2007-03-09 20:09:02 · 7 answers · asked by B. Gregory 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Easter
Pope Talulah III, born in Bolony, Italia in the early 1300's started the custom of hiding white dough balls, which were called "kreplach" in his undergarments and challenging the young maidens of his town to find them on holydays. This evolved into our holiday practise of 'hiding eggs" on Easter.
2007-03-10 16:21:15 · answer #1 · answered by squeezie_1999 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well It used to be that peter rabbit AKA easter bunny would Just give the eggs away. But since the population like doubled in the last century there were WAY to many houses to go to in on night. I mean its not like he could fly like santa. He just a one bunny! And well after all those years of eating sweets he got a little chunky and couldn't get around as fast as before. So the solution was to just scatter the eggs around random parks all over the country.
Honestely though i think his solution was a little sparatic. I mean why couldn't he just hire some young bunny to do all his dirty work? Go figure!
2007-03-10 06:19:28 · answer #2 · answered by yuuki chan 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In Jesus' way of existence, a "day" began at sunset, with the EVE-ning. The gospels say Jesus rose at first easy or rather till now, yet on the 1st day of the week. The "3 days" are symbolic, and symbolic language is rarely literal. aspects of three days is sufficient for the count variety: the top of Friday, each and all the Sabbath, and area of the 1st Day. think of ordinal numbers, no longer cardinal. The be conscious "Easter" is in simple terms latest in English New Testaments. The gospels in different languages all use "Pascua", "Pasche" or different adjustments on the Greek, that's finally derived from the Hebrew "Pesach" ("Passover"). Blame the English translators for determining on an latest English be conscious somewhat of transliterating the be conscious from the Greek/Latin. (The English be conscious "paschal" exists as an adjective.) Yeah, Lent replaced right into a Church invention, because of the fact human nature being what it is, people each so often pick time to coach for something significant. it particularly is regularly voluntary besides, an danger for people who pick to be extra perfect able to get excitement from the occasion. Easter observance itself wasn't "commanded" by skill of Jesus, yet his resurrection has been celebrated because of the fact the initiating of Christianity, each Sunday on the agape meal. If one is to commemorate Christ's final Seder, it makes in simple terms as plenty experience to commemorate his resurrection in a particular way interior a similar season. the form is in simple terms as significant as his dying is. people pick periodic possibilities to meditate extra deeply on the particular mysteries of the religion. robotic literalism could sell a spirit of timid obedience, whether it particularly is no longer often a "residing" faith.
2016-11-23 18:51:24 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I I like hiding real eggs were no one will find them in till it is too late ever smelt a rotten egg
2015-02-22 12:15:12 · answer #4 · answered by Mark Lovell 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
easter is the celebration of life, so maybe it's because all life comes from an egg.
2007-03-09 21:18:28 · answer #5 · answered by impossiblemama 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
who knows, i think parents proably just wanted to give the kids something to do, plus they enjoy hiding them for the kids to find, just a game, that is all.
2007-03-11 22:52:27 · answer #6 · answered by Ladyofathousandfaces 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
IT CAME from PETER rabbit. ITS his fault.
2007-03-09 20:12:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋