Facts you probabilly didn't know about Easter!


Why is easter called easter?

The fact of the matter is no one knowsfor sure, but our best bet comes from Bede ("The Venerable"), a late-seventh-century historian and scholar fromAnglo-Saxon England. He says Easter's name comes from the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre, associated with spring and fertility, and celebrated around the vernal equinox. So there you go. As Christmas was moved to coincide with (and supplant) the pagan celebration of winter, Easter was likely moved to coincide and replace the pagan celebration of spring.



How is the date of Easter determined and why does it change every year?



 At the heart of the matter lies a very simple explanation. Easter is a movable feast because the earliest believers in the church of Asia Minor wished to keep the observance of Easter correlated to the Jewish Passover. The death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ happened after the Passover, so followers wanted Easter to always be celebrated subsequent to the Passover.



Why do we have Easter eggs?

 A lot of us may chomp on chocolate eggs at Easter, but originally eating eggs was not allowed by the church during the week leading up to Easter (known as Holy Week).

So any eggs laid that week were saved and decorated to make them 'Holy Week eggs', then given to children as gifts.


Why are Easter eggs made of chocolate?

The first chocolate eggs appeared in France and Germany in the 19th century but were bitter and hard.


They very quickly became popular and remain popular today.


What's the Easter Bunny then?




The story of the Easter Bunny is thought to have become common in the 19th century.



He doesn't do all the work alone though. In Switzerland, Easter eggs are delivered by a cuckoo, and by a fox in parts of Germany.


That is it guys! I hope you all greatly enjoy this holiday, regardless of your religion!







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