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I do not even call it “easter” but :“Resurrection Sunday.”

I do not celebrate with eggs or rabbits as it takes away from the message of the Gospel.
 
inChristAlone33 said:
I do not even call it “easter” but :“Resurrection Sunday.”

I do not celebrate with eggs or rabbits as it takes away from the message of the Gospel.
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You may do as you please/as your church decides, but truly, eggs and rabbits do not “take away from the Gosple message” unless we allow them to do so. Celebrating the Resurrection of Christ should come with special foods and rejoicing. My Easter basket will be filled with jelly beans, chocolates and Peeps. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! I can’t wait to dive in, but first we’ll go to Maundy Thursday Mass at which oils will be blessed and our clergy honored, feet washed, as Jesus commanded, and the Eucharist reposed until Saturday Vigil Mass at which many will be baptized and confirmed. We’ll be going to Good Friday communion service with veneration of the Cross and then go to early morning Mass on Easter Sunday to celebrate the highest holy day of the Church calendar. The sweets are only there to remind us to rejoice for the Lord is risen.
 
JustaServant said:
That isn’t what you said.
You said

Again, how?
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Eggs, bunnies and “easter” are not, in any way, related to Christ’s Resurrection. Why do we celebrate it, then?

W. E. Vine writes, “The term Easter is not of Christian origin. It is another form of Astarte, one of the titles of the Chaldean goddess, the queen of heaven” (Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words, entry “Easter” loc. cit.)

The bunny and finding eggs is fun for the kids but it, at least for me, distracted me from Jesus at an very early age. I was more concerned, naturally, for the sweets than what God did for me. It encouraged a self-centered approach to the Holy day.

You disagree. Let’s leave it at that.
 
According to tradition, during a dinner with the emperor Tiberius Caesar, Mary Magdalene was speaking about Christ’s Resurrection. Caesar scoffed at her, saying that a man could rise from the dead no more than the egg in her hand could turn red. Immediately, the egg turned red. Because of this, icons of Mary Magdalene sometimes depict her holding a red egg. Also, this is believed to be an explanation for dyeing eggs red at Pascha.
 
I dunno why my post got scrubbed. Maybe I didn’t hit reply. Anywho a good portion of Christian rites have came from pagan backgrounds. Eggs and the bunny is due to fertility mostly.
 
inChristAlone33 said:
Eggs, bunnies and “easter” are not, in any way, related to Christ’s Resurrection. Why do we celebrate it, then?

W. E. Vine writes, “The term Easter is not of Christian origin. It is another form of Astarte, one of the titles of the Chaldean goddess, the queen of heaven” (Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words, entry “Easter” loc. cit.)

The bunny and finding eggs is fun for the kids but it, at least for me, distracted me from Jesus at an very early age. I was more concerned, naturally, for the sweets than what God did for me. It encouraged a self-centered approach to the Holy day.

You disagree. Let’s leave it at that.
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There is nothing wrong with bringing the truth of the resurrection to one’s children by using examples of bunnies coming out of their holes after being newly born, or the obvious symbol of the egg as new life. Yes, the whole Easter Bunny thing has become pretty much ridiculous and the secular society has (as with Christmas) turned it into something it was not intended to be. But we can have fun with our kids and use it to teach them the truth. I don’t remember being too destroyed when I realized there was no Easter bunny. But yes, it can be a distraction, although at the age one believes these things, I’m pretty sure there is plenty of time to recover.
 
I’ve always understood it as rabbits and eggs symbolizing fertility, and that this influence comes from pagan traditions. This make sense given Easter’s close proximity to the spring solstice, a major pagan holiday. This is apparently the case, as I understand, for the timing and some of the popular imagery for Christmas and All Souls’ as well. As someone else has said, Easter comes from the name of a pagan goddess. I would look up this information and check for yourself, though, as this is just something I remember learning at some point and I haven’t looked up sources to verify it.
 
Sorry if I offended anyone. I honestly didn’t mean to. V.V

On topic. Doeco is spot on. It is a different name in many pagan traditions but the name easter is closely related to Ishtar of Sumarian faith.
 
Doeco said:
I’ve always understood it as rabbits and eggs symbolizing fertility, and that this influence comes from pagan traditions. This make sense given Easter’s close proximity to the spring solstice, a major pagan holiday. This is apparently the case, as I understand, for the timing and some of the popular imagery for Christmas and All Souls’ as well. As someone else has said, Easter comes from the name of a pagan goddess. I would look up this information and check for yourself, though, as this is just something I remember learning at some point and I haven’t looked up sources to verify it.
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Did you know that the wedding ring started out as a pagan symbol? :eek:

Ladies, message me to get rid of those evil diamond rings you’re wearing. 😃
 
=truthquester;10536303]What do chocolate bunnies and colored eggs have to do with Easter?:confused:🤷
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Well Choclate is the First [and most important] of the MAJOR food groups.🙂

Bunnies are cute and woun’t hurt anyone [or so the strory goes]😃

And colored eggs are from chickens with a serious Dietary issue:thumbsup:

NONE have ANYTHING to do with religion.

Only man’s marketing skills.

God Bless,
pat/PJM
 
inChristAlone33 said:
W. E. Vine writes, “The term Easter is not of Christian origin. It is another form of Astarte, one of the titles of the Chaldean goddess, the queen of heaven” (Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words, entry “Easter” loc. cit.)
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FWIW, this etymology is uncertain and disputed. Doesn’t really matter, though, since most Christians around the world call it “Pascha” (or some similar derivative of Pesach). 🙂
 
You people of little faith. I still believe in the Easter Bunny. I suppose all doubters will now be saying there is no Santa Clause. And just where do we get all those beautiful colorful easter eggs? From the Easter Bunny of course. That’s why we have so many. And he’s the one who makes all those little chocolate bunnies during Lent.

I think it is time all the doubters begin to straighten out, fly right, and quit scaring everyone with their villanous gossip.

Ps. I heard confidentually that Mary Magdalene kissed the Easter Bunny and that’s why his cheeks are so red.
 
fred_conty said:
You people of little faith. I still believe in the Easter Bunny. I suppose all doubters will now be saying there is no Santa Clause. And just where do we get all those beautiful colorful easter eggs? From the Easter Bunny of course. That’s why we have so many. And he’s the one who makes all those little chocolate bunnies during Lent.

I think it is time all the doubters begin to straighten out, fly right, and quit scaring everyone with their villanous gossip.

Ps. I heard confidentually that Mary Magdalene kissed the Easter Bunny and that’s why his cheeks are so red.
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:rotfl:

Really, such a lot of fuss about nothing. 😃
 
“Da bunny, da bunny, ooo I love da bunny! I don’t love peas, or my squash, just da bunny!”

Or something like that.

True story: my son was baptized by a Bunny at Easter.*
  • the priest’s last name was Bunny, it was Easter.
 
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