My 10 year old son was asking how bunnies and eggs got associated with Easter. So I explained about the Pagan symbols and how they were brought into Christianity.
He just could not wrap his mind around bunnies having eggs (his thought), so he thought it would make more sense to have an Easter Platypus.
I had to agree with him on some levels--
what do you think?
2007-04-08 16:52:04 · 18 answers · asked by Lisa the Pooh 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Works for me! Platypi need more significance anyway, otherwise they're just strange
2007-04-08 16:59:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is an egg laying mammal a transitional evolutionary form? I don't think the fundies would like it, they might try to burn the Easter Platypus.
2007-04-08 23:58:22 · answer #2 · answered by Judas. S. Burroughs. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought the Easter Platypus came from that show, Invader Zim...
And, I don't know about you, but I don't celebrate Easter for Jesus or some other thing...
I like candy.
2007-04-09 00:18:40 · answer #3 · answered by MoMo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a soap box, the kid's a genious. A platypus makes so much more sense than a rabbit.
2007-04-08 23:57:58 · answer #4 · answered by 29 characters to work with...... 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree that the platypus is a pinacle of strangeness in the mammal world (the only mammal with a poison-gland [on a claw on rear foot I think])
He pays attention to things ... bright kid :)
2007-04-09 03:24:53 · answer #5 · answered by atheistforthebirthofjesus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the easter version of Mr. Hanky.
2007-04-08 23:55:40 · answer #6 · answered by Zarathustra 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Makes as much sense as a rabbit bringing chocolate eggs
2007-04-08 23:58:54 · answer #7 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well your son is brilliant.
but the reason for celebrating Easter is Christ and not bunnies or any other mascot that we can come up with.
2007-04-09 00:04:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont know, but did you know that kids in Switzerland celebrate the arrival of the easter cuckoo?
i didnt until today, thought you might find it interesting too
2007-04-08 23:56:05 · answer #9 · answered by kitty is ANGRY!™ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the platypus were as fertile as rabbits are, then he may have a point.
2007-04-08 23:55:04 · answer #10 · answered by chdoctor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋