Christendom's teachings:
Easter is the day when Christians traditionally celebrate Jesus' resurrection. The name and date are actually pagan in origin, though it's something that many Christians don't know. The feast day of Ostara, also known as Eostre, pre-dates Christianity and is a celebration of the German goddess of spring. Since spring is also strongly associated with re-birth, it is interesting that Christians celebrate the resurrection on this days. Many other Christian holidays (e.g.Christmas, the Feast of All Hallows, and the Feast of the Assumption) are celebrated on days which have been used by pagans to honor certain deities and/or observe other theological concepts. Christmas falls on the same day as the traditional worship of many sun gods, the Feast of All Saints is the same time as Samhain (i.e. Halloween), and the Feast of the Assumption was actually based on the end of the Virgo (i.e. virgin) zodiac sign. Note that the last two holdidays, i.e. the Feast of all Hallows and the Feast of the Assumption, are almost exclusively observed by Catholics.
The short answer is absolutely nothing. The Pagans celebrated the Goddess Oestra, the goddess of fertility. She was celebrated in Spring, being the time of year that everything came to life in the fields. Eggs and rabbits were early symbols of fertility. When the Catholic church wanted to bring in the pagans they adopted many of the pagan symbols and celebrations to entice them. The goddess was linked to Mary (a link you could think of being the giver of life). The eggs and bunnies just came along for fun.
Not much, Easter is when Jesus was resurrected. Many say the egg was the shape of the Boulder trapping Jesus in the cave/grave so that's where that comes from. But no one really knows where the Bunny comes from (as far as I know). Probably because it hop's fast to "hide eggs", but I guess that's just another mystery for us to solve. From dsh
God has everything to do with Easter. Jesus is God and Jesus rose from the dead on Easter. Jesus was crucified on Good Friday (The Friday before easter). He died to save us from our sins so we could be with God when we die. If you want to accept Jesus, just pray for forgivness and accept Him.
Eggs are a symbol of new life. Just as eggs are laid in a nest before hatching, Jesus was laid in the tomb before rising again.
But, although eggs are similar in that aspect to Jesus' resurrection, they originated as a Pagan tradition (much like Christmas is from the Pagan holiday of Yule). Decorating eggs began as a way of worshiping nature. A very small minority of Christian churches actually condemn the practice of decorating eggs, but for the most part, it is accepted.
Easter has not a whole lot to do with Christ dying on the cross. Easter is a pagan festival that the Roman Catholic Church, under Constantine, bent to conform to the Feast of the First Fruits and to obliquely honor the Resurrection of Christ. The festival takes its name from Ishtar, the Babylonian goddess of fertility. Rabbits and eggs figure into the celebration of fertility for fairly obvious reasons. See the link for details.
Easter is the most important Christian festival of the years - it's when Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Bible says that Christ died on the cross on a day called Good Friday. According to the Bible, Jesus was then resurrected and came back to life on Easter Sunday.
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after jesus died, he was resurrected on easter. so i guess jesus did.
Easter recognizes and celebrates Jesus' resurrection.
Not Jesus' Birthday: Jesus' resurrection is celebrated on Easter. His birthday is celebrated on Christmas Day.
The day Jesus arose from the dead is called Easter.
no because they do not recognize Jesus as their savior. Easter is the celebration of Jesus' resurrection from the dead.
Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, three days after his crucifixion.
Easter was started after Jesus rose from the dead
The first Easter was when Jesus was crucified.
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Since Jesus died, there have been 2011 Easter Sundays.
No. We do not celebrate any holiday but the Memorial of Christ's death because no where in the Bible does it speak of celebrating Jesus ressurection (or Easter). And today, Easter is not about Jesus. It's about eggs and bunnies--what does that have to do with Jesus?