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What is it that makes you so passionate about cooking ?
"Ranee at Arabian Knits" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> Janet > wrote:
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>> In article <arabianknits-0B2550.07404819042011@62-183-169-
>> 81.bb.dnainternet.fi>, says...
>> >
>> > In article >,
>> > Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:
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>> > > Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd...who could never understand the nexus
>> > > between the Resurrection, rabbits and eggs...
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>> > There is none. The eggs come from the Passover meal, since
>> > Easter/Pascha is tied to the Passover. The bunnies come from spring or
>> > fertility rites, though I'll note that they are not part of any
>> > religious observance or symbolism.
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>> The bunnies were hares, which do have an enormous ancient history in
>> mythology and pagan religions, see
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> Sorry, let me clarify. There is no religious significance to
> Christians. Who are celebrating Easter. In English. Which is one of
> (the?) only language which uses that word, rather than
> Passover/Pascha/Pascua/Pasquale/Pesach. "Easter" is actually tied to
> Passover. Because the Crucifixion happened on a Friday during Passover
> and the Resurrection was on the following Sunday. It is a moveable
> feast which is always on Sunday, to commemorate the day of the
> Resurrection, rather than only the date.
>
> AFAIK, English is the only language which links this holiday to
> Oestre. The church didn't speak English in the first 600 years of her
> existence, anywhere. It was, however, commemorating the Resurrection
> from the beginning and fixed the calculation of its date in the fourth
> century. Or do you claim that the Jews also "acquired" Oestre, before
> they even had heard of the Anglo-Saxons? Perhaps you are Anglo-centric
> and don't realize that Pascha has a history beyond England? It might be
> a true statement to say that the English incorporated the pagan
> traditions of their land to include the bunny. However, that is not
> true of the greater Christian Church. Even the colored eggs have an
> older history than that, though they were traditionally all red, for the
> blood of Christ, rather than pastels.
Beautifully explained, Ranee  Well written, I have learned a lot
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