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Hello
everyone, here we are on Easter Monday so here are five facts about
Easter.................
In
Orthodox
and Eastern Catholic Churches,
eggs are dyed red to represent the blood of Jesus, before being
blessed and distributed to congregants. Now they're mostly just a fun
way to celebrate the springtime season, especially with creative
decorating ideas.
While
Good Friday is a major holiday for all Catholics, only 12 out of the
5 US states
consider
the Friday before Easter an actual federal holiday. Most of the
country will go to work on Good Friday.
The
egg
symbolizes new
life, fertility, and rebirth in many places around the world. Thanks
to the rounded shape, it's also been used as a symbol
of the earth and
our connection with nature.
The
fluffy bunny stems from the Anglo-Saxon
festival of Eastre which
featured a spring goddess who used the rabbit to represent fertility.
It wasn't until Germans settled in Pennsylvania in the 1700s that the
tradition of the bunny that lays eggs came to the states.
Back
in 1933, composer Irving Berlin introduced the Easter
Bonnet into
American pop culture with his ballad "Easter Parade."
Today, it's still one of the most popular songs for the holiday.
The
ornate eggs were called pysankas,
which were made by using wax and dyes. It wasn't until Ukrainian
immigrants came to the U.S. that the colorful custom caught on
Can
you even imagine throwing
an egg in church?
Well, that's exactly what used to happen. The priest would throw a
hard-boiled egg to one of the choir boys, he would continue to toss
it to his peers, and whoever was holding the egg when the clock
struck 12 was the winner and got to keep it.
So many interesting facts about the eggs I learned something new thanks to you
ReplyDeleteThis is my first timereading aout the meaning of eggs in easter
Great post
xx
All interesting regarding the egg.
ReplyDeleteThe only one I knew was the symbolism of the egg.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised that only a handful of States in the US have a Good Friday holiday. Here in Canada it's a holiday for all provinces and territories. Plus Easter Monday is a holiday for many too.
Some new ones to me! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter!
Dearest Jo-Anne,
ReplyDeleteYes in Europe and other places they still celebrate 2nd Easter Day but here in the US it never has been observed, the mail gets delivered etc. A weird feeling and even in 36 years I never got used to not having 2nd Christmas, 2nd Easter and 2nd Pentecost...
Hope you and yours stay safe and that the food supply is still working.
We're worried about the farmers as all restaurants now are closed for an entire month...
THAT might cause an even bigger problem of food-shortages, once the supply chain has to start again...
Hugs,
Mariette
This might have been the 2nd or 3rd Good Friday off in my working career. Last year, I was going to take a day, but I was lead to fast- and work while doing so.
ReplyDeleteWhere was this:
ReplyDeleteCan you even imagine throwing an egg in church? Well, that's exactly what used to happen. The priest would throw a hard-boiled egg to one of the choir boys, he would continue to toss it to his peers, and whoever was holding the egg when the clock struck 12 was the winner and got to keep it.
I enjoyed the facts. I always do. xx
ReplyDeleteMany facts that I do not know about Easter eggs. Happy Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteSince I'm in the US, where most people do work on Good Friday, as you said, I'm surprised to learn that it's a much bigger deal in other countries.
ReplyDeleteSakuranko........Thank you, this mademy day
ReplyDeleteMargaret D........Thank you
Kea.....Me too
Rita.......Same here
Mariette.....Different countries, different traditions
Chris......Tim worked because of the money, it's good pay
Sandie.......Soundedweird to me
Katiie..,....I;m pleased
Nancy ....Me too
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Karen......Here it is the norm to have the Friday, Sunday & Mondasy off