Is Easter Still Relevant?

Freebase Dali · 04-05-2010, 09:43 PM

I used to like Easter egg hunting when I was a kid. We didn't have plastic eggs filled with candy, and toys and all that crap... We had boiled chicken eggs that were painted. Being that I have always loved eggs, this was like Christmas for my stomach. So I brutalized my way into as many boiled egg finds as possible. By the time the hunt was over, I would gaze down at my bounty and smile knowingly. That night, I had eaten boiled eggs for lunch, dinner, and the remaining in bed. No less than 30 of them altogether. In a day. I felt like a king.
I guess those were the times I figured you can't overdose on eggs, and from that point on, when I'd fry eggs, I would fry no less than 4 or 5 at a time.
I haven't checked my cholesterol or anything like that yet... but I'm pretty sure I'm probably about to die now.

TheCunningStunt · 04-10-2010, 02:58 AM

Easter eggs are class. So, Easter

Astronomer · 04-10-2010, 08:39 PM

Like already said, I think most of it has to do with family tradition. The same goes for Christmas which is primarily recognized as a religious holiday but almost everybody I know still celebrates it.

Personally, I don't follow any particular faith but a few members of my family and friends do. So while Easter is meaningful in a deeper way for them, for me it is about spending quality time with my family/ friends and joining in on their celebration.

boo boo · 04-17-2010, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

Personally for Christianity I believe it is, but it's become so over-marketed etc that it has lost it's meaning. If you don't celebrate Jesus rising from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion then why is it relevant to others?

It's always bothered me really, and I'd like to hear what others think on the matter. Feel free to give me a good reason why non-Christians/Catholics etc should celebrate it too?

Silly girl, Easter is way more complicated than that.

St. Peter was really a rabbit and the Catholic church is covering it up, everyone knows that.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 04-27-2010, 01:28 PM

I saw a Chocolate Cross with Decorative Eggs set at Wal-Mart, once.

Yeah, I hate Easter.

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Silly girl, Easter is way more complicated than that.

St. Peter was really a rabbit and the Catholic church is covering it up, everyone knows that.

South Park.

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TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	Easter eggs are class. So, Easter __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

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Astronomer we are stardust Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,894	Like already said, I think most of it has to do with family tradition. The same goes for Christmas which is primarily recognized as a religious holiday but almost everybody I know still celebrates it. Personally, I don't follow any particular faith but a few members of my family and friends do. So while Easter is meaningful in a deeper way for them, for me it is about spending quality time with my family/ friends and joining in on their celebration. __________________

04-05-2010, 09:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	I used to like Easter egg hunting when I was a kid. We didn't have plastic eggs filled with candy, and toys and all that crap... We had boiled chicken eggs that were painted. Being that I have always loved eggs, this was like Christmas for my stomach. So I brutalized my way into as many boiled egg finds as possible. By the time the hunt was over, I would gaze down at my bounty and smile knowingly. That night, I had eaten boiled eggs for lunch, dinner, and the remaining in bed. No less than 30 of them altogether. In a day. I felt like a king. I guess those were the times I figured you can't overdose on eggs, and from that point on, when I'd fry eggs, I would fry no less than 4 or 5 at a time. I haven't checked my cholesterol or anything like that yet... but I'm pretty sure I'm probably about to die now.