skillset. Check out more than 100 of the web’s…
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  3 Top After Effects Templates for DIY and Craft Videos

  If you’re happiest when up-scaling furniture, tiling a bathroom, or making something brilliant out of nothing, then share your skill with some of our…
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  3 Top After Effects Templates for Charity Fundraising Videos

  Raising money online with video has proven to be more successful than without. Try these templates to help you create engaging and memorable fundraising videos.

Download Free Video Footage From Mixkit

For a great mix of royalty-free videos, check out Mixkit, a site from Envato for high-quality footage that you can use whenever you want, wherever you want, free of charge.

Make a Motion Graphics Video With Placeit

You don’t need professional software to create visually-appealing videos, you can make them right in your browser: Placeit‘s video maker uses professionally designed motion graphics templates.