What is the Easter?

Three men died and are at the pearly gates of heaven. St. Peter tells them that they can enter the gates if they can answer one simple question.

St. Peter asks the first man, "WHAT IS EASTER?" The man replies, "Oh, that's easy, it's the holiday in November when everybody gets together, eats turkey, and is thankful..."

"WRONG," replies St. Peter, and proceeds to ask the second man the same question, "WHAT IS EASTER?"

The second man replies, "No, Easter is the holiday in December when we put up a nice tree, exchange presents, and celebrate the birth of Jesus."

St. Peter looks at the second man, shakes his head in disgust, looks at the third man and asks, "WHAT IS EASTER?"

The third man smiles and looks St. Peter in the eye.

"I know what Easter is. Easter is the Christian holiday that coincides with the Jewish celebration of Passover. Jesus and his disciples were eating at the last supper and He was later deceived and turned over to the Romans by one of his disciples. The Romans took Him to be crucified and was stabbed in the side, made Him wear a crown of thorns, and He was hung on a cross. He was buried in a nearby cave which was sealed off by a large boulder. Every year the boulder is moved aside so that Jesus can come out, and if He sees his shadow there will be six more weeks of winter.

Although in Christian countries Easter is celebrated as the religious holiday commemorating the resurrection and ascension into heaven of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the origins of some of the customs are pagan in origin and have nothing to do with Christianity.

The name Easter is thought to come from the Scandinavian Ostra and the Teutonic Eastre both Goddesses of mythology, signifying spring and fertility, whose festival was celebrated on the day of the vernal equinox.

Some traditions associated with the festival remain, such as the Easter Bunny, a symbol of fertility, and coloured Easter eggs, originally painted brightly to represent the sunlight of spring.

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