The earliest reference we have to a similar holiday comes to us from Babylon, 2400 BCE. The city of Ur apparently had a celebration dedicated to the moon and the spring equinox which was held some time during our months of March or April. On the spring equinox Zoroastrians continue to celebrate “No Ruz,” the new day or New Year. This date is commemorated by the last remaining Zoroastrians and probably constitutes the oldest celebration in the history of the world.
Fertility and Rebirth in the Spring:
Most cultures around the Mediterranean are believed to have had their own spring festivals: whereas in the north the vernal equinox is a time for planting, around the Mediterranean the vernal equinox is a time when the summer crops begin to sprout. This is an important sign of why it has always been a celebration of new life and a triumph of life over death.
Ostara, Eostre, and Easter:
Currently, modern Wiccans and neo-pagans celebrate “Ostara,” a lesser Saabbat on the vernal equinox. Other names for this celebration include Eostre and Oestara and they are derived from the Anglo-Saxon lunar Goddess, Eostre. Some believe that this name is ultimately a variation on the names of other prominent goddesses, like Ishtar, Astarte, and Isis, usually a consort of the gods Osiris or Dionysus, who are depicted as dying and being reborn.
The egg is widely used as a symbol of the start of new life, just as new life emerges from an egg when the chick hatches out.
The ancient Zoroastrians painted eggs for Nowrooz, their New Year celebration, which falls on the Spring equinox. The Nawrooz tradition has existed for at least 2,500 years. The sculptures on the walls of Persepolis show people carrying eggs for Nowrooz to the king.
There are good grounds for the association between hares (later termed Easter bunnies) and eggs, through folklore confusion between hares' forms (where they raise their young) and plovers' nests. The mention of eggs left for children in connection with the Germanic goddess Ostara in the supposed Old High German lullaby is considered a literary forgery.
Easter: The day we celebrate the death and resurrection of Peter Rabbit, who died for our marshmalllow peeps. Crucified by Santa Claus, he rose on the third day to hide eggs...
" Easter: The day we celebrate the death and resurrection of Peter Rabbit, who died for our marshmalllow peeps. Crucified by Santa Claus, he rose on the third day to hide eggs... "
that is very intriguing tell me more and dont leave anything out.
" Easter: The day we celebrate the death and resurrection of Peter Rabbit, who died for our marshmalllow peeps. Crucified by Santa Claus, he rose on the third day to hide eggs... "
that is very intriguing tell me more and dont leave anything out.* sits down for the story* "
The Lord Peter Rabbit was born of a virgin bunny. He performed many miracles such as feeding a multitude with Cadbury Cream eggs, turning water into hot fudge, and raising chickens from the dead. Santa Claus, jealous of the attention Peter Rabbit was getting, infiltrated his inner circle of followers called "The Dozen of Eggs"(can be found at your local Walmart for about $1.50) Before his death, Peter Rabbit sat down with his followers at a meal, and gave them chocolate bunnies saying "This is my body, eat of it and you will attain everlasting life...and candy." Santa promptly betrayed Peter, and he was led up to Candy Mountain and crucified with candy canes. As he died, he hung his head and spoke: "Father, forgive them their marshmallow peeps, for they no not what they do." 3 days later, he rose from the grave bearing a basket egss, and said "Whosoever believeth in me will find the eggs I have hidden, and shall be bathed in my glory forevermore." Amen
" Easter: The day we celebrate the death and resurrection of Peter Rabbit, who died for our marshmalllow peeps. Crucified by Santa Claus, he rose on the third day to hide eggs... "
that is very intriguing tell me more and dont leave anything out.* sits down for the story* "
The Lord Peter Rabbit was born of a virgin bunny. He performed many miracles such as feeding a multitude with Cadbury Cream eggs, turning water into hot fudge, and raising chickens from the dead. Santa Claus, jealous of the attention Peter Rabbit was getting, infiltrated his inner circle of followers called "The Dozen of Eggs"(can be found at your local Walmart for about $1.50) Before his death, Peter Rabbit sat down with his followers at a meal, and gave them chocolate bunnies saying "This is my body, eat of it and you will attain everlasting life...and candy." Santa promptly betrayed Peter, and he was led up to Candy Mountain and crucified with candy canes. As he died, he hung his head and spoke: "Father, forgive them their marshmallow peeps, for they no not what they do." 3 days later, he rose from the grave bearing a basket egss, and said "Whosoever believeth in me will find the eggs I have hidden, and shall be bathed in my glory forevermore." AmenI'm going to Hell "
that is just awesome and it needs to be turned into a short cartoon story animation or even a puppet show to fit the season.
" Easter: The day we celebrate the death and resurrection of Peter Rabbit, who died for our marshmalllow peeps. Crucified by Santa Claus, he rose on the third day to hide eggs... "
that is very intriguing tell me more and dont leave anything out.* sits down for the story* "
The Lord Peter Rabbit was born of a virgin bunny. He performed many miracles such as feeding a multitude with Cadbury Cream eggs, turning water into hot fudge, and raising chickens from the dead. Santa Claus, jealous of the attention Peter Rabbit was getting, infiltrated his inner circle of followers called "The Dozen of Eggs"(can be found at your local Walmart for about $1.50) Before his death, Peter Rabbit sat down with his followers at a meal, and gave them chocolate bunnies saying "This is my body, eat of it and you will attain everlasting life...and candy." Santa promptly betrayed Peter, and he was led up to Candy Mountain and crucified with candy canes. As he died, he hung his head and spoke: "Father, forgive them their marshmallow peeps, for they no not what they do." 3 days later, he rose from the grave bearing a basket egss, and said "Whosoever believeth in me will find the eggs I have hidden, and shall be bathed in my glory forevermore." AmenI'm going to Hell "
that is just awesome and it needs to be turned into a short cartoon story animation or even a puppet show to fit the season. "
I wish I had the skills to make it happen. Someone get on it!
" you could almost feel the chills as some religious folks would come in and tear down this thread if they did not like what was explained... lol "
nonsense poopy pants.
also i 'm trying to figure out what Satan has to do with a Sumerian ancient Myth/religion and where the f#$@ is the explanation in the bible and how could i have missed the part the devil played in said Myth/religion.
but really, its about coloring hard boiled chicken eggs, chocolate, plastic grass, and an overworked person in a bunny costume. and some people go to church and give short props and/or eat ham, say what a great person Jesus was. if something else is going on it sure doesn't appear that way.
" I only believed Easter to be the day Jesus rose from the grave. I'm not even sure how eggs and rabbits relate to that. "
it is b/c the church overlapped the pagan holidays with their messiah's return. hence why the pagan symbolism became merged with Christianity
The egg is widely used as a symbol of the start of new life, just as new life emerges from an egg when the chick hatches out.
The ancient Zoroastrians painted eggs for Nowrooz, their New Year celebration, which falls on the Spring equinox. The Nawrooz tradition has existed for at least 2,500 years. The sculptures on the walls of Persepolis show people carrying eggs for Nowrooz to the king.
There are good grounds for the association between hares (later termed Easter bunnies) and eggs, through folklore confusion between hares' forms (where they raise their young) and plovers' nests. The mention of eggs left for children in connection with the Germanic goddess Ostara in the supposed Old High German lullaby is considered a literary forgery.
Almost every Christian holiday is a rip off of some pagan tradition Christmas was mostly based on pagan winter solstice festivals, Easter is a rip on various pagan fertility and spring equinox celebrations, there are maybe 2 christian holidays not rooted in pagan traditions maybe less
i'm thinking there are something like less then a 100k who are practicing Zoroastrian. it is b/c one cannot convert to Zoroastrianism and one has to be born into it plus it is a closed religion so very difficult to gain converts. iirc.. *fixing my graduation cap*
" Almost every Christian holiday is a rip off of some pagan tradition Christmas was mostly based on pagan winter solstice festivals, Easter is a rip on various pagan fertility and spring equinox celebrations, there are maybe 2 christian holidays not rooted in pagan traditions maybe less "
" All saints day and Lint though I could be wrong "
all saints day is a pagan based holiday. i'll have to look up the specific origin but i know it for a fact.
i'll post a youtube video explaining it. never heard of Lint, i'll look that up as well.
figured it out all saints day was the day the Catholic church choice to overlap hallows eve and pagan custom of worshiping and respecting one's ancestors, duh....
" @castleking: I was just naming the 2 that sounded the least pagan I'm not completely sure there are any christian holidays not based on pagan ones "
i just looked up Lent i think is very well rooted in the Christianity and it is a month of fasting which reminds me of Ramadan. you got me good Sir. Had you mention this 5 yrs ago i would have been able to answer right off the top of my head and give a crash course on religious costumes, symbolism and even supposed dates of when it would have bn 1st observed.
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