Do You Really Know Easter????

I know.. this is coming late and after the fact. But an opinion to the Rapid City Journal which stated that Easter has been celebrated for 2,006 years, I was skeptical about that. Adding the fact that the modern calender did not start the minute after Jesus was assassinated. Do Gooder Christians think they know what they are talking about when quoting scripture or anything religious.

Okay, a question.... Why would the rest of the world keep time with the death of a man that most religions don't believe is the son of God? So, in essence, the modern calender really isn't based on the death of Jesus. I think the Do Gooder Christians think that for the shear superiority of it. Anywhoo...

The celebration of Easter isn't even a Christian one. Passover maybe because it was used from the Jews. Christians believe that Easter revolves around Christ because that was told to thier parents and so on and so on. Easter isn't even mentioned in the book so many people seem to know everything about. There is no definitive date to mark the death of Christ. They (early Christians) used the Vernal equinox because most other non Christian religions have a celebration at this time for the arrival of spring. The celebration of the arrival of spring means what was once dormant, comes alive again, ie: ressurected.

The celebration of Easter actually is pagen in origin. The celebration of a pagen queen whose name translated into Easter. I hate to rain on the proverbial Christian parade but.... it's pouring on this one.

Eric