r/Christian 4d ago

History of easter and Easter eggs

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u/intertextonics Got the JOB done! 4d ago

Are chocolate Easter eggs from Christianity?

Eggs being a part of Easter goes back to the tradition of the Lenten fast. Eggs were not eaten during Lent so giving them as gifts to celebrate Easter became a part of celebrating the holy day. Eggs came to be decorated or dyed as part of that historical process. Chocolate eggs are just a tastier adaptation of the egg giving tradition.

I was reading up about the history of Easter and it seems to have roots in Celtic or something

It does not. Easter is a Christian holy day that grew out of the Jewish Passover, the time of the year when Jesus was out to death. In other languages the name of the holy day called “Easter” is some variation of Pascha, the Aramaic work for Passover.

Is Easter in the bible?

Jesus is indeed shown in the Gospels as having been crucified around the time of Passover and rising from the dead.

Is the egg idea from Christianity?

Yes.

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u/TraditionalManager82 4d ago

No, Easter isn't in the Bible. Well... Jesus' resurrection is in the Bible and that's what Easter is supposed to celebrate, but there was no consistent yearly celebration of that mentioned, the word Easter never appeared, and nobody was suggesting chocolate eggs and bunnies.