6 Easter Traditions Explained

By Meaghan Cameron
Multicolored eggs. Cute bunny rabbits. Learn the history behind some of this Christian holiday's most popular traditions.
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The star of Easter--painted, dyed, gilded in silver and gold, blown empty and hung on trees--is the egg. Legends abound about this symbol of life. Around the world they are brought to church, given as gifts, hidden for the benefit of children and even rolled on the White House lawn.

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My goodness! I think if you are going to be so critical you might want to use your spellcheck so it at least looks like you have done your research and could be accountable for your knowledge!

By manosmom, on 04/10/2009
So where are the explanations about the eggs? Also, I believe you are way off about this not! being a pagan holiday, it is totally a pagan holiday based on the rites of spring around the solstice (Mar 21st) and just like most of the "christian" holidays, this was adapted to the pagans rites & times of celebrations to ease them into & make them more accepting of the christian cult.

By clshuler1, on 04/06/2009
This article did not explain anything about the traditions! So what is up with the eggs? I can tell you! What about the rabbits? I know htat too. The only statement you made was about it was created to resemble passover and not a pagan holiday. Yeah...I don't know how it could be anything like the pagan holiday when the earth is reborn in sprilng...meaning..it comes back to live. It really seems you really didn't even bought to do any reasearch at on on this.

By RKloves, on 04/06/2009
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