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Therefore it seeks to associate Easter with mere material and earthly things, and thus attempts to draw away the hearts and minds of the believers from the true joy of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Thus the world associates Easter with the Easter egg, the Easter bunny, associations w
It comes from Eostre, an ancient Anglo Saxon goddess who represented light or spring. In pagan times an annual spring festival was held in her honor, to the Norsemen, Easter meant the season of the rising (growing) sun. Also the ancient Assyrians, Babylonians, Phoenicians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Rom
In a broad sense, Easter is not merely the observance of one day, or of one season of the resurrection, and is full of pictures to remind us of it. Are we so busy that we fail to see them? Let us pause many times in the rush that living in the present day has become: pause, I say, to drink in the be
Of all the religious holidays that we celebrate throughout the year, Easter stands out as the most impressive. It is with good reason that we spend the Lenten season in preparation for it and continue to recall it in the Sundays following. Easter remains untarnished by the tinsel and frivolous gaiet
Once again the day draws near when the Church shall celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. The world looks on Easter as a holiday when they must wear new outfits. On Easter, as on other church holidays, many go to church just because it is a church holiday, as Christmas is. They do not
Easter is the time of new garments. Fifth Avenue in New York has its Easter Parade: Los Angeles has a similar show of new finery and spring array. Every church building on Easter will offer its display of new hats and coats and other things. Garment, new garments! Many of them. Thousands upon thousa
And needless to say, the real joy of Easter, therefore, does not consist in the displaying of gifts, and flowers and pretty Easter togs, for these have nothing to do with the meaning of this day, and generally they serve only to hide its true significance. Instead, it consists in glorying in the r
The name Easter has a heathenish sound, and makes one think of easter-eggs and easter-bonnets and the like, and of a superficial view that confuses the resurrection of Christ with the beginning of new life in nature. On that day we remember that our Lord Jesus Christ was raised from the dead, and th
April is the month of Spring as well as April showers which bring May flowers. April is the month for Easter Sunday. Some churches hold a “sunrise service” on Easter Sunday. There are the worldly innovations during Easter such as the Easter bunny, chocolate coconut Easter eggs, jelly beans, and yell