ALSO, WHY ARE RABBITS IMPORTANT TO EASTER?
2006-09-27 12:28:06 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Easter bunny is stolen from Pagan mythology, as are the eggs.
According to the mythology, it was the day of the Goddess Oestre (pronounced "easter"), and all the creatures sought a gift for her. The bunny was traveling through the woods and found a fresh egg. He was delighted with his find, but decided to give it to the Goddess as his gift. However, the egg was plain, and so he decorated it with all the colors of the Earth and Sky. When he presented it to the Goddess, she said, "All of you, see this creature's gift? The bunny has given up this fresh egg to me. This is truly an act of selfless giving. From this day forward, this shall be Ostara, and he shall be Oestre's Bunny." And so it was.
That's more or less how it goes. In celebration of the day, Pagan children would seek and paint eggs on Ostara.
Ostara itself was usurped by the Catholic Church so that they could more easily convert Pagans by allowing them to keep their traditions. Now, Easter has taken over Ostara completely, so that only those who still practice Celtic/Gaelic Paganism even know what Ostara is or that it exists.
So Easter Eggs and the Easter Bunny are actually stolen symbols used to convert Pagans. Kinda sad in reality.
2006-09-27 13:22:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Birth. Rabbits everywhere are known for and are symbols of virility. Everyone has heard "breed like rabbits". Spring is a celebration of life and birth and the egg is a symbol of life because it actually is a seed of life. Back in the day, these were sacred things and sacred experiences to people who were in awe and appreciated the world for what it is.
There is absolutely no religious meanings as far as the church goes. An egg is a chicken egg and a rabbit is a rabbit. God is responsible for everything. He made the chicken and egg and rabbit. But wait, Easter Sunday is when Jesus was risen from the dead. Hey, there is the rebirth theme! What gives?
You see, for every celebrated "pagan" date, the church has replaced it with something that has the "true meaning". Interesting, because the church has only been around for a little while, where these pagan rites have existed for thousands and thousands of years going back to the dawn of man.
The church wants to unite all peoples under one religion, one god, one civilization, and one rule. But the many peoples of the world have always appreciated the wonders of the world for what they truely are, life itself, and they have celebrated these things and the many times of year as part of the whole life experience.
2006-09-27 12:54:01 · answer #2 · answered by craigrr929 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Easter is a Pagan Roman holiday where they held fertility rites and held the worshipping of of these things every year. Look up Easter in the dicitionary and it will tell you that. Easter is a change from the word Ishtar, which represents these pagan beliefs. Get a King James Study Bible and check out this belief. Also go to the Public Libary and do some research. rabbits represent fertility. You are supposed to celebrate Passover because Christ became our Passover when He was crucified on the cross.
2006-09-27 12:39:56 · answer #3 · answered by Ex Head 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not a Christian non secular meaning. The origins of dyed eggs figured into the non secular rites of the Chaldeans. The be conscious Easter itself isn't the rest than the call Astarte,between the titles given to Beltis, the queen of Heaven acording to the Chaldeans. in accordance to the Catholic Encyclopedia,the egg is the emblem of the germinating existence of early spring...the rabbit is a pagan image and has consistently been an logo of fertility. The Encyclopedia Britannica says that there is not any indication of the observance of the Easter pageant in the hot testomony,or in the writings of the apostolic Fathers. The sanctity of particular cases became an concept absent from the minds of the 1st Christians. the only date in the Bible it is particularly pronounced with our observance of it in strategies is Nissan 14, it is the Jewish calender date for the date that Jesus partook the meal along with his followers the nighttime earlier his dying. it quite is the date in the Bible that we are asked (via Jesus himself,at Luke 22:19)to maintain doing in remembrance of him. desire this helped some!!
2016-10-18 02:31:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easter is a pagan celebration of the fertility goddess. Hence the fertility symbols: eggs and bunnies.
The word Easter comes from Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon name of the Teutonic goddess of spring and fertility.
The christians stole the holiday from the Pagans. Same with Christmas, which was originally the pagan holiday of Yule.
2006-09-27 12:29:23 · answer #5 · answered by Phil S 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It has to do with the fertility rites of the ancient pagons of Babylon. Even the hot gross bunns go back that far. Easter is a misstranslation in the Bible also for passover.It was another one of those instances where man had changed thing to suit himself for selfish reasons. Hate to be a party pooper but truth is truth!
2006-09-27 12:37:27 · answer #6 · answered by wbyrnes2008 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Norse Goddess Ostara, whose symbols were the hare and the egg. From this comes our modern tradition of celebrating Easter with eggs and bunnies.
Blessings )O(
2006-09-27 12:32:14 · answer #7 · answered by Epona Willow 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Eggs are a new birth thing. all of it though really is a man made tradition. it speaks nowhere in the bible of coloring eggs and a rabbit hiding them for you. Kind of like Santa and Christmas.
2006-09-27 12:31:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easter eggs are pagan and have no place in the Christian religion.
2006-09-27 12:38:13 · answer #9 · answered by G3 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No religious meaning for Christians, but many pagan religions used eggs as a sign for spring, fertility, and reproduction. It came from them.
2006-09-27 12:31:45 · answer #10 · answered by Brian W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋