Polar Bear Easter

Jeff, Please find a little card stacking spiced with very little humor on my part so here “IT” is on this topic.

Voila,
There’s no story in the Bible about a long-eared, cotton-tailed creature known as the Easter Bunny. Neither is there a passage about painted eggs or polar bears hunting for eggs overflowing with scrumptuous Easter good humans, I mean goodies. 🙂

And real rabbits certainly don’t lay eggs and I’m almost sure that bears don’t eat chocolate humans? 🙂

So why are all kinds of traditions so ingrained in Easter Sunday nowadays? And what do they have to do with The Resurrection of Jesus you might ask?

Well of course, nothing!

Bunnies, eggs, Easter gifts for polar bears and what have you must all in someway stem from pagan roots and still find themselves incorporated into the celebration of Easter nowadays because maybe atheist and all who hurt too much to know that Jesus might really have risen from the dead and if most start believing this stuff like many gods and/or godesses are a waist of time then…..well you know they might start thinking that they are second hand love and find themselves no longer wanting to be separated from the Christian tradition of honoring Jesus Christ who truly Rose from the dead and who really wants U>S (usual sinners) not to be alone at Easter without at least our chocolate bunnies?

Let’s be fair Victor cause:
According to University of Florida’s Center for Children’s Literature and Culture, the origin of the celebration — and the Easter bunny — can be traced back to 13th century, pre-Christian Germany, when people worshiped several gods and goddesses. The Teutonic deity Eostra was the goddess of spring and fertility, and feasts were held in her honor on the Vernal Equinox. NOW! Her symbol was the rabbit because of the animal’s high reproduction rate.

Spring also symbolized new life and rebirth; eggs were an ancient symbol of fertility. According to History.com, Easter eggs represent Jesus’ Resurrection. However, this association came much later when Roman Catholicism became the dominant religion in Germany in the 15th century and merged with already ingrained pagan beliefs.

The first Easter bunny legend was documented in the 1500s. By 1680, the first story about a rabbit laying eggs and hiding them in a garden was published. These legends were brought to the United States in the 1700s when German immigrants settled in Pennsylvania Dutch country, according to the Center for Children’s Literature and Culture.

The tradition of making nests for the rabbit to lay its eggs in soon followed. Go Figure! Eventually, nests became decorated baskets and colorful eggs were swapped for candy, treats and other small gifts.

We believe in You Lord Jesus but You better come and shine a little light on U>S again cause I can’t be responsible for what humans might think of next? 🙂

Jeff! Happy Easter to you and your readers and remember that Our Heavenly Father sent His Only Begotten Son for an Encore about 2000 years ago for an extra 40 or so days and they say that for those who truly believe and have not seen this is but a moment cause nothing is imposible for Him. I know that your followers keep close track of His coming and going so please continue to keep U>S informed as you’ve been doing if you know what I mean? 🙂

Again Happy Easter to all

Peace

Amen!

What’s with the headless penguin? That’s equally disturbing.