Easter is just around the cornor,?
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A stuffed Easter bunny , plastic colored eggs, baby toys, and suckers.
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I will do an Irish jig and go look for this rabbit\n\n\nhttp://www.daylon.com/easter/
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easter is the day that jesus ressurected and people celebrate it to honor that.  its the day that lint is over and most (religious) people go to church.  the whole easter egg thing probably began because eggs symbolize life and whatnot and somewhere in the past it turned into a hunt for children to do.  and easter is always celebrated on the 3rd sunday of april.  the wednesday before is passover and the friday before is good friday.
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My church is having Easter service the Saturday before Easter for the members and on Easter Sunday all of the nonmembers are invited to come to our church. Happy Easter to you too!
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Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus, If Jesus has not resurrected our faith would be vain.
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it depends on the theme - thansgiving or easter etc...
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its easter bunny magic
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The day Easter is is determined this way.  Easter always falls on the first Sunday following the First full moon after the spring equinox.
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Actually, the Easter Bunny has everything to do with Easter. \n\nEaster is derived from an ancient Germanic name for the month of April, Eostremonat--or rather Eostre Month, in dedication to the goddess Eostre. Eostre, or Ostara was a German goddess of fertility and her return was marked by the coming of spring and the sun. The Ost in her name refers to the East--the rising of the sun. The rebirth of the day and the rebirth of the spring were her specialties, and her celebrations occured during the vernal equinox--the first day of spring. Of course calendar dates have gotten juggled about for quite a few different reasons over time and now April is no longer where it once was on the calendar at what is now March 21st.\n\nThe rabbit was a traditional symbol of the goddess because of its great fertility, and the fact that the coming of spring marked the time when all of the little bunnies were seen starting to be born.\n\nWhen Christianity became the predominant religion it was an easy transition to introduce the rebirth of the Christ figure into the already extant birth and rebirth tradition. Old ways die hard, and the bunny stuck around. \n\nAlthough there are several explanations for the eggs the Easter bunny brings, (other than eggs are another traditional symbol of birth/rebirth) the most likely is that eggs were forbidden during the fast of lent, and were decorated and eaten in abundance to mark the end of the fast.\n\nGerman protestants although breaking with Roman Catholocism liked the egg tradition and kept it. And when German immigrants came to America, they brought with them the traditions of the Osterhase (Easter hare) and his eggs.\n\nInasmuch as Christianity has stolen the ancient goddess' name for their own holiday, it seems only fitting that its original mascot still puts in an appearance each year.
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God bless you, hope you have a blessed easter.
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nope. Easter is a religious holiday. The 1st Amendment prevents the State from recognizing one religion over another.
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Easter comes from a pagan celebration for the coming of spring.(early christians adopted the celebration so more pagans would become christian).  the rabbit symbolized fertility along with eggs.  I have no clue where the whole chocolate thing came from.
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Easter is based in part on the Hebrew calendar, which uses the lunar cycle, rather than the solar cycle used in the West.  Therefore, the date of Easter will fluctuate throughout the solar year, similar to the way the Chinese new year does, which is also based on a lunar calendar.
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Because Easter is a Moveable Feast - it isn't celebrated on one particular date.
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Easter Sunday is April 16 this year.
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Easter 2013\nWhen is Easter in the year 2013?\n\nWell, officially Easter Sunday 2013 will be:\n\nSunday 31 March 2013\nThat is according to the Western Catholic Church.\n\nThe Eastern Orthodox Church will celebrate Easter on the 5th May 2013 which is a particularly late Easter..
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Traditionally, no matter the country, it is Easter Sunday.  The bunny is supposed to come on Sat night and the kids wake up to Easter Eggs and baskets on Sunday.