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Is Easter losing the 'real' meaning of just what this 'holiday', celebration is?

Personally I feel it's being overshadowed in a big way by multi-media, advertisers, etc., to whereas chocolate candies, eggs, the 'bunny', etc., when I feel that the main reason and 'joy' of this day is the event of what took place a couple thousand of years ago, a single act that gave me, you and everyone 'life'...eternal life. Also, personally, within my heart, it's my favorite 'holiday/event'.

As the years go by, the significant or meaning of Easter being blocked out, etc., or what is being portrayed/broadcasted saddens me. Yet, I don't run about thrashing upon the ways of how others might celebrate this day--that is their soverign right to however anyone wishes to celebrate or not celebrate. ;)

How do you feel and what are your thoughts?
 
what happened on Easter?
 
I don't celebrate "Easter"; I celebrate Resurrection Sunday! :)
 
Reba said:
I don't celebrate "Easter"; I celebrate Resurrection Sunday! :)
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is that what easter is? when jesus "rose from the dead" supposedly?
 
Well like my both daughters love easter but they know the real meaning of easter about the resurrection of Christ. Sometimes I lookbas the aster, as eastern sky where Christ will come. Christmas and Eqaster is my fav holiday.
 
well i like Easter because it mean i can eat all candy i want! no just kidding... it kinda get me to thinking about what you mention.. mmmmm *thinking* i ll get back to that!
 
I don't know about what other Protestants think, but I think that in these traditions, Lent and Easter are de-emphasized some. In the U.S. it's particularly noticeable because there is not the dedicated observance of the Holy Week that you see in countries that are predominantly Catholic. I personally think the Catholic and Orthodox ways of observance can be very instructive and for me, I'm trying to see what I can learn from their approach.
 
The meanin' of Easter is the Resurrection of Christ. Easter is the day that He is risen from the dead, so that we may have an eternal life with Him one day after acceptin' Him as personal Saviour. He is still alive to this day.

Umm...isn't it a Passover Day on Easter Day, right ?
 
CyberRed said:
Umm...isn't it a Passover Day on Easter Day, right ?
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I believe so. Jesus' entry into Jerusalem was during the Passover festival.
 
CyberRed said:
The meanin' of Easter is the Resurrection of Christ. Easter is the day that He is risen from the dead, so that we may have an eternal life with Him one day after acceptin' Him as personal Saviour. He is still alive to this day.

Umm...isn't it a Passover Day on Easter Day, right ?
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so why do we hide eggs? oh my god jesus is coming!!! hide the eggs!!!!

and how did we get the Easter Bunny?
 
We have public holidays on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday here in Germany. I will go back to work on Tuesday after Public holidays.

Good Friday (No meat day)
Sunday and Monday Easter... - Egg hunting... Bunny color the eggs and then hide eggs on the nest for the children...

This is so... :dunno:

I just asked my hubby and boys about this... They answered the same what I answer here.


I was raised to remember Jesus who gave fish out on Friday and Jesus died on Sunday... I realized that it´s only invent... It´s people who use Easter as invent, not God...
 
It's a myth that Easter was started by Jesus. It wasn't. Easter existed before Jesus. The Church decided to declare pagan holidays as Christian holidays. It's interesting to note that Easter itself is actually named after a pagan idol!

"According to the Venerable Bede, Easter derives its name from Eostre, an Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring."

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/easterintro1.html

http://www.religioustolerance.org/easter1.htm

The bunny with an egg symbolizes fertility since a bunny is very fertile and an egg is what is required for reproduction.

As the years go by, the significant or meaning of Easter being blocked out, etc., or what is being portrayed/broadcasted saddens me.
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That's false. It was Christians that diluted the meaning of Easter since the holiday was started by pagans, not Christians. Christians are the ones that try to "Christianize" Easter.
 
hmmm lot of the holidays are about honoring some religions....like Christmas and Easter and a few other days. I didn't know Easter was about religion stuff. P.S. no preaching me. Thanks
 
Rose Immortal said:
I believe so. Jesus' entry into Jerusalem was during the Passover festival.
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Ok, thanks ! :D
 
netrox said:
It's a myth that Easter was started by Jesus. It wasn't. Easter existed before Jesus. The Church decided to declare pagan holidays as Christian holidays. It's interesting to note that Easter itself is actually named after a pagan idol!

... It was Christians that diluted the meaning of Easter since the holiday was started by pagans, not Christians. Christians are the ones that try to "Christianize" Easter.
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That's why I don't celebrate Easter. I celebrate Resurrection Sunday. Resurrection Sunday belongs exclusively to Jesus. The resurrection of Jesus Christ has nothing to do with "Easter" other than the time of year.

Too many "holidays" are the result of compromise and incorporating local pagan traditions into so-called "Christian" events in order to appeal to a particular cultural or ethnic group. The result backfires. It doesn't bring pagans into the Christian fold; it actually dilutes the Christian meaning of a holiday (holy day).

That's why so many Americans and Europeans now don't even know why they celebrate events.
 
Reba said:
That's why I don't celebrate Easter. I celebrate Resurrection Sunday. Resurrection Sunday belongs exclusively to Jesus. The resurrection of Jesus Christ has nothing to do with "Easter" other than the time of year.

Too many "holidays" are the result of compromise and incorporating local pagan traditions into so-called "Christian" events in order to appeal to a particular cultural or ethnic group. The result backfires. It doesn't bring pagans into the Christian fold; it actually dilutes the Christian meaning of a holiday (holy day).

That's why so many Americans and Europeans now don't even know why they celebrate events.
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Huh? I would suggest you to read 2nd link in my last post...
http://www.handbuch-deutschland.de/book/en/002_006_print.html

Easter
Easter with Good Friday ("Karfreitag"), Easter Sunday ("Ostersonntag") and Easter Monday ("Ostermontag") is the most important festival in the Christian calendar in Germany. It is the oldest Christian festival and marks the death (crucifixion) and resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after crucifixion (Easter Sunday). The crucifixion and resurrection are cornerstones of the Christian belief. The death is not seen as the end but as redemption. Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the spring full moon. Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays.
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Ascension Day
"Ascension Day" is the 40th day after Easter and represents the ascension of Jesus to His Father in Heaven. Ascension Day always falls on the Thursday nine days before Whitsun.
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Whitsun
Whitsun or Pentecost ("Pfingsten") is celebrated with Whit Sunday ("Pfingstsonntag") and Whit Monday ("Pfingstmonntag"). This is the 50th day after Easter. This commemorates the descent of the Holy Ghost among the apostles of Jesus, which was the starting point of their missionary work. Whitsun can therefore be described as the birthday of the church. Whit Monday is a public holiday.
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Epiphany
This is celebrated in Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Saxony-Anhalt. Epiphany is a feast day to celebrate the birth and baptism of Jesus Christ. On this day children dressed as the Three Kings, or the Three Wise Men, write the letters C + M + B above the doors of houses ("Hausweihe"). These signify "Christus mansionem benedicat" – "May Christ bless this house".

Corpus Christi
The Feast of Corpus Christi ("Fronleichnam") is a Catholic festival celebrated on the second Thursday after Whitsun. Corpus Christi means the Body of Christ and refers to the elements of the Eucharist. This is a public holiday in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North-Rhine Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony and Thuringia.

The Feast of the Assumption
The Feast of the Assumption is to celebrate the Mother of Jesus, Mary, being taken into Heaven by God, in body and soul, and is only a holiday on 15th August in Bavaria and Saarland.

Reformation Day
Christians of the Protestant faith celebrate Reformation Day on the 31st of October. It is a public holiday in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The holiday commemorates the Reformation of the Church by Martin Luther in the 16th century, which created the formation of a new religious group, the Protestant-Lutheran Church.
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Easter
Easter Bunny and Easter Eggs
The Easter Fire and Easter candles also form part of the Easter festival. They symbolise Jesus Christ’s resurrection and triumph over the darkness of death and sin. Pagan and mythical motifs live on in many of the popular spring customs that take place at Easter, and which were later filled with Christian symbolism. Two central symbols are the Easter egg and the Easter bunny. According to age-old beliefs, eggs are considered to be the origin of life. The hare is the symbol of fertility. The tradition of painting Easter eggs in bright colours goes back hundreds of years. On Easter Sunday, parents hide the painted Easter eggs, chocolate bunnies and other sweets in their gardens or apartments for the children to hunt and find.
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and more in the link.... that´s why we have public holidays... I can´t do anything to against German beliefs... Do you want say that their beliefs are wrong or what?
 
Reba said:
That's why I don't celebrate Easter. I celebrate Resurrection Sunday. Resurrection Sunday belongs exclusively to Jesus. The resurrection of Jesus Christ has nothing to do with "Easter" other than the time of year.

Too many "holidays" are the result of compromise and incorporating local pagan traditions into so-called "Christian" events in order to appeal to a particular cultural or ethnic group. The result backfires. It doesn't bring pagans into the Christian fold; it actually dilutes the Christian meaning of a holiday (holy day).

That's why so many Americans and Europeans now don't even know why they celebrate events.
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:gpost:

Easter is actually the biggest holiday in regard to church attendance. I noted this morning in church that we almost doubled. Plus, everyone looks so pious it almost makes me sick! :giggle:
 
For Lent, I gave up coffee and sugar. I stuck through it to today. Easter for me is to celebrate Jesus's resurrection.

Sacrificing during Lent time teaches me humility, meaning of suffering and feeling Jesus's love for us.
 
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