What do you do for easter?

[Jenn! 918]

I think a lot of holidays with Christian significance incorporate pagan traditions but traditions are just that and vary depending on where you live, etc. but the one thing constant is the significance.

yes, which is why celebrating the resurrection of Christ isn't only what the day is about.

Well, if you're not Christian.

I know plenty of Christians who embrace both the religious and nonreligious aspects of the holiday though.

[Sister Fracas 5]

I think a lot of holidays with Christian significance incorporate pagan traditions but traditions are just that and vary depending on where you live, etc. but the one thing constant is the significance.

yes, which is why celebrating the resurrection of Christ isn't only what the day is about.

Well, if you're not Christian.

yep, we are definitely agreeing here... LOL

[Nessa 23]

for me it's gonna be a day like any other. I'll go to work, then back home, eat something, maybe have sex and then sleep.

[Sister Fracas 5]

I think a lot of holidays with Christian significance incorporate pagan traditions but traditions are just that and vary depending on where you live, etc. but the one thing constant is the significance.

yes, which is why celebrating the resurrection of Christ isn't only what the day is about.

Well, if you're not Christian.

I know plenty of Christians who embrace both the religious and nonreligious aspects of the holiday though.

But I'm betting there are some Christians who would look down on other Christians who would even think to celebrate the Pagan traditions.

Edited March 18, 2008 by Sister Fracas

[Jenn! 918]

I think a lot of holidays with Christian significance incorporate pagan traditions but traditions are just that and vary depending on where you live, etc. but the one thing constant is the significance.

yes, which is why celebrating the resurrection of Christ isn't only what the day is about.

Well, if you're not Christian.

I know plenty of Christians who embrace both the religious and nonreligious aspects of the holiday though.

But I'm betting there are some Christians who would look down on other Christians who would even think to celebrate the Pagan traditions.

Yeah, I don't know any of those... LOL

[Traviesa 0]

I think a lot of holidays with Christian significance incorporate pagan traditions but traditions are just that and vary depending on where you live, etc. but the one thing constant is the significance.

yes, which is why celebrating the resurrection of Christ isn't only what the day is about.

Well, if you're not Christian.

I know plenty of Christians who embrace both the religious and nonreligious aspects of the holiday though.

I'm not as familiar with what the non-religious significance of Easter is. If we're talking about the traditions though (Easter basket, eggs, etc) yes we always did that. I never understood the type of Christians who would refuse to celebrate holidays in the more traditional ways. What do they think-the Easter bunny or trick or treating will turn their child Satanist?? It's crazy!

[Jenn! 918]

I think a lot of holidays with Christian significance incorporate pagan traditions but traditions are just that and vary depending on where you live, etc. but the one thing constant is the significance.

yes, which is why celebrating the resurrection of Christ isn't only what the day is about.

Well, if you're not Christian.

I know plenty of Christians who embrace both the religious and nonreligious aspects of the holiday though.

I'm not as familiar with what the non-religious significance of Easter is. If we're talking about the traditions though (Easter basket, eggs, etc) yes we always did that. I never understood the type of Christians who would refuse to celebrate holidays in the more traditional ways. What do they think-the Easter bunny or trick or treating will turn their child Satanist?? It's crazy!

Oh yes, I didn't mean non-religious significance, but the traditions instead.

[Traviesa 0]

I think a lot of holidays with Christian significance incorporate pagan traditions but traditions are just that and vary depending on where you live, etc. but the one thing constant is the significance.

yes, which is why celebrating the resurrection of Christ isn't only what the day is about.

Well, if you're not Christian.

I know plenty of Christians who embrace both the religious and nonreligious aspects of the holiday though.

But I'm betting there are some Christians who would look down on other Christians who would even think to celebrate the Pagan traditions.

I'm sure there are too, but I don't consider them Christian or understand why they would call themselves Christian. Christianity is about Christ, who represents love not judgement. Why would such a hateful person want to associate themselves with that?

[Sister Fracas 5]

I'm sure there are too, but I don't consider them Christian or understand why they would call themselves Christian. Christianity is about Christ, who represents love not judgement. Why would such a hateful person want to associate themselves with that?

Good call....what Christianity is SUPPOSE to be!

I'm not as familiar with what the non-religious significance of Easter is. If we're talking about the traditions though (Easter basket, eggs, etc) yes we always did that. I never understood the type of Christians who would refuse to celebrate holidays in the more traditional ways. What do they think-the Easter bunny or trick or treating will turn their child Satanist?? It's crazy!

Actually, yes there are. Some folks get very freaked out by Halloween....devil worship and all that... sheesh! LOL

Edited March 18, 2008 by Sister Fracas

[Traviesa 0]

Actually, yes there are. Some folks get very freaked out by Halloween....devil worship and all that... sheesh! LOL

I have a memory of when I was a kid trick or treating in my old neighborhood and coming to one house with a sign on the door that said We are Christian-no trick or treat. And I was thinking...ok then what am I?? LOL Somehow I turned out ok!!

Anyway-back to Easter!!! We used to do Easter "dinner" (at lunch time) with ham and all that but me being at college sort of messed up the Easter tradition so we don't really have one now. In fact, we still have no plan. By we, of course I'm referring to me and my parents.

[Sister Fracas 5]

Actually, yes there are. Some folks get very freaked out by Halloween....devil worship and all that... sheesh! LOL

I have a memory of when I was a kid trick or treating in my old neighborhood and coming to one house with a sign on the door that said We are Christian-no trick or treat. And I was thinking...ok then what am I?? LOL Somehow I turned out ok!!

bwahahahaa

[almaty 19]

[Amby 490]

In the Czech Republic we have lotsa Easter traditions. At Easter it´s spring actually starting after snowey winter and everything starts getting green and flowery and stuff. One of the traditions is: guys go out and get 8 willow branches and weave a special stick out of it and on Easter Monday they go out (lil ones with their Dads usually and big ones with friends) and visit the houses of the girls they know and the girls get whipped a lil with the willow stick as the guys say an Easter poem or something and then the girls give them something (like coloured hardboiled eggs, chocolate eggs, bunnies, decorated Easter eggs, colourful ribbons for their willow sticks, etc...big boys like to get some booze )...also adult males visit the women within their family and do similar things ...the purpose of the whipping is that the fresh young branches are supposed to give new energy to the women and if they get whipped with it they won´t dry out by the next Easter. (Ofcourse like everywhere these days some people get lazy and actually get the stuff you can buy at stores for the whipping, which is wooden forks, dry willow branches sticks - nothing fresh at all, plastic stick...I refuse to get whipped by any of those cuz first it hurts more, second according to me there´s no point in supporting lazy guys and ruining the traditions). So in Czech Rep. families and friends get to see each other at Easter a lot

never would have thought of something like that! very interesting tradition. I think I will start it so I can go around spanking people with branches. hehe. watch out nessa!

On Good Friday, like every year, I go over to Mom's place and bake a trizillon Hot Cross Buns So that's more of an English tradition, I guess.

Since we have a Spanish background (Grandma is Catalan), we usually celebrate on Easter Monday rather than Easter Sunday - Grandma loves her paella, so I often make a giant paella with lots of sea food (prawn, mussels, fish, squid) plus chicken and sausages and on and on and on...This year I am making a lamb roast though - on a bed of rosemary, glazed with honey and seeded mustard.

Mom still makes basket full of choccies and eggs for me (that's more the German part of it), but she gave up on hiding the eggs for me (still upsets me LOL)

that all sounds so tasty! can I come?

[Amby 490]

I'm not doing anything this year, other than enjoying my five-day weekend and traveling down to London for my dad's birthday.

But one year my dad did an urban treasure hunt for us - we followed directional clues that were handed to us on a piece of paper - and ended up at the local chocolatier's where, upon giving a password to the lady behind the counter, we received an Easter chocolate basket each that my dad had prepaid for.

that soundslike so much fun! I wish my parents would have thought of things like that. so not creative!

[Nessa 23]

I think I will start it so I can go around spanking people with branches. hehe. watch out nessa!