Posted: 3/27/2016 5:24:52 PM EDT
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I never really thougth about the origins of easter sunday . I know that it's somehow related to Jesus resurrecting after good friday, which is the day he was crucified.
Without going to google, please explain in your own words: What is the significance of the easter bunny? What do the eggs represent? Why do they have to be painted and hidden? Why is Ten commandments shown on TV every easter? |
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If I remember correctly (sticking to your no Google rule), many of the Easter traditions come from pagan spring/fertility holiday traditions. Either by coincidence, providence, or earthly planning, Easter happens to fall around the same date. I could not have composed a better reply. Succinct and accurate; well-done! |
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Easter is on the Sunday following the full moon which falls on or after the vernal equinox. ETA: "What is the significance of the Easter bunny?" Don't know. Possibly a spring reference. Assume it's made-up stuff like Valentines Day. "What do the eggs represent?" Birth or beginning "Why do they have to be painted and hidden?" Again, made-up stuff. Hiding may reference the burial "Why is Ten commandments shown on TV every Easter?" Don't know, since that story is basically Exodus, which is in the Old Testament. Jesus is in the New Testament. Maybe it was the only religious movie available one year and it accidentally became a tradition. |
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Christian religion co-opted a pagan holiday, in this case the Springtime celebration of Eostre, goddess of rebirth and new life.
In before the Evangelical Mafia swarms in and says "Jesus was born on December 25th. Pagan celebration of Yuletide was just a coincidence". Fact of the matter is that you convert a society's religion by replacing their religious holidays with your own but keeping many of the customs and traditions intact. Hence, Christmas trees. |
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I could not have composed a better reply. Succinct and accurate; well-done! Quoted:
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If I remember correctly (sticking to your no Google rule), many of the Easter traditions come from pagan spring/fertility holiday traditions. Either by coincidence, providence, or earthly planning, Easter happens to fall around the same date. I could not have composed a better reply. Succinct and accurate; well-done! Thanks. I have my moments 
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| It is a Man created Holliday to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Now, He really did rise from the grave, but my problem is, if someone, like me, believes this, they should celebrate it everyday. Not just once a year. Eggs and Benny's have nothing to do with it. That's people making money. People pick today to say He is Risen...guess what...He was yesterday too. |
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Easter is on the Sunday following the full moon which falls on or after the vernal equinox. Yes, but the way this has developed historically, these markers have no relation to actual astronomical events. It's the "paschal full moon" and the "notional vernal equinox" (which is deemed to fall on March 21, regardless of the actual date of the event). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecclesiastical_full_moon#Paschal_full_moon In other words, Easter falls from one to seven days after the paschal full moon, so that if the paschal full moon is on Sunday, Easter is the following Sunday. Thus the earliest possible date of Easter is March 22, while the latest possible date is April 25. To add further complication, the "notional vernal equinox" (March 21) is determined in the West (in Catholic and Protestant churches) using the Gregorian calendar, but is determined in Eastern Orthodox churches using the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind the Gregorian. Working through the other calculations, we end up this year with Easter on March 27 in the West, but not until May 1 in the Orthodox churches. In Eastern Europe, there's a confluence this year of the international workers' holiday (May Day) with the biggest religious holiday. Atheists and believers alike will celebrate. |
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If I remember correctly (sticking to your no Google rule), many of the Easter traditions come from pagan spring/fertility holiday traditions. Either by coincidence, providence, or earthly planning, Easter happens to fall around the same date. I could not have composed a better reply. Succinct and accurate; well-done! Thanks. I have my moments 
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Quoted: Christian religion co-opted a pagan holiday, in this case the Springtime celebration of Eostre, goddess of rebirth and new life. In before the Evangelical Mafia swarms in and says "Jesus was born on December 25th. Pagan celebration of Yuletide was just a coincidence". Fact of the matter is that you convert a society's religion by replacing their religious holidays with your own but keeping many of the customs and traditions intact. Hence, Christmas trees. Except that the crucifixtion of Christ took place at the time of the Jewish Celebration of Passover, which is celebrated around the time of Easter. It seems quite a stretch to suggest that the Jews moved the celebration of the Passover to accommodate western Christianity. I'll concede that there is no such frame of reference for the dating of Christmas, but that doesn't make you right, either. And to answer the OP's question, Rabbits and Eggs play no part in Christian celebration of Easter. Western secular tradition perhaps, but not Christianity. |
| When the Church was converting European pagans to Christianity, many of the those pagans kept some of their traditions. Many of those pagans traditions, Spring being a time of rebirth/reawakening of the natural world, fit in rather nicely with the resurrection/rebirth of Christ. Thus, bunnies, and eggs became part of the Easter tradition. |
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Quoted: When the Church was converting European pagans to Christianity, many of the those pagans kept some of their traditions. Many of those pagans traditions, Spring being a time of rebirth/reawakening of the natural world, fit in rather nicely with the resurrection/rebirth of Christ. Thus, bunnies, and eggs became part of the Easter tradition. |
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Christian religion co-opted a pagan holiday, in this case the Springtime celebration of Eostre, goddess of rebirth and new life. In before the Evangelical Mafia swarms in and says "Jesus was born on December 25th. Pagan celebration of Yuletide was just a coincidence". Fact of the matter is that you convert a society's religion by replacing their religious holidays with your own but keeping many of the customs and traditions intact. Hence, Christmas trees. 
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The Bible says that the crucifixtion occurred at the time of the Passover celebration. Which the Jews celebrate in March/April. Quoted:
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When the Church was converting European pagans to Christianity, many of the those pagans kept some of their traditions. Many of those pagans traditions, Spring being a time of rebirth/reawakening of the natural world, fit in rather nicely with the resurrection/rebirth of Christ. Thus, bunnies, and eggs became part of the Easter tradition. Did you know the pagans celebrated many holidays before the Jews? Do you know what Passover celebrates? |
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Quoted: Simple. Easter is on the Sunday following the full moon which falls on or after the vernal equinox. ETA: "What is the significance of the Easter bunny?" Don't know. Possibly a spring reference. Assume it's made-up stuff like Valentines Day. "What do the eggs represent?" Birth or beginning "Why do they have to be painted and hidden?" Again, made-up stuff. Hiding may reference the burial "Why is Ten commandments shown on TV every Easter?" Don't know, since that story is basically Exodus, which is in the Old Testament. Jesus is in the New Testament. Maybe it was the only religious movie available one year and it accidentally became a tradition. |
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It was turned into a pagan holiday like Christmas in the early 20th century. People were told to teach their kids that the Easter bunny laid eggs for children to find and that Santa leaves gifts on Christmas, so that when they get old enough to think rationally they will associate God and Christ with the fictional Pagan idols their parents told them existed.
The Ed Bernays types back then figured it would be the easiest way to profitably undermine religion. Now, a hundred years later, if you don't deceive your Kids into believing in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, you hate Jesus and America. lulz |
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I never really thougth about the origins of Easter sunday . I know that it's somehow related to Jesus resurrecting after good friday, which is the day he was crucified. FIFY Without going to google, please explain in your own words: What is the significance of the easter bunny? What do the eggs represent? Those are pagan holdovers, symbols of new life, that people kept when they converted to Christianity. The Church often co-opted pagan celebrations with Church celebrations to make the transition to Christianity easier for communities/nations. Why do you think we have Christmas Trees? Why do they have to be painted and hidden? Of that I don't have a clue. But the kids have fun. Why is Ten commandments shown on TV every easter? The Ten Commandments is a movie about the first Passover. Passover is when Jesus was betrayed and crucified. So it's kinda like showing you 'The Rest of the Story'. |
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Three stupid guys just died and are at the pearly gates of heaven. St. Peter tells them that they can enter the gates if they can answer one simple question. St. Peter asks the first man "WHAT IS EASTER?" The man replies "Oh, that's easy, it's the holiday in November when everybody gets together, eats turkey, and is thankful..." "WRONG" replies St. Peter, and proceeds to ask the second man the same question "WHAT IS EASTER?" The second man replies "No, Easter is the holiday in December when we put up a nice tree, exchange presents, and celebrate the birth of Jesus". St. Peter looks at the second man, shakes his head in disgust, looks at the third man and asks "WHAT IS EASTER?" The third man smiles and looks St. Pete in the eye. "I know what Easter is. Easter is the Christian holiday that coincides with the Jewish celebration of Passover. Jesus and his disciples were eating at the last supper and He was later deceived and turned over to the Romans by one of his disciples. The Romans took Him to be crucified and was stabbed in the side, made Him wear a crown of thorns, and He was hung on a cross. He was buried in a nearby cave which was sealed off by a large boulder. Every year the boulder is moved aside so that Jesus can come out, and if He sees his shadow there will be six more weeks of winter". |
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Quoted: The Exodus is very important to observant Jews. Passover coincides with what Christians call Easter or Resurrection Sunday. So showing the Ten Commandments is kind of a natural. I did a brief lesson on the Passover Seder plate at my church to give my class a bit more context about what was going on that weekend and where our bread and wine communion came from. Quoted: Quoted: Simple. Easter is on the Sunday following the full moon which falls on or after the vernal equinox. ETA: "What is the significance of the Easter bunny?" Don't know. Possibly a spring reference. Assume it's made-up stuff like Valentines Day. "What do the eggs represent?" Birth or beginning "Why do they have to be painted and hidden?" Again, made-up stuff. Hiding may reference the burial "Why is Ten commandments shown on TV every Easter?" Don't know, since that story is basically Exodus, which is in the Old Testament. Jesus is in the New Testament. Maybe it was the only religious movie available one year and it accidentally became a tradition. Also, the Last Supper was a Passover seder, IIRC. |
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Simple. Easter is on the Sunday following the full moon which falls on or after the vernal equinox. - After Passover ETA: "What is the significance of the Easter bunny?" Don't know. Possibly a spring reference. Assume it's made-up stuff like Valentines Day. "What do the eggs represent?" Birth or beginning "Why do they have to be painted and hidden?" Again, made-up stuff. Hiding may reference the burial "Why is Ten commandments shown on TV every Easter?" Don't know, since that story is basically Exodus, which is in the Old Testament. Jesus is in the New Testament. Maybe it was the only religious movie available one year and it accidentally became a tradition. |
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If I remember correctly (sticking to your no Google rule), many of the Easter traditions come from pagan spring/fertility holiday traditions. Either by coincidence, providence, or earthly planning, Easter happens to fall around the same date. You are correct. The Catholic church adopted many pagan customs when trying to spread Christianity. This particular fertility deity was named Ishtar (pronounced eeeshtar). So you get baby chicks, rabbits, eggs, and other fertility symbols, all of which have absolutely nothing to do with the Passover. Jesus was crucified at the end of the Passover. Here's another one, Jesus wasn't born in the winter (Christmas). |
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Because it's a proper noun, duh! How many Easters are there? How many Independence Days are there? One each. That makes them proper nouns, therefore they get capitalized. Quoted:
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For starters, you need to get yourself a capital E. Why? Because it's a proper noun, duh! How many Easters are there? How many Independence Days are there? One each. That makes them proper nouns, therefore they get capitalized. Over 40 so far for me! 
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