Do You Celebrate Easter or Just Eat the Eggs?

The resurrection of Christ is what Easter is all about also making it the most essential of all Christian holy days. However, these days the meaning of the holiday is covered by dyed eggs and bunnies. Easter can fall any day between March 22 and April 25 since is occurs the first Sunday following the full moon. Easter is also associated to the Jewish Passover in symbolism and it’s location in the calendar. What’s with Rabbits and eggs and The Easter holiday? Well the bunny is a well know sexual symbol of fertility. Religions affiliated with Babel connect the rabbit with periodicity, both human and lunar. The Mother Goddess Semiramis (Easter) is associated with the moon. Therefore, the Easter bunny represents the Mother Goddess and is related with once a year Spring time fertility rituals worshiping the Mother Goddess. Painted Easter eggs are a part of the festivities too that came from the egg which was a religious symbol among the Babylonians. They assumed that a fantastic size egg fell from heaven into the Euphrates River from which the Goddess Semiramis was born. It makes you wonder how many of us honestly think about the correct meaning of this holiday other than the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It has expanded to be another retail holiday and over commercialized. However, it is a time for families to unite and observe the day. Kids love Easter for the Easter Baskets, candy and most of all the egg hunting which could be enjoyed by the adults as well. Family member that are separated by geography many times send Breakfast Gourmet Gift Basket to their loved ones. Grandma and Grandpa send Filled Easter baskets for children to grandchildren. Daughter and sons might Family Easter Basket to mom and dad and siblings far away. A breakfast gift basket with gourmet goodies to wake up to. Send someone a good morning wake up basket today and they'll feel loved and comforted. Perfect for Easter, Mother's Day, Thank You or Condolence gifts. A box of tea, honey sticks, gourmet cookies, cheese, crackers, jam, scone mix, premium coffee, biscotti, fruit and nut trail mix, a votive candle, cocoa, and chocolates. http://www.basketsbyrita.com/Easter-Gifts_c_40.html