In my town and a few others across the country, local festivities promoting Easter like "egg hunts" and "pictures with the Easter bunny" are being renamed to exclude any mention of the word "Easter", in favor of "Spring" in its place.
This is just like with Christmas changing to Holiday. Why is this happening? Really? Is anyone offended by a small town celebrating secular aspects of Easter? Changing the name does nothing but PROMOTE controversy.
2007-03-11 18:52:42 · 5 answers · asked by Neighborhood dude 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Easter
Just blame it on the Democrats and the Atheists!!!! This makes me mad.
2007-03-12 04:07:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
there are people out there that says it is agaist their reliegion, and so they get together, and have it changed. Actually Easter, is suppose to be for the day Christ ros from the dead. It is just the way people look at it. I really do not see why everyone have to have a problem with any holiday, they can celebrate it any way that they want to. Or not celeebrate it, that is their right, so why stop it for the ones that want to celebrate it, but i do believe that childern should also be taught the true meaning of that day, not just for an bunny.
2007-03-11 22:43:27 · answer #2 · answered by Ladyofathousandfaces 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easter doesn't always feel like Spring. Especially when it fell late in March and it was still cold out.
That's so crazy to call it the spring bunny. I know it's just like Christmas being called Holiday but that would also cause confusion. Spring begins on my birthday(March20th), but we don't have a holiday in April or late march called Holiday.
I always knew Easter was the time when Jesus was risen from the dead and the Easter Wabbit was on his way.
2007-03-12 01:59:12 · answer #3 · answered by Cuddly Lez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a Christian I prefer that commercial activities and civic fun be given names that have no reference to Christianity. I prefer that December be called 'Holiday seasons' because what goes on has nothing to do with authentic Christianity (or Judaism, or Kwanzaa, etc). Yes, I would be offended by my town celebrating 'secular aspects of Easter' just like a Jew would be offended by a 'Yom Kippur parade and blow-out sale! featuring free kosher hot dogs and hamburgers to our first 200 customers!'
Sometimes controversy is good. I especially like it when politicians and civic administrators make foolish changes to things thinking they're being clever.
2007-03-12 03:19:21 · answer #4 · answered by a 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm pagan and easter comes from our beginning of spring. christianity decided to help convert the pagans they would convert their holidays into pagan ones such as easter, christmas etc. my family does not celebrate easter, we celebrate the spring equinox, or ostara. i don't get offended by anyone celebrating any religious holidays, no matter what they call it or where it stemmed from. but i do get many people who are not comfortable with my celebrations and traditions, even though all of theirs come from mine
2007-03-12 04:25:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋