Rant number 99
So once and for all, what is the deal with Easter? The whole thing is swimming up to its neck in confusion.
I get that it is to celebrate Jesus coming back from the dead (happy zombie Jesus day folks) but it seems to go much deeper than that.
I would guess that it had connotations pertaining to the wholehearted arrival of spring, by the time of year. That would also explain the cute and tiny chicks - an ersatz celebration of new life maybe?
These points aside though, I have no idea where the magic Santa-esk rabbit or the confectionary comes in. Maybe when Jesus popped out from his cave, he bestowed magical powers upon a rabbit? I suppose that might work...
As for the chocolate eggs, I'm sure that chocolate was not proccessed and moulded for a thousand years after Jesus died the second time round! Maybe he had some kind of chocolate egg time/space transportation device? That would be cool.
This is the problem with so many of these calendar events. They have been moved to fit with our traditional and pagan festivals, creating a disjointed mess of conflicting traditions and ceremonies.
So what is the deal with Easter? Ideas and suggestions are more than welcome!
Rant over.
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