What Is Easter?What Is Easter?

Easter is one of the most important Christian calendar and the holiest of all festivals. The death and rebirth as Christians celebrate the crucifixion and Jesus Christ from the dead has been growing since.

These days, Easter, Good Friday is celebrated with a church service on Sunday, giving little Easter gifts.

As with many other Christian celebrations, a lot of our Easter symbols and traditions of today has its roots in paganism. The Rome of the Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity and the Empire ruled to be the only religion, Christian religious leaders of Christianity pagan rituals that were common in people with the time many of the integrated.

With me as I most common Easter symbols and traditions and how they take a look at some of originated.

The word "Easter"
Word for Easter spring, Eostre's name came from a beautiful pagan goddess called. Eostre was awarded during the spring equinox, the time when we celebrate Easter now.

Easter Egg
For centuries, egg rebirth and new life is the ultimate symbol. Through the ages in all cultures, the beginning of all eggs, especially the symbol of new life.

For Christians, it is a symbol of rebirth and death of Christ, but more, it also celebrates his new life in Christ, when they become a Christian.

Easter Bunny
Easter Bunny is really an Easter bunny. Rabbit long after the moon is a symbol of Easter and the vernal equinox is the first full moon after the due date each year. Rabbit is a night creature, with the moon came out at night and not blink his eyes nor thought.
According to one legend, the Easter Bunny a big beautiful bird that was originally related to Eostre. One day, she decided to change the bird it in a rabbit. As the Easter bunny still thinks he's a bird, the eggs which he leaves in our garden for children to get on with Easter nest continues to fill.

Hot Cross Buns
A Good Friday tradition of the oldest and most delicious eating of hot cross buns. These spiced buns, which are marked with a white cross is said to have originated in pagan times. Early Rome, Greek and Egyptian gods and goddesses with all their symbols were awarded their bread.
The custom of eating hot cross buns growth has given rise to many superstitions.

Some believe that a hot cross bun kept from one Good Friday, which was the next to the house will bring good luck, while others believed that hang above the fireplace has ensured a hot cross bun all baked bread would be perfect there. Still others believed that eating hot cross buns on Good Friday and the family home protected from fire.

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