Sally_ Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 why do we have bunnies and chocolate at easter? does anyone know the signifigance of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenjie Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 Stolen from a website somewhere: The Easter bunny has its origin in pre-Christian fertility lore. The Hare and the Rabbit were the most fertile animals known and they served as symbols of the new life during the Spring season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musiclover Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 chocolate....so us mortals can have fun with the festival! lol on a serious note...it's said also that christmas is celebrated in late december not because that's when jesus was born, but because "pagan" europeans celebrated winter solistice festival around that time. so christianity being like "Borg" from Star Trek, it just made the festival all its own.... lol Christianity's appropriating stuff from Hinduism too now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychedelic_clocks Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 Easter is a Christian festival celebrating the time Jesus laid a chocolate egg and helped a chocolate rabbit with a broken leg. Some scholars believe that this was based on an acid trip, but they say that about everything. -from chudsite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musiclover Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 hahahahah good one, clocks! :D ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet One Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 Easter is a Christian festival celebrating the time Jesus laid a chocolate egg and helped a chocolate rabbit with a broken leg. Some scholars believe that this was based on an acid trip, but they say that about everything. HAhAHAHAHHA...that's funny Charline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckinthegrass12 Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 its funny cos most people kids most dont know the real meaning of easter.....it was actualy kind of funny..... this happened at church today in a sunday school. teacher:do u know what easter really is kid:its when jesus died for our sins teacher: thats good friday, whats easter? kid: umm...easter is when the easter bunny comes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet One Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 umm...easter is when the easter bunny comes! isn't it though?? I kid i kid. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musiclover Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 hahahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sternly Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 I believe it came from the Russian Mythology :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badlydrawngirl Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 why do we have bunnies and chocolate at easter? does anyone know the signifigance of them? so all the big companies can make chocolate bunnies and eggs at easter on a mass scale for all the weakminded chocoholics to buy. what a great way to make some money :dozey: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityandColour Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Because Jesus told us to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badlydrawngirl Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 buhaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckinthegrass12 Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 does jesus like chocolate? did they have chocolate 2000 years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sternly Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 :lol: You didn't! You didn't!!!!! :P Chocolate it's an invention that was taken to Europe by the Spaniols, who brought them from the Aztecas, in Mexico, Latin America, or North America (NOT the U.S.A tho, MEXICO ) I thought the Easter bunnies and the chocolaye stuff came from RUSSIA. The aristocrats used to give eachother, on Easter, eggs, precious eggs, made of gold and diamons and so.. and since the poor people did not have enough money to make eggs similar to those, they made hard eggs and paited them, and give it to everyone. ANd when the chocolate arrived to Europe (almost 1500), they becae Chocolate eggs! :D That's what my year on Russian mythology taught me! :D :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityandColour Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 The Azteks? I thought it came from another tribe... just dont know which one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Peedston Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 that's funny, i'd always just assumed that chocolate and all that came about when marketers started having a tough time selling resurrection-related merchandise. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet One Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 I once saw chocolate crucifixes! how weird is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badlydrawngirl Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 :stunned: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bart Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 This is a very intresting thread ! Very I have my reasons!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sternly Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 The Azteks? I thought it came from another tribe... just dont know which one.. The Azteks or The Mayas......... I can't remember exactly, thought the Maya were a previous civilization, and I think they were the ones who invented the Chocolate.... but I am sure the Azteks had it too, in their empire! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Peedston Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 i guess if anybody here would know it would be the south american. :D (carla) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet One Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 yes, go carla! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badlydrawngirl Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 *does a funky little dance* go carla go carla go carla *realises people are watching and runs away* :stunned: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladylike Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 Does anyone else still have those Easter tie in ads to get you to buy things at their stupid store even though Easter is long over? :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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