Easter celebrates Jesus Christ’s resurrection, making it the most essential of all Christian holy days. However, today the meaning of the holiday is obscured by painted eggs and bunnies. Easter can fall anytime between March 22 and April 25 since is occurs the first Sunday after the full moon. Easter is also coupled to the Jewish Passover in symbolism and it’s position in the calendar.
Now what about the rabbit and the eggs? Well the rabbit is a well know sexual symbol of fertility. Religions coupled with Babel connect the rabbit with periodicity, both human and lunar. The Mother Goddess Semiramis (Easter) is connected with the moon. Therefore, the Easter bunny symbolizes the Mother Goddess and is connected with annual Spring time fertility rituals worshiping the Mother Goddess.
Colored Easter eggs are a part of the festivities too that came from the egg which was a sacred symbol among the Babylonians. The believed that a amazing size egg fell from heaven into the Euphrates River from which the Goddess Semiramis was hatched.
It makes you wonder how many of us truly think about the exact meaning of this holiday other than the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It has become another retail holiday and very commercialized. However, it is a time for families to join and celebrate the day. Kids love Easter for the gifts, candy and most of all the egg hunting which could take on a life of it’s own. Family member that are separated by geography many times send Easter bunnies and eggs gift baskets to their family members. Grandparents send Filled Easter baskets for Kids to grandchildren. Daughter and sons send Family Easter Basket to parents and siblings far away. These Easter food baskets contain candy, plastic eggs filled with goodies, cheese, crackers, brunch items and more
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