On Dec 16, 2006, at 3:53 PM, Stephen the Cook wrote:
> Easter as in the holliday with the bunny, or Easter the third day
> after Good
> Friday?
They're the same thing. Christians historically co-opted pagan
holidays instead of trying to replace them with specific Christian
practices. So rather than try to outlaw the fertility festivals that
were ubiquitous around the world, they incorporated a 'clean' version
of new life: the Resurrection. So instead of celebrating the rebirth
of nature, they celebrated the resurrection of Christ. The ancient
symbols of fertility were left alone, just as the ancient pagan
symbols for the winter solstice are what we think of as 'Christmas'
traditions.
-- Ed Leafe
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