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Why are eggs related to Easter celebrations? 8 Articles

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    by Ruth Woodhouse

    Christians traditionally recognize Easter as a festival in honour and celebration of the atoning work of Jesus on the cross and His resurrection from death on the Sunday morning. Whilst the original Easter festivities and ...read more

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    by Marlon Wade

    The question itself begs another question: what does Easter have to do with Messiah? Easter, in its origins and adaptations through the ages, remains pagan as illustrated by its very name. Is "Easter" something Jesus or Hi...read more

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    by Stephen Macaulay

    I have always thought of the Easter egg as a symbol for the birth and resurrection. The egg is the birth or new birth and the empty egg being the empty tomb, therefore the resurrection. therefore with Christ's resurrection...read more

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    by Andrew Browers

    When cultures across the world were being Christianized, the locals often parted ways with certain beliefs or practices with great reluctance. Hence, the two sort of ended up mashed together in a number of interesting ways...read more

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    by Flourfingers

    One of the problems with this discussion is that the Easter we have now is fairly ambiguous as to what it stands for. As a result, I think, it's fairly easy to say that just because the Christian Church started to celebrat...read more

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    by Rose Petals

    We celebrate Easter to celebrate the risen Christ. One of the most tragic and unfortunate things to happen in Christianity(in my opinion) is the correlation between ancient pagan holidays and rituals and the placement of C...read more

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    by Will Robinson

    I am sorry to tell you but they just are not in the Bible, and just because you see no harm is no reason to go along with the many who yell crucify him.If you do not know our Lord was born of a virgin,now stop and think ...read more

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    by Lyle Lloyd

    Which Came First By: L.G. Lloyd When considering the relationship between eggs and Easter, its hard not to have the trig-ht question: which came first the chicken or the egg? The answer is of course the chicken cam...read more

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