Joys in Life

I was updating my blogs with easter greetings graphics and i realized that mostly easter greetings got bunny and eggs.  I then thought – why eggs for easter?  Thanks to google, it redirected me to several sites but i only clicked on one. And here’s an excerpt of what i read:

Despite claims being made that Easter Eggs were originally pagan symbols, there is no solid evidence for this. It was not until the 18th Century that Jakob Grimm theorised a putative pagan connection to Easter Eggs with a goddess of his own whom he named Ostara, a suggested German version of Eostre.

At the Passover Seder, a hard-boiled egg dipped in salt water symbolizes both new life and the Passover sacrifice offered at the Temple in Jerusalem. The ancient Persians painted eggs for Nowrooz, their New Year celebration falling on the Spring Equinox. This tradition has continued every year on Nowrooz since ancient times.

In Christian times, the egg was a symbol of new life just as a chick might hatch from the egg. The Easter egg tradition may have celebrated the end of the privations of Lent. In the Medieval Europe, eggs were forbidden during Lent as well as other traditional fast days. During the strict Lenten fast of forty days no eggs were eaten. It was traditional to use up all of the household’s eggs before Lent began, which established the tradition of Pancake Day. This was because, in Christian times, the egg was a symbol of new life just as a chick might hatch from the egg. Eggs were viewed as symbols of new life and fertility through the ages. It is believed that for this reason many ancient cultures, including the Ancient Egyptians, Persians, and Romans, used eggs during their spring festivals. In Eastern Christianity, both meat and dairy are still prohibited during the fast, and eggs are seen as “dairy” (a foodstuff that could be taken from an animal without shedding its blood). That is the reason why eggs laid during that time were often boiled or otherwise preserved.

It was during Easter that the consumption of eggs resumed after the strict Lenten fast. Eggs were thus a mainstay of Easter meals, and a prized Easter gift for children and servants. And this is probably the reason why eggs came to be associated with Easter. continue reading here.

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I watched the other day the Ten Commandments.  It was being replayed by GMA 7.   The  general scenes were very familiar but there were also some scenes that is worth remembering again.    I guess this time, i watched the movie with a more open mind that the previous times.  I then began to asked why did Pharoah hardened his heart so much that it still took the death of his son to let the people of Israel go.  I also discovered that his Egyptian mom (adoptive mother) went with the multitude of  Israeliates when they left Egypt that day.   I also began to wonder why did Pharoah have to stay behind  at the bank of the  Red Sea while the rest of his soldiers pursued the Israelites into the Red Sea.

Well well, this is all for now.  I think I am going to follow nightly the teleserye Agua Bendita.   I wish i can also watch Brothers & Sisters in Studio 23.