Parton posted an Easter video on Sunday acknowledging how weird it is to celebrate a major holiday in the middle of a pandemic, in which family time and big church gatherings are a no-no. “It’s a little different this year,” Parton admitted. “This year, we’re going to stay around the house a little bit, right?”
Parton says social distancing is no reason not to celebrate Easter. “Somebody said the other day, ‘Oh, we’ve had a rough week.’ Just think about the rough week that Jesus had.” Well, she has a point. Then she sang a song!
Considering there are evangelical churches all over the country flouting social distance recommendations and mandated shutdowns—some churches even held Easter services this weekend, despite record covid-19 deaths—Parton’s P.S.A. is actually helpful, considering her massive platform and diverse collection of fans. Also, as I said previously, she is a delight.
And this is but one of her efforts to help out amid the pandemic: according to CNN, she donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University’s covid-19 research, and she’s been reading bedtime stories on Facebook for anxious children stuck at home/for me, a Dolly Parton fan and anxious adult child who is also stuck at home.
