what is the true meaning of easter?

Question

what is the true meaning of easter?

Answer 1

Easter is a Pagan Festival. Christians that celebrate it say that it is the true meaning of Jesus' resurrection. Truth is Jesus told us to commemorate his death, not his resurrection. His death is what is of importance here. He died for everyone. He had no doubt he would be resurrected. God disproves of Pagan customs. Read Exodus 32:4-10. God punished the Israelites for taking up a Egyptian Pagan festival. The Israelites changed the name, but to God it was still the same. God is still the same God today as he was then.

Answer 2

Easter. “There is no indication of the observance of the Easter festival in the New Testament,” states The Encyclopædia Britannica. How did Easter get started? It is rooted in pagan worship. While this holiday is supposed to commemorate Jesus’ resurrection, the customs associated with the Easter season are not Christian. For instance, concerning the popular “Easter bunny,” The Catholic Encyclopedia says: “The rabbit is a pagan symbol and has always been an emblem of fertility.”

Answer 3

The previous answerer is right that Easter was originally a pagan fertility holiday. But Christians everywhere use Easter as a time to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. That is completely relevant because, because Jesus Christ was resurrected, all will be resurrected. It's a key element of the great gift He has given us.

Answer 4

After the disappointment of the Winter Solstice festival (sure, the sun's back but everything is still DEAD!), Easter was created to celebrate the first evidence that once again, it isn't the end of the world as we know it. The budding of the trees and flowers, the appearance of baby bunnies and wolverines brings hope of a new growing season and food for the hungry survivors.

The Christians came along and added a supernatural overlay commemorating the return of Jesus to life after appearing to be dead. (A nice match, don't you think?) As I understand, Lent, the time of fasting and repentance, came about because there wasn't much in the root cellar to eat anyway.

Answer 5

To me, Easter means the greatest event of all history. If Christ had not risen, there would be no hope of life everlasting, or for that matter, any decent life here and now. The influence of Christ in our world is immeasurable. Christians have done evil in His name, but the influence of true Christianity has been for enormous good.

Answer 6

Wow, and the Christmas debate is still not over for the year,

believe me, i love educating people about the various holidays that were taken from Pagan traditions, that are claimed as Christian Originals today. but let's let ole St. Nick get his job done first. then we can go into the fertility celebrations and the true symbolism of the eggs and the rabbit.

Answer 7

easter, if i'm correct, is a fertility celebration stolen from pagans. I mean, really. How did you christians go from the ressurection of "christ" to hunting eggs?

Answer 8

Easter is the celebration of Christ's Resurrection and his ascending to heaven from the tomb.

Answer 9

A celebration of fertility. Think about it: baby chicks, eggs, bunny rabbits, springtime (when a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love). Draw your own conclusion.

Oh, and Cadbury Eggs.

Answer 10

Easter is the celebration of the most significant event in history, the crucifixion death of Jesus. His death was in our place, since we are all sinners and unable to atone for our sins by ourselves. Without the events of the crucifixion, all of mankind would deserve an eternity in hell.
Nothing could be more important than claiming God's free grace that will provide eternal life in heaven to those who do claim it.