easter what does have to do eggs and bunnys?

Question

lol ok plz don't mention te south park thing but sirously what does eggs and bunnys have to do with jesus dieing.

Answer 1

Rabbits and eggs are pagan fertility symbols of extreme antiquity.

Birds lay eggs and rabbits give birth to large litters in the early spring these became symbols of the rising fertility of the earth during the spring season.

Since Easter also occurs in the early spring, people brought the beloved pagan symbols into the Christian celebration of Easter.

These pagan symbols have become part of the Christian tradition. They do not take anything away from the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and they add to the celebration.

Christianity has frequently absorbed the positive and neutral elements of pagan religions while leaving the negative symbols behind, similar to Christmas trees and Halloween costumes.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Easter falls in the spring, the yearly time of renewal, when the earth renews itself after a long, cold winter. The word Easter comes to us from the Norsemen's Eostur, Eastar, Ostara, and Ostar, and the pagan goddess Eostre, all of which involve the season of the growing sun and new birth. The Easter Bunny arose originally as a symbol of fertility, due to the rapid reproduction habits of the hare and rabbit.

The ancient Egyptians, Persians, Phoenicians, and Hindus all believed the world began with an enormous egg, thus the egg as a symbol of new life has been around for eons. The particulars may vary, but most cultures around the world use the egg as a symbol of new life and rebirth. A notation in the household accounts of Edward I of England showed an expenditure of eighteen pence for 450 eggs to be gold-leafed and colored for Easter gifts. The first book to mention Easter eggs by name was written five hundred years ago. Yet, a North African tribe that had become Christian much earlier in time had a custom of coloring eggs at Easter. Long hard winters often meant little food, and a fresh egg for Easter was quite a prize. Later, Christians abstained from eating meat during the Lenten season prior to Easter. Easter was the first chance to enjoy eggs and meat after the long abstinence.

Answer 3

it doesnt... this holiday was origionally celebrated by pagans who encorporated eggs and bunnys into their celebration.

most of the christian holidays have things from their pagan roots. christmas is annother big example. jesus was not born in december, i think it was march or something. also, where do christmas trees come from and yule logs?

its all from the cultural roots people had at the time constantine won. the cultures and christianity merged together to an extent.

its really fun to look at artwork and how interlacings and things merged in art as well. but thats off topic :P

we know that eggs and bunnys are not part of direct chistianity and consider them secular.

Answer 4

Egg is the symbol of life.

Answer 5

nothing just something the industry came up with to beat the world out their moneyy just like christmas with santa and reindeer

Answer 6

You know how us humans are, just gotta make things more interesting.

Answer 7

Nothing.

Answer 8

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