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| knitnpickinatune |
Posted - Apr 14 2011 : 09:53:57 AM
Our local news reported that school age children can no longer call Easter Eggs "Easter Eggs" in Southern California. They are now to be referred to as "Spring Spheres". My jaw dropped! Eggs are not spheres for one thing and I find this totally ridiculous.
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| sunflowercritters |
Posted - Apr 21 2011 : 04:30:06 AM
I'm with you Heather!! That is the world for you as well.
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| Annab |
Posted - Apr 21 2011 : 03:59:49 AM
If anyone starts messing with the Seder and all that encompasses, I think there might be an uprising.
I wish more Chriastians would use the Passover meal as a part of their traditions. I know it's Jewish. But it really makes you reflect.
So why do Christian religions bear the brunt of all the PC garbage and other religions are given leway. It "ought " to be a 2 way street then, but it isn't and it's very intolerant |
| Alee |
Posted - Apr 18 2011 : 8:30:16 PM
I am so glad that the "renaming craze" hasn't gotten any further than a small local area. I don't think the majority of the US would get on board with that.
Speaking of Easter Eggs- Guess what I bought Nora? I bought her the old stop motion Easter bunny movie. I can't remember what it is titled right now but it has "Old Iron Tail" in it. And we went a little crazy buying her an easter dress this year. She got cute sandals, a dress and white gloves! :)
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| knittingmom |
Posted - Apr 18 2011 : 7:20:49 PM
I thought the pollitically correct set were all about tollerance, how about being tollerant to people who believe in a higher power (God) and their holy days.
Spring spheres is going a little far. Also not too accurate shouldn't they really should have named them spring time oval avian product.
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| AmethystRose |
Posted - Apr 18 2011 : 12:48:17 PM
I wonder if that is because the Last Supper was a Passover meal, and the Jewish calendar was lunar based. |
| knitnpickinatune |
Posted - Apr 18 2011 : 07:55:10 AM
Rosemary I think Easter is the only Christian holiday that uses lunar timing.
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| Ingrid |
Posted - Apr 18 2011 : 07:35:14 AM
I think this is absolutely ridiculous. What is this world coming to when we can't call a decorated egg and easter egg and obviously the kids aren't going to call it anything different. Bizarre. I would question what else the teacher has taken upon themselves to change without consulting anyone first.
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| AmethystRose |
Posted - Apr 18 2011 : 06:11:29 AM
Consider this--the date for the religious observation of Easter is the Sunday after the first full moon of spring. |
| Okie Farm Girl |
Posted - Apr 18 2011 : 05:43:20 AM
Claudia, you read my mind. This morning, I am crafting an email to send to the superintendent with the Gallic/Norse root origins of the word "Easter" that I found at the online dictionary. I'll keep it light, of course, but just thought I'd give them something to think about!!! :-)
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| walkinwalkoutcattle |
Posted - Apr 18 2011 : 03:47:55 AM
So ridiculous. Seriously. I was raised in California, and the stuff that makes the headlines is only the beginning. That state is full of craziness!!!
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| Mumof3 |
Posted - Apr 17 2011 : 12:04:15 PM
If the person who came up with this extraordinally awful idea had a brain, they would know that eggs are not spheres- they are ovoids. I've never seen a chicken pop out a ball.
Loved Mary Beth's answer! Awesome. :)
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| buffypuff |
Posted - Apr 17 2011 : 09:16:31 AM
I've read everyone's contributions, but what do we do about it? Do we take this information and write to these people to whom changed the name? I would be glad to send a note to California (being in WA State)if I knew whom to send it. Maybe it would embarrass the group for not checking their facts as some of you did. Surely some of these folks are as smart as our farmgirls!!
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| knitnpickinatune |
Posted - Apr 17 2011 : 08:01:19 AM
Mary Beth nearly every Christian holiday is placed purposely on a Pagan Sabbat-this was done by the church in medieval times to convert the masses. Christmas is placed on the Winter Solstice or as close as it can get seeing as solstices and equinoxes are never on the same day in any given year. The Winter solstice,or Yule,as I know it,celebrates the rebirth of the Pagan God and heralds the return of warmer weather,all things becoming green again,days becoming longer,life renewed. You can see why the early church chose this time to be the birthday of Christ because of the similarities. Weather permitting,the traditional start to this holiday is to watch the sunrise.
Candalmas was originally "Imbolc" better know as the "Feast of the Waxing Light" Celebrating the Celtic Goddess Brigid,who the Catholic Church turned into "St Brigid",seeing as they couldn't stop the population from worshipping Her,even keeping Her sacred healing wells.
I think it's important that as a people of the planet,we are able to share our spiritual traditions with one another with open-ness and respect for the other,free of feeling the need to be "right". I have participated in Jewish celebrations and so forth feeling honored to be asked to take part in it,even tho I am not Jewish. It's important to share spiritual traditions to prevent misunderstandings or misguided perceptions.
I'm really pleased at how this thread is going-I never guessed it would become as detailed as it is now! 
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| marjean |
Posted - Apr 17 2011 : 07:17:00 AM
Today we commenmorate the death of Jesus and the Lord's evening meal that he commanded his followers to keep doing in remembrance of him. That is where my mind is now and reflecting on what he went through for our sake. It starts after sundown in accord with the Jewish calendar.
I'll talk about this more on my blog since this is not the place to go further.
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| Okie Farm Girl |
Posted - Apr 16 2011 : 8:18:00 PM
I was just remembering growing up outside of D.C. in Silver Springs, MD where our elementary school was a conglomerate of kids from all over the world. Many ambassadors and other dignitaries from other countries lived in our community, as well as military and so my classes were very diverse. I remember in the 4th grade that we played with Dreidels and learned to sing the song and learned to dance the Horah for Jewish holidays. We did Christian plays and sang Christmas songs for Christmas and hunted eggs for Easter, and we learned about other faiths as well. There was a LARGE Jewish community and so it was just assumed that we would honor them. No lawsuits. No offended people. It just was the way it was.
And I'm glad you all got a chuckle from my "research". I think what is a hoot is that the school system has no clue that Easter is actually a pagan ritual and not based on Christianity at all. Actually, it is thought that the Jews began celebrating their "Feast of Weeks" and "Passover" at the same time as the Pagan Easter when they were in captivity in Babylon. The Babylonians were pagans who celebrated the Spring Equinox as Easter. Later on, with the coming of Christ and his death and ressurection at Passover, the tradition continued for the Christian Church. I bet if you asked any of the officials in that school district if they knew that Easter is actually a pagan holiday, they wouldn't know what to say.
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| palmettogirl |
Posted - Apr 16 2011 : 4:49:50 PM
i'm curious.....is the White House still having their traditional Easter Egg hunt this year? frankly, i'm so sick of this stuff.....years ago america was supposed to be a "Melting Pot"....now we're supposed to be a "Salad Bowl"......do any of these idiots know what they are doing? if they want people to be accepting of one anothers beliefs, then why don't they just let everyone celebrate and share their beliefs with others. i'm not saying that you have to force someone else to use your belief but what's the harm in exposing others to something different? |
| MagnoliaWhisper |
Posted - Apr 16 2011 : 4:15:23 PM
I'm hoping my family will be ready for that day Marsha. That's what we study and prepare for. Of course I will never say I am "standing" and can't "fall", as Peter made that mistake, and the Bible says woe to the one saying he is standing for he will be the next to fall. But, I pray and hope that when the day comes my family will be close enough to God's love to stand strong before what ever comes our way and stand on God's side. Just as many had to do not that long ago in Germany during WWII, and are now going through all over the world in such places as Georgia (not the state here in the USA, the country), Russia and many other countries where the government interferes with people's faith, using laws, threats, and prison.
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| marjean |
Posted - Apr 16 2011 : 3:45:12 PM
So, let me ask you this. How would you feel if the government says you can't practice your religion anymore either? The Bible says that time is coming soon! All these things to do with the government against religion are a fulfillment of Bible prophecy.
Will you be able to take your stand on God's side when the majority are against you?
I know my family are ready no matter what they do to us!
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Apr 16 2011 : 3:27:06 PM
Our schools refer to Easter parties as "Spring parties
Easter eggs are Easter eggs.
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| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Apr 16 2011 : 2:44:23 PM
Married to an Iranian who's family lives in southern CA, I can know that there is a huge population of Iranians, Indians (from India) and Chinese there. Since these Americans are not Christian, it is not surprising that their children don't celebrate Easter. As I mentioned in my "holiday" post about the Persian New Year, Nowrooz, Iranians have been decorating "Spring Eggs" for over 3,000 years, way before Christianity started.
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| knitnpickinatune |
Posted - Apr 16 2011 : 09:30:34 AM
I love Mary Beths answer!
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| MrsRooster |
Posted - Apr 15 2011 : 1:13:10 PM
Mary Beth, the sound you just heard is me falling off the computer chair and rolling around on the floor laughing.
This world gets more lost every day. It really is a shame.
HAPPY EASTER!!!!
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| Alee |
Posted - Apr 15 2011 : 07:12:08 AM
Mary Beth- you crack me up! I think the root of the word Easter is very interesting!
I am glad that "Spring Spheres" doesn't seem to be catching on anywhere else! How silly. But I did get a good laugh this morning!
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| Annab |
Posted - Apr 15 2011 : 03:51:25 AM
ONLY IN CALIFORNIA!!
WHAT has this nation become!? |
| batznthebelfry |
Posted - Apr 14 2011 : 4:27:30 PM
You know what if I lived in southern California my kids would call easter eggs easter eggs! No one but no one is ever allowed to tell me what I can teach my children or what I call items...if they say we can't I would see them in court that's for sure...This PC stuff has gone on long enough & I will be damned (sorry can't think of another word to express this) if someone can tell me what I do is PC or not or get on my case about it.....I believe in being respectful but this is just plain stupid in my eyes....I am part Indian but do I throw a fet if someone calls me a white woman?...no because in all honesty it doesn''t matter to me if they know or not....nor do I broadcast it.....Michele'
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