Easter a day rooted in Pagan Traditions

 OK, it is Good Friday,

in which the Church says it is the day Christ was Crucified.

But I believe it to actually to be on a Thursday,

since there were two Sabbath Days that year.

Then that leads to which the Church calls Easter,

which they say is the day that Christ arose from the dead.

I do believe that to be true, that Jesus rose from the dead,

it is, afterall, in scripture.

But I do not believe in the Pagan day of Eostre -

the day of Fertility, Planting a Harvest, and Copulation.

Easter, like most Holidays come from Pagan Roots.

For example - our Christmas traditions of decorating a tree,

of the Yule log in the fire, kissing under the mistletoe,

and even gift giving which Pagans gave to "mythical beings".

Christmas was really the Pagan day of Saturnalia.

A day of Harvest and Sacrifice.

Easter is no exception - it is rooted in Pagan traditions.

IE - the Easter Bunny, Decorating and Hiding an Egg,

and even the food come from Pagan roots.

The Pagan theme is of Light, Life, and Rebirth.

The Early Christian Churches took from that theme

and made it about Jesus' resurrection.

The light of Yahweh shining from heaven,

the life of Jesus' (Yeshua's) goodness on earth,

and the rebirth of Christ, yet to come.

I, like many of you, follow the Christian tradition's taken from the pagans,

I like the Pagan holiday of All Hallows Eve the most, to be honest.

I like the tradition's of Christmas,

and being around family during that time.

And like how they made Easter about Jesus' resurrection.

But I also know the truth of where the traditions come from.

The truth is the traditions are Pagan, not Christian.

~ T.L. Kerofsky, MA Soc, BA Theology