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  • @azertyfun@sh.itjust.works
    45•4 months ago

    Easter is not inherently a christian holiday goddammit. At least not in its popular celebration. Last I checked Jesus didn’t pop eggs from his butt when he resurrected (that we know of) and the preachings of the Easter Bunny are unfortunately not canon in Catholicism.

    To complain about “religious persecution” of profoundly pagan (if not outright heretical depending on who you ask) traditions is… certainly an interesting exercise in religious cognitive dissonance.

    • pancakesEnglish
      42•4 months ago

      Jesus didn’t pop eggs out of his butt, he popped them out of his cloaca like the silly little lizard boy he is.

    • @BallsandBayonets
      12•4 months ago

      Neither is Xmas. Both holidays were co-opted (or stolen) by early Christians to get “the pagans” to convert.

    • @DogWater@lemmy.world
      5•4 months ago

      Easter is not inherently a christian holiday goddammit. At least not in its popular celebration.

      What makes you say that? Easter is now so entrenched with the death and resurrection of christ that it’s origins as a spring festival are pretty well fully divorced from the modern meaning now. The church set the rules for determining Easter Sunday.

      It’s on Sunday every year, the day Christians go to church specifically to celebrate the resurrection.

      https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/03/30/why-easter-celebrated-eggs-bunny-rabbits/73108158007/

      This article interview talked to a professor from Notre Dame that goes over a ton of this and the significance of eggs.

      • @azertyfun@sh.itjust.works
        6•4 months ago

        The Catholic Church: Co-opts a pagan holiday and re-brands it

        Two millennia of tradition: Mix pagan imagery with Christian imagery

        Nonbelievers: Co-opt it back without the explicitly Christian imagery

        You: Nooooooo it’s religious!

        The Church has had an iron fist over much of my continent for near two millenia, so of course you can find a religious tie for every holiday (except the First of May probably). However my family is almost completely non believing and we’ve always celebrated Christmas and Easter, with Coca-Cola Santa and no Mass. Why this laic co-optation is so controversial I will never understand.

      • @can@sh.itjust.works
        3•4 months ago

        Sure, but for my childhood it was about being with family, getting chocolate, finding eggs, and maybe getting a spring jacket.

        And as an adult it’s still just chocolate and a nice meal with family. So while it does mean Jesus to those who believe in that stuff it also means something else to a lot of us.