Easter as a doomscroll circuit‑breaker

Religious festivals like Easter function as deliberate cultural pauses that shift people from Kronos (clock/time of politics and news) into Kairos (mythic, reflective time). Framing these rituals as intentional breaks from nonstop information reframes their civic role beyond private belief—making them tools for cultural recalibration. — If communal rituals can blunt the polarizing, anxiety‑driven rhythms of modern media, they matter for social cohesion, political attention, and collective mental health.