Happy Easter

Happy Easter! Kids woke up us screaming before sunrise cause the "Easter Bunny" had dropped off some baskets. Turns out the "Easter Bunny" forgot to put some items in said baskets late last night, so he had to sneak up and plant them behind couch cushions in a distraction after they were awake lol
 
Happy Easter to all.
Hard boiled eggs are so overdone.
Ha, see what I did there... Hard boiled, overdone... Nevermind.
Anyway,

My Easter basket is filled with beef jerkey that's been marinating all weekend, than smoked this morning.
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Peace to all.
 
I don't celebrate catholic easter, I am orthodox and we have it on a different day. Also, we don't do this chocolate egg and rabbits and things like that. we usually hard boil eggs in red dye, which represents the blood of Christ and we do it on good Friday. later on in the evening, people go to church to attend the mass all night.


as we move forward all the traditions are lost, now they started to do blue, green and whatever the colour to be ''more cool''


anyway,

happy easter to you all who celebrate it today.
 
Easter most likely takes its name from the names of goddesses associated with spring, vernal equinox and renewal. Eostre was the Saxon mother goddess, the source of all things and the bringer of new life. Around the same time, Teutonic tribes worshiped the dawn goddess Ostara, who also represented fertility and rebirth.
Today’s Easter is a mix of symbols from Christianity and traditions far older. Alongside the overtly religious celebration of Jesus’ death and resurrection, people of all ages and beliefs enjoy colored eggs, egg hunts, candy rabbits, and chickens. Also, the Easter baskets filled with gifts, candies, and springtime colors are an important part of today’s celebration.

All of these Easter favorites clearly echo pagan beliefs. Many of those beliefs were very much in tune with nature – animal births, seasons, and cycles of the moon and sun. The rabbit, a symbol of fertility and agility, was sacred to Ostara. Eggs, chicks, green grass, and sweets speak to the ancient celebration of new life and rebirth during warm spring days. Many ancient pagan cultures exchanged eggs as a celebration of the changing season into spring and the blessing of fertility.
 
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