Modern Passover symbols, egg and bunny, are accepted worldwide. The word Easter, by the passage of time, came to us, through the culture of Anglo-Saxon myth of spring, Eostre, derived from the Babylonian Ishtar. Others attribute its origin to Eostur parties, celebrating the return of spring, also an ancient Babylonian tradition.
Many centuries ago the Syrians, Trojans and Nordic gathered in the hills at dawn to celebrate the return of spring sunshine.
The egg, meaning first, the origin of everything, opened the way for other traditions. It is present in ancient mythology, in the religions of the East, the folk traditions and a large part of Christendom. According to some, the tradition of Easter eggs in the celebration came to the West from ancient Egypt, and according to others through the Germanic peoples of the Baltic region.
In the Middle Ages, Europeans adopted the Chinese custom of decorating eggs, which were boiled and colored, and giving to friends in celebration of spring as a reminder of continual renewal of life. Coloring eggs became fine art. They were cooked with vegetable dyes until set. The fruit of gorse provided the color yellow, and beet, the red color.
In the eighteenth century, the Roman Catholic Church officially adopted the egg as a symbol of the resurrection of Christ, sanctifying themselves in this way using an originally pagan, and stacks of colored eggs began to be blessed before distributed to the faithful.
The rabbit as a symbol of fertility, appeared around 1215 in France, deriving also from the Babylonian mysteries. A mixture of pagan mythology with Christian symbology organized.
From 1928, when the cocoa began to be industrialized on a large scale, decorated chicken eggs were replaced by chocolate, and so continues the ancient pagan custom of giving chicken eggs at Easter.
In 1951, Pope Pius XII introduced changes in the feast of Easter in an attempt to restore to him the religious splendor, transferring the service that was celebrated on Easter Saturday - when "Knit Judas" - to midnight, in the passage to called Holy Saturday. From the month of November, Romanism still imposes the faithful in preparation for the party, through penance, is considered of great value in preparing the people.
In the presence of the Law, the israelites should, by eating the paschal lamb, turn their thoughts to the facts that led to the release of their fathers from Egyptian slavery, renew the vows of fidelity to the Lord and also envision in the future sufferings and the glories the Messiah, of whom Moses wrote:
Many centuries ago the Syrians, Trojans and Nordic gathered in the hills at dawn to celebrate the return of spring sunshine.
The egg, meaning first, the origin of everything, opened the way for other traditions. It is present in ancient mythology, in the religions of the East, the folk traditions and a large part of Christendom. According to some, the tradition of Easter eggs in the celebration came to the West from ancient Egypt, and according to others through the Germanic peoples of the Baltic region.
In the Middle Ages, Europeans adopted the Chinese custom of decorating eggs, which were boiled and colored, and giving to friends in celebration of spring as a reminder of continual renewal of life. Coloring eggs became fine art. They were cooked with vegetable dyes until set. The fruit of gorse provided the color yellow, and beet, the red color.
In the eighteenth century, the Roman Catholic Church officially adopted the egg as a symbol of the resurrection of Christ, sanctifying themselves in this way using an originally pagan, and stacks of colored eggs began to be blessed before distributed to the faithful.
The rabbit as a symbol of fertility, appeared around 1215 in France, deriving also from the Babylonian mysteries. A mixture of pagan mythology with Christian symbology organized.
From 1928, when the cocoa began to be industrialized on a large scale, decorated chicken eggs were replaced by chocolate, and so continues the ancient pagan custom of giving chicken eggs at Easter.
In 1951, Pope Pius XII introduced changes in the feast of Easter in an attempt to restore to him the religious splendor, transferring the service that was celebrated on Easter Saturday - when "Knit Judas" - to midnight, in the passage to called Holy Saturday. From the month of November, Romanism still imposes the faithful in preparation for the party, through penance, is considered of great value in preparing the people.
In the presence of the Law, the israelites should, by eating the paschal lamb, turn their thoughts to the facts that led to the release of their fathers from Egyptian slavery, renew the vows of fidelity to the Lord and also envision in the future sufferings and the glories the Messiah, of whom Moses wrote:
"The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him." Deuteronomy 18:15
In the Supper the contingencies are others. The believer brings to memory the Christ on the cross, the double condition of priest and victim, to shed innocent blood cleansing from all sin. And not only that, but looking back on the past, devotes again his life in the present and looks forward to the future, enjoying in advance the fulfillment of these words:
"I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father's kingdom." Matthew 26:29
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