Why has every holiday been commercialized? I guess I can understand Valentine's Day, and Halloween, and maybe even Christmas with Santa Clause. However I can't understand why Easter became a Hallmark holiday.
Easter is a celebration of Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead. He died on the cross to save us from our sins. Every passion week, we remember the pain and the suffering that he went through to give us eternal life. Then on Easter morning, we celebrate his resurrection.
Where did the Easter bunny come from? Seriously... Who was crazy enough to invent a giant rabbit that hops from house to house delivering eggs to small children. And what is the point of decorating eggs? I seriously don't understand.
I don't have any problems with these Easter traditions- my family celebrated them every year. I think that decorating eggs was always fun, and the anticipation of looking for my easter basket was exciting too. I just don't understand how these seemingly random traditions have come to replace the real meaning of Easter.
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I agree with your point. It is rather ridiculous that every holiday has become commercialized by Hallmark.
ReplyDeleteFor your information, the Easter bunny (as we know it now) was essentially a second Santa Claus, where the good kids got colored eggs in their baskets. Of course, it could be linked to pre-christian fertility symbols too. Your choice. As for who was crazy enough...the Germans, naturally.
ReplyDeleteAlso keep in mind that the very name we call it, Easter, is derived from the name of a pagan goddess Eastre or Eostre. Just about every other language names it after the Passover. I think that the fact that we named our Christian high holy day after a pagan goddess to be a slightly bigger issue than commercialization, in my opinion. After all, at least the real reason for the season at least got His own name attached to Christmas.
I always thought that the egg was symbolic of Jesus breaking out of the tomb (or something like that).
ReplyDeleteI agree with your concern over the commercialization of Easter. It seems clear that anybody selling anything wants to get in on the act. About the best I can see in the situation is that most of the attention seems to be directed at young children. Let's hope that the commercialization aspect of this special day never catches on the way Christmas did.
ReplyDeleteI feel ashamed to say that I had always loved these holidays for what they have become rather than what they truly represent. Easter is definitely a time to celebrate but many people are celebrating the Easter bunny.
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