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Happy Easter

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As is Christmas and Holloween and "Ring Around the Rosy" and Thor's day (Thursday), and Sunday and Moon day (Monday), and many other pagan customs assimilated into the influential Roman Catholic Church.

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Originally posted by @romans1009
How so?

“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

(John 14:6)

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the w ...[text shortened]... dy, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”

(John 3:16-18)
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil,
of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good,
to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
For there is no respect of persons with God.
(Romans 2:9-11 KJV)

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How about the Lord's supper?

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Originally posted by @secondson
How about the Lord's supper?
dive only celebrates St. Patrick’s Day. Instead of drinking six gallons of lager, he drinks 10.

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Originally posted by @rajk999
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil,
of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good,
to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
For there is no respect of persons with God.
(Romans 2:9-11 KJV)
You consistently deny the power of God’s Holy Spirit.

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Yes there is nothing special about Easter per se. But I have no problem with people setting aside a few days to ponder upon the crucifixion and resurrection and the impact that those events have upon their lives.

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Easter for the Orthodox is April 8th.

It is called Pascha. Pascha literally is from the word "Passover." Latin speakers use a similar word to Pascha.

Your Germanic language etymologies are utterly irrelevant.

The "egg" is used rather universally only because you are literally holding life. E.g., we are celebrating the ressurrection of Christ.

The Early Christians celebrated this on the exact day because it is known in the Bible that it was during Passover; the date of Easter is more certain than the date of Christmas in this regard.

It is inappropriate for Christians to talk about "Easter" as a pagan holiday. Indeed, it is pretty absurd.

Sure, there are aspects of the celebration that are not native to the Jewish or early Christians, but that is like saying that incorporating any amount of local custom or symbolism into the holiday is forbidden. That is also highly inappropriate.