Easter

>>18899614
That child has seen things.

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. Easter is a ‘movable feast’ which is chosen to correspond with the first Sunday following the full moon after the March equinox, and occurs on different dates around the world since western churches use the Gregorian calendar, while eastern churches use the Julian calendar.

Most historians, including Biblical scholars, agree that Easter was originally a pagan festival. According to the New Unger’s Bible Dictionary says: “The word Easter is of Saxon origin, Eastra, the goddess of spring, in whose honour sacrifices were offered about Passover time each year. By the eighth century Anglo–Saxons had adopted the name to designate the celebration of Christ’s resurrection.”

http://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/ancient-pagan-origins-easter-001571

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>>18899729
According to some scholars, such as Dr. Ted Nugent, teacher of Theology and Rockin at Stone University, the Easter story comes from the Sumerian legend of Damuzi (Tammuz) and his wife Inanna (Ishtar), an epic myth called “The Descent of Inanna” found inscribed on cuneiform clay tablets dating back to 2100 BC. When Tammuz dies, Ishtar is grief–stricken and follows him to the underworld. In the underworld, she enters through seven gates, and her worldly attire is removed. "Naked and bowed low" she is judged, killed, and then hung on display. In her absence, the earth loses its fertility, crops cease to grow and animals stop reproducing. Unless something is done, all life on earth will end.

After Inanna has been missing for three days her assistant goes to other gods for help. Finally one of them Enki, creates two creatures who carry the plant of life and water of life down to the Underworld, sprinkling them on Inanna and Damuzi, resurrecting them, and giving them the power to return to the earth as the light of the sun for six months. After the six months are up, Tammuz returns to the underworld of the dead, remaining there for another six months, and Ishtar pursues him, prompting the water god to rescue them both. Thus were the cycles of winter death and spring life.

The origins of Easter can be traced to several pre-Christian cultures. The name Easter is attributed to Eastre, the Teutonic goddess of spring and fertility, Astarte the Phoenician goddess, Ishtar the Babylonian goddess, and Oster, the German equivalent. Eastre was celebrated on the day of the Spring Equinox.

Jesus was crucified at the time of the Passover; based on the timing of the Jewish Passover, coincided with Eastre’s festival.

As pagans were transformed by the Gospel, the Christian celebration took the pagan name. In the year 325, the Nicene Council set the annual observance of Easter on the first Sunday following the full moon after the March equinox (usually March 20 or 21).

Some Christians prefer the name Resurrection Sunday instead of Easter. This avoids any confusion with pagan roots and also exalts the significance of Christ’s death and resurrection above the commercialization of Easter.
https://billygraham.org/answer/is-it-true-that-the-name-easter-is-pagan-in-origin/

>>18899614
>that bunny man
jesus christ how horrifying

>>18899627
>early photos of Elmer Fudd and his younger sister with what would later become Elmer's arch-nemesis

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Red pill me on Easter

>>18899942
This is fucking unsettling and funny.

>>18900079
read the thread teenager

>>18899642
wow i haven't seen this in a long time

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>>18900119
blasts from the past

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>>18899663
Now it all makes sense

>>18899622
>/pol/ makes easter eggs

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Glory to the Goddess Eostre and Her worthy name

Glory to Eostre

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Looking up ol' time Easter cards turned up tons of examples with gnomes in them. Never heard of gnomes and Easter Bunny being in cahoots before.

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????

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>>18901010
These are really cool actually. You made me like Easter even more.

>>18901020
that egg is literally trump

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>>18901023
Someone at Marketing needs to revive the Easter Gnome concept!

are rabbits subtly creepy-looking and I just never noticed before?
I googled "creepy rabbits/cats/dogs/pigs/goats" and the results for rabbits were by far the most creepy-looking. only pigs came close.

>>18901114
Goats look real creepy, but you expect goats to look creepy. I think rabbits come off as so weird since you start with the idea bunnies are nice and then when they're not it's all OMG time.

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>>18899609
HAPPY EASTER FROM THIS BUNNY RABBIT TO YOU!

>>18899732
Stupid fucking faggot, Ted Nugent's a guitar player not a doctor. Nice b8 faggot.