do you want to know the history behind easter?

What about hte bunny at the mall?

First, there is no historical record of any goddess named Ostara, Oestra, or any of the varieties of names. And there is also no historic evidence or record of any holiday in her honor, so that is a failed attempt,

Christians don't all celebrate Easter on the same day, or in exactly the same way. But we DO celebrate the same event -- the resurrection of our Lord.

Even if some commercial trappings never entered into the picture, we could and would celebrate the resurrection.

And no, KC, we are not all celebrating the "same" thing. Jesus was dead and buried, and rose again. That is not the "same thing" as any other pre-Christian holiday. This was a unique event, and one which changed the world forever.

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eggs and bunnies have nothing to do with Easter -- that's the point. They weren't part of the historical religious observance, which was fasting throughout Lent and then a Mass and baptisms on Resurrection Sunday.

You're trying to prove a connection that simply doesn't exist -- even if people have their kids doing egg hunts, etc., since that was not part of the original celebration.

It's like this -- you're trying to prove a connection between points "A" and "G," without showing the proof of connection by using "B,C,D,E, and F." It requires a huge leap of inference, which is a logical fallacy.

Not incorrect, but the origin is more extensive than that. Babylon had this history but pagans across Europe had their own spring celebrations. It didn't start in one place, it came from a lot of places.

Rabbits and eggs are both symbols of the fertility goddess Eostre/Easter/Ishtar/Ostara. Her symbol is also the moon, in which some cultures see a rabbit instead of a face. Eggs also symbolize the moon and are the ultimate symbol of creation and new life. The basket is a symbol of the womb in which this new life is carried.

There is a lovely legend about the moon goddess Eostre, in which she came upon a dying bird. To save its life, she turned it into a rabbit, her strongest symbol. It lived but continued to lay eggs. In gratitude for its life, the rabbit gives her some of the eggs every year.

The feast day is pagan and was widely celebrated way before the time of Jesus. Like pretty much all holidays, it was adopted by Christians to help get more converts. However, since the point is to celebrate new life and the hope of continuance, Christian symbols of a Resurrection day and the old pagan symbols mean the same thing. Just like Christmas, we are all celebrating the same thing, just using different symbols.

i dont understand why a bunny gives out eggs, when.. bunnies dont lay eggs