Easter is a "movable feast" that was intended to follow the first full moon of the vernal equinox
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Origin of Easter
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The bible doesn't contain the only resurrection that Easter is associated with. "The descent of Inanna" is an ancient Sumerian legend explaining of spring and rebirth through the resurrection of a dei
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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, where Jesus' tomb was thought to be, was built on top of the site where one of the temples of Aphrodite had been
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Easter bunnies are the remnants of a northern Pagan celebration worshipping Eostre, the Saxon goddess of spring. The rabbit was her symbol
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The Easter Bunny also has its roots in ancient Egypt where it was seen as a symbol of fertility. The Easter Bunny as we know it is a German invention called Oschter Haws, originating sometime during t
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Easter Eggs are believed to be a symbol of rebirth. Decorating eggs is thought to date back to the 13th century when King Edward I had hundreds of eggs coloured and decorated with gold leaf to give to
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Originating in Slavic nations, especially in the Ukraine, are the Pysanka eggs. In folklore they're believed to ward off evil spirits and bad luck. Under Soviet rule this art form was banned but fortu
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More fortunate since legend states if the Pysanka cease to be created, the world will be destroyed by a giant serpent
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The first chocolate bunnies originated in Germany in the mid 1800s and the hollowed chocolate bunny is actually the result of WWII rationing
