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Spring- Symbolism Part 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Easter \u2013 Life and Fertility<\/h1>\n

As a child growing up in a home with some rituals and traditions, yet not strict in religion gave me a sense of belonging, and freedom with safety. \u00a0Weeks before Easter, my grandmother would start preparation for a week long family gatherings. Huge basket filled with colored eggs, baking her traditional \u2018Kahka\u2019 (form of cookie) and hours of making \u2018Kouftah\u2019 \u00a0(traditional Lebanese food) with one \u2018silver coin\u2019 hidden in one \u2013 for good luck!<\/p>\n

Today, the meaning of the many different customs observed during Easter Sunday have been buried with time.\u00a0In one way or another all the customs are a \u201csalute to spring\u201d marking re-birth. The white Easter lily has come to capture the glory of the holiday. Some say the word Easter is derived from Eostre (also known as Ostara), an ancient Anglo-Saxon Goddess. She symbolized the rebirth of the day at dawn and the rebirth of life in the spring. A festival was held in her honor every year at the vernal equinox. People celebrate Easter according to their beliefs and their religious denominations. Christians commemorate Good Friday as the day that Jesus Christ died and Easter Sunday as the day that He was resurrected.<\/p>\n

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Today on Easter Sunday, many children and some adults (rituals) hunt for the decorated eggs hidden by the Easter Bunny. \u00a0Neighborhoods and organizations hold Easter egg hunts, and the child who finds the most eggs wins a prize. The Easter Bunny is a rabbit-spirit. Long ago, he was called the \u201cEaster Hare\u201d, hares and rabbits have frequent multiple births so they became a symbol of fertility. The custom of an Easter egg hunt began because children believed that hares laid eggs in the grass. The Romans believed that \u201cAll life comes from an egg.\u201d Christians consider eggs to be \u201cthe seed of life\u201d and so they are symbolic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Why we dye, or color, and decorate eggs is not certain. In medieval Europe, beautifully decorated eggs were given as gifts.<\/p>\n

We now know that many of our patterns, behaviors and habits are formed due to our past, family history \u2013 foods we ate or songs we sang. They are ingrained into our subconscious mind, where they are held intact for recall (the good ones, as well as the not so good ones). \u00a0How and what we keep, modify or change, is very much a conscious choice! May You celebrate all that you are!<\/p>\n

Live Prosperously \u2013 You matter<\/p>\n

Liza<\/em><\/p>\n

Post #3 of Symbols and Renewal: the Armenian Genocide \u2013 100 years ago<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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