Some Truth!!!

So I'm over my lady friends house and I helping her kids color Easter eggs after a morning of family prayer and I start to ask myself "do people think that this day is about a bunny and punk ass eggs?". Those who know already act accordingly and for those who don't lets break it down a little. So here it is a brief understanding of the name Easter in the non religious form.

Easter is named for a Saxon goddess who was known by the names of Oestre or Eastre, and in Germany by the name of Ostara. She is a goddess of the dawn and the spring, and her name derives from words for dawn, the shining light arising from the east. Our words for the "female hormone"estrogen derives from her name.

Ostara was, of course, a fertility goddess. Bringing in the end of winter, with the days brighter and growing longer after the vernal equinox, Ostara had a passion for new life. Her presence was felt in the flowering of plants and the birth of babies, both animal and human. The rabbit (well known for its propensity for rapid reproduction) was her sacred animal.

Understand where everything comes from, I don't celebrate "Easter"! Its Resurrection Sunday to me and those who choose to look beyond what they saw and hear... This is a day to spend with loved ones and to thank Jesus for giving his life for us. For all of you who are not Christians then its a Marketing holiday like Valentines day so spend and help the economy grow. We are still in a RECESSION!!

"G"