go with life, crucifixtion, and our arisen Lord?
2007-04-09 09:23:29 · 6 answers · asked by Ron B. 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Same way that trees and fat guys in red suits go with His birth
2007-04-09 10:54:15 · answer #1 · answered by icunurse85 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rabbits and eggs are the two symbols of the fertility goddess Eostre/Easter/Ishtar/Ostara. Her image is likewise the moon, wherein some cultures see a rabbit particularly of a face. Eggs additionally represent the moon and are the basically perfect image of advent and new existence. The basket is an emblem of the womb wherein this new existence is carried. there's a stunning legend concerning to the moon goddess Eostre, wherein she discovered a death poultry. to maintain its existence, she grew to become it right into a rabbit, her maximum useful image. It lived yet persevered to place eggs. In gratitude for its existence, the rabbit provides her numerous the eggs each twelve months. The ceremonial dinner day is pagan and alter into heavily celebrated way previously the time of Jesus. Like rather lots all holiday journeys, it replace into observed by skill of Christians to help get extra converts. even if, as a results of fact the factor is to have fun new existence and the wish of continuance, Christian symbols of a Resurrection day and the previous pagan symbols propose the comparable ingredient on the middle of all of it. basically like Christmas, we are all celebrating the comparable ingredient, basically utilising distinctive symbols.
2016-10-21 11:11:20 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here is the real facts
is about the goddess of fertility and they used rabbits as the symbol way back a long long time ago
that is how the bunny and Easter goes together
the choco is just big companies trying to make more money
and the religious part is just the catholics stealing concepts of other religions (see above) and making it their own idea
2007-04-10 00:30:44 · answer #3 · answered by elite_women_rule_the_rock 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eggs symbolize rebirth, and a christmas tree symbolizes the cross. Many of the other current symbols and gift giving customs are a result of commercialization of spiritual holidays.
2007-04-09 09:30:41 · answer #4 · answered by prettygirlsmakegraves 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i cant say without getting in trouble lets say its not pretty
2007-04-09 09:26:49 · answer #5 · answered by Juleette 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
commercialism!!....They even put "a price" on God!!
2007-04-09 10:00:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋