Question about Easter?

[Texasredneck]

I've never heard the term either. But I think I like the idea of celebrating the resurrection of Christ, better then celebrating some white rabbit going around and laying chicken eggs.
I mean....Ya know?

bingo....

[bear]

i tend to call it happy Jesus kicked death in the face day

[Tmag]

i tend to call it happy Jesus kicked death in the face day

And He's got the keys to prove it!

[Curtis32]

I'm OK with it. Sounds good to me. I have also seen a lot of, "He is risen, indeed." in reply on some places where people have said, "Happy Easter."

I don't recall seeing or hearing that so much bu I think its all good with me!

[TXBlkCld]

I guess it's all a matter of perspective. I celebrate Christ resurrected or "Easter" (a pagan term) every day of the year. My family and I don't do "Easter bunny" or eggs at all. On Christmas and Easter, I just help around the church with things such as parking and leave my seat to the "CEO" crowd. (Christmas Easter Only). I had a personal conviction a couple years back about the pagan roots of Easter and it's worldly influence and stopped all together. Most folks go along with it not knowing any different and not caring to know any different. To each his own but that's not for me. We are called to be "set apart" and following such pagan rituals and beliefs just don't work for me. Like I said, to each his own. I feel Christ has called us to be something different.

[Miki]

I've never heard the term either. But I think I like the idea of celebrating the resurrection of Christ, better then celebrating some white rabbit going around and laying chicken eggs.
I mean....Ya know?

Anyone know what the rabbit and eggs have to do with today? I bet you don't..

[150class]

Anyone know what the rabbit and eggs have to do with today? I bet you don't..

I don't and would like to know..

[kfd82]

Anyone know what the rabbit and eggs have to do with today? I bet you don't..

Wait...you mean its not Jesus' pet bunny?

[huntingtx]

I didn't know about "easter" either until my brother sent this to me last week:

Question: "What are the origins of Easter?"

Answer: The origins of Easter are rooted in European traditions. The name Easter comes from a pagan figure called Eastre (or Eostre) who was celebrated as the goddess of spring by the Saxons of Northern Europe. A festival called Eastre was held during the spring equinox by these people to honor her. The goddess Eastre’s earthly symbol was the rabbit, which was also known as a symbol of fertility. Originally, there were some very pagan (and sometimes utterly evil) practices that went along with the celebration. Today, Easter is almost a completely commercialized holiday, with all the focus on Easter eggs and the Easter bunny being remnants of the goddess worship.

In the Christian faith, Easter has come to mean the celebration of the resurrection of Christ three days after His crucifixion. It is the oldest Christian holiday and the most important day of the church year because of the significance of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the events upon which Christianity is based. Easter Sunday is preceded by the season of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and repentance culminating in Holy Week and followed by a 50-day Easter season that stretches from Easter to Pentecost.

Because of the commercialization and pagan origins of Easter, many churches prefer to refer to it as “Resurrection Sunday.” The rationale is the more we focus on Christ and the less we focus on the pagan holiday, the better. As previously mentioned, the resurrection of Christ is the central theme of Christianity. Paul says that without this, our faith is futile (1 Corinthians 15:17). What more wonderful reason could we have to celebrate! What is important is the true reason behind our celebration, which is that Christ was resurrected from the dead, making it possible for us to have eternal life (Romans 6:4)!