Spring has officially sprung and Easter is here! I can almost hear the Easter bunny on his way! Between the flowers blooming, the birds chirping, and the renewed energy that comes from spring cleaning and sunshine after an especially dreary winter, nothing can beat the start of spring. Plus, it means that summer isn't too far off! And while the onslaught of chocolate bunnies is a welcome part of the Easter season, it's important to remember that Easter is about so much more than sweets and dyed eggs, as fun as those traditions are. For me though it's about family time.
I had to share these cute photos of my younger two with the decorated door and their Easter bonnets I took today! My eldest wouldn't pose as she's far too cool of course! The awkward age where you're still a child but wanting more independence.
The original meaning of Easter - The naming of the celebration as “Easter” seems to go back to the name of a pre-Christian goddess in England, Eostre, who was celebrated at beginning of spring. The only reference to this goddess comes from the writings of the Venerable Bede, a British monk who lived in the late seventh and early eighth century.
"The story behind Easter Bunny is that the symbol was the rabbit because of the animal's high reproduction rate. Spring also symbolized new life and rebirth; eggs were an ancient symbol of fertility. According to History.com, Easter eggs represent Jesus' resurrection. The first Easter Bunny legend was documented in the 1500s.
Easter is a very old word."
"Another theory is that the English word Easter comes from an older German word for east, which comes from an even older Latin word for dawn. In spring, dawns mark the beginning of days that will outlast the nights, and those dawns erupt in the east. So that tale is tidy, too."
(Sourced from Time.com has loadsa info on there)
What the Bible Says About Easter:
1 Peter 1:3: "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." 1 Corinthians 15:21: "For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man."
