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"*bows with apologetic gestures*"

I'm sorry, but;

'Easter is the day Jeses was ressurected'....... right?

So why does the date change every year?

Forest Fan wrote:
> Galacticdramon wrote:
> Apparently they use a silly system of phases of the Moon to fix a
> date
> for Easter each year, or so I've heard. Odd.
>
> Yeh, winter solstace. However you spell that.

Who cares, let's not be pedantic. :)

Galacticdramon wrote:
> Apparently they use a silly system of phases of the Moon to fix a date
> for Easter each year, or so I've heard. Odd.

Yeh, winter solstace. However you spell that.

spoonbeast wrote:
> now why do we celebrate easter by eating eggs? Its a great tradtion,
> but what does it have to do with jesus?

It resembles the eggs in the womb of some pagan goddess.

Cyclone wrote:
> 'Easter is the day Jeses was ressurected'....... right?

The only time the words "jesus christ" were uttered or even thought of by myself, was when I was camping on friday, and slurred: -

"jesus christ, I'm soooo drunk"

Apparently they use a silly system of phases of the Moon to fix a date for Easter each year, or so I've heard. Odd.

Because it is a symbol of new life and Jesus gave us new life by dying on the cross for us.

now why do we celebrate easter by eating eggs? Its a great tradtion, but what does it have to do with jesus?

Cyclone wrote:
> I'm sorry, but;
>
> 'Easter is the day Jeses was ressurected'....... right?
>
> So why does the date change every year?

Because Jesus died on Passover. He is our sacrifice, the Passover lamb.

Loquacious Duck wrote:
> Oh, does anyone know how he died the second time round? I can't
> remember hearing about that...

He just had enough and floated away.
They call it the Ascention, because he Ascended into heaven. :-)

The fact that it was a Sunday is more important than the actual date.


Infact, I don't think any of the celebrations have actual dates to them. Christmas was tagged onto the pagan holiday of the shortest day passing and the days getting longer again, so everyone could celebrate together.



Also, I think it's tied to the Jewish feast of the passover.
The Jews should still celebrate that, after all it's classic Jewish, before any of this Christian nonsense started.

A nice simple Bible with the classic "do this or burn" and "eye for an eye" without all the love and forgiveness malarky! ;-)