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2007-04-08 11:47:25 · 12 answers · asked by coffee lover 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Actual Easter? No it is not. Easter comes from the name Eastar (or something like that I don't know how to spell it.) It is a pagan God of fertility. That is where the bunnies come in. You know because rabbits reproduce so quickly. But there really is a Christian celebration at the same time. It is passover/resurrection Sunday. The Friday before Sunday is the day known for Christ's death/sacrifice on the cross. The Sunday is resurrection Sunday because that is third day from Christ's death when he rose again.
2007-04-08 11:56:01 · answer #1 · answered by butterflybaby20082007 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's supposed to be, but you hardly hear it said Happy Resurrection of Jesus Day! Easter is more commonly known for the Easter Bunny, and I think we oughta give it a bit more touch for what it is!
2007-04-08 11:50:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Church did certainly use the pagan trip date for Christmas, yet no longer so it may desire to "tension conversions." incredibly, Dec. twenty 5th grow to be the social gathering of the days lengthening as quickly as back, which to the pagans meant that the solar god could carry mild and heat temperature to the earth, as quickly as extra. through co-opting this date, the Church made it the social gathering of the sunshine of the worldwide, Jesus Christ. It wasn't achieved to tension conversions, yet incredibly to make it extra handy for Christians to rejoice alongside their pagan buddies with out elevating suspicions that they, the Christians, have been denigrating/no longer worshiping the solar god, that could get them killed. the only conspiracy grow to be of the pagan officers against Christians. Easter is the 1st Sunday following Passover, in simple terms because it grow to be while Jesus celebrated it along with his Apostles, so there's no longer something pagan approximately that. basically the call Easter comes from a pagan source, however the trip is predicated on the Jewish calendar no longer on any Roman god or goddess worship.
2016-12-08 21:47:14 · answer #3 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Easter" = Oestre, the Norse version of Astarte/Ishtar/Venus. The Catholic church attempted to hijack her celebrations with a commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus. Over the past few decades, the pagans have been hijacking their holiday right back.
2007-04-08 11:52:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.. christians believe in jesus caming 2 save us from sin and easter is the celebration of him rising 2 give us new life after death so ya it is
2007-04-08 11:53:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Happy Resurrection Day!
2007-04-08 11:50:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
no. this is another example of adapting spiritual observances to promote a new religion. for a more detailed overview see wikipedia
2007-04-08 11:58:45 · answer #7 · answered by nagod 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, tis a celebration of fatties, and excuse to pig out.
2007-04-08 11:52:38 · answer #8 · answered by Melvin the retarded emu 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No.
It is so filled with pagan-based practices that Jesus must be hanging his head in sorrow.
2007-04-08 11:50:21 · answer #9 · answered by Uncle Thesis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It celebrates the resurrection of Christ.
2007-04-08 11:49:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋