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Post by Ace on Apr 16, 2006 10:14:52 GMT -5
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Post by Yuliya on Apr 16, 2006 10:47:55 GMT -5
:: Snort ::
Do you really want to know where all those pagan traditions originate? Not that the topic isn't fascinating by itself, but it has so little to do with resurrection that it may require a separate thread lest it ruins the holiday for some gentle souls.
Happy Easter!
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Post by Lauryn on Apr 16, 2006 11:11:02 GMT -5
:: Snort :: Do you really want to know where all those pagan traditions originate? Not that the topic isn't fascinating by itself, but it has so little to do with resurrection that it may require a separate thread lest it ruins the holiday for some gentle souls. Happy Easter! The pagan goddess Eostre, for a start. Hmm. Is there a secret war on paganism in America? (Must ask holiday defender Bill O'Reilly.) There are whispers going around that Dick Cheney bagged the Easter Bunny last night. (Trying to get Bugs Bunny and missed.) I hope you got your goodies delivered first!
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Post by Yuliya on Apr 16, 2006 13:31:54 GMT -5
Eostre (a.k.a. Astarta), bunnies, decorating eggs... And have you ever wondered why Easter is celebrated on this particular Sunday...? Some questions are better left unanswered so hard facts don't interfere with true beliefs.
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Post by sparklingblue on Apr 17, 2006 9:56:11 GMT -5
Happy Easter one and all!
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Post by Ace on Apr 8, 2007 12:15:09 GMT -5
Happy Easter from The Easter Bunny, Sherlock Holmes & Bozo.
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Post by Yuliya on Apr 8, 2007 20:29:01 GMT -5
Actually, recent questionaires show that Easter is believed (by some students) to be the birthday of the Easter Bunny, which perfectly explains what the Easter Bunny has to do with the Easter. I'm not that well acquianted with the Western tradition. Does Easter Bunny only delivers them or does it lay them, as well? Happy Easter everyone!
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Post by IcyCalm on Apr 8, 2007 23:08:33 GMT -5
It's best not to question these things.
This reminds me of my former office mate, Fal, who was fresh from India and counted on me to help her navigate her way through western culture, to gain more acceptance here in her new home. One summer she wondered why we were getting a day off for the 4th of July.
Fal: What happened on the 4th of July? Me: That's the day 200 years ago when we had a huge war with the British, overthrew their rule, and chased them out of America. Fal: Oh! You must hate the British. Me: We love the British.
When October roled around she was really confused by Halloween. You see, Fal, I told her. That's when we dress our children up as monsters and they go door to door demanding candy. She had nothing to say to that.
IcyCalm
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Post by Yuliya on Apr 9, 2007 8:59:40 GMT -5
Really, the purpose of Halloween is brotherly candy exchange - it's a holiday of sharing and donating. And I hope I won't offend our Indian friends as well as our British ones if I say it must be easier for somebody from India to understand that a former colony should have a bone to pick with the British. Most American holidays make very little sense to me particularly because they have so little to do with the original cause for celebration, and while I think it's an excellent idea to celebrate something on a Monday or Friday, thus making it a long weekend, it turns it into a long weekend more than an actual holiday. I do enjoy those days off, though.
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Post by sparklingblue on Apr 9, 2007 12:19:42 GMT -5
First off, Happy belated Easter one and all! Yes, the long weekends are the best about this holiday. Despite being a Catholic, Easter doesn't do much for me. During the preparations going on at my house I always think: I don't really get/believe in all this, yet I have to help clean and cook and bake. At least I get some chocolate out of it. The Pope shouldn't read this or he might throw me out of the club.
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Post by Yuliya on Apr 9, 2007 17:04:58 GMT -5
Somehow I doubt His Holiness should consider this board to be apropriate reading at any rate. Apropriate for him, that is. Just today the kids asked to explain wha t Easter was all about - we're Jewish, so the subject hadn't been brought up before. I started at the beginning, briefly worked my way up to the death and resurrection (at which point my 8-year-old daughter said, "It's a fairy tale, right?" Did I mention we're also agnostics? ), then explained how eggs and bunnies came into the picture and where the word "Easter" came from. Then we talked about pagans, Faberge eggs, and a few other equally related things, and she finally said, "I still don't understand what eggs and bunnies have to do with Easter."
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