tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post6342293415833287546..comments2024-01-07T05:28:45.522-08:00Comments on Thmazing's Thutopia: Have yourself a very pagan EasterTh.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-73146176970602408622007-04-09T10:12:00.000-07:002007-04-09T10:12:00.000-07:00.How about life-size chocolate starter trees for A....<BR/><BR/>How about life-size chocolate starter trees for Arbor Day?Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-9685818315756227392007-04-09T00:45:00.000-07:002007-04-09T00:45:00.000-07:00I totally agree re Easter vs Christmas. Christmas ...I totally agree re Easter vs Christmas. Christmas is special, but from some angles it's also a birthday party and the playful side of it doesn't bother me so much. Easter is so much more sacred, and it has to me the feeling that I imagine Yom Kippur inspires in Jewish people. It's a time for introspection, renewal, appreciation. I'm not adverse to a non-Valentine's holiday involving chocolate, but it shouldn't be Easter. The only thing that reconciles me to that part of it is when people at least leave the fun to the celebratory part of Easter. Chocolate on Good Friday is just naughty.<BR/><BR/>Still, even atheists love Easter in Australia. Here it's a four day weekend, because the Friday and Monday are public holidays.choshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724444970503533654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-58980264164150112362007-04-07T10:32:00.000-07:002007-04-07T10:32:00.000-07:00.Haha! That's the weirdest resurrection metaphor I....<BR/><BR/>Haha! That's the weirdest resurrection metaphor I've ever heard of!Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-29743955707143289652007-04-07T03:06:00.000-07:002007-04-07T03:06:00.000-07:00We were Saturday easter people too. My parents did...We were Saturday easter people too. My parents didn't like the way we acted on easter Sunday with all that candy in us. Oh yeah, and there was the time they gave us sugar-free candy to mitigate the sugar high and we all ended up puking our guts out. That might have contributed too.Mrs. Hass-Barkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07410372564594385895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-22092930989950612472007-04-05T18:07:00.000-07:002007-04-05T18:07:00.000-07:00.And evil..<BR/><BR/>And evil.Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-53477254566919729622007-04-05T17:01:00.000-07:002007-04-05T17:01:00.000-07:00One problem with Sunday baskets is this: they usua...One problem with Sunday baskets is this: they usually have candy in them and Easter has been known to fall on fast Sunday more than once. Sick and wrong to do that to a child and/or their parents.Celia Marie (W.) B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16484176433038759287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-77022965884443740282007-04-04T19:37:00.000-07:002007-04-04T19:37:00.000-07:00.I can't watch Easter Dream, unfortunately, as I w....<BR/><BR/>I can't watch Easter Dream, unfortunately, as I was forcefed Punky Brewster as a child.Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-47677147754410621362007-04-04T19:30:00.000-07:002007-04-04T19:30:00.000-07:00Weird and wrong. On so many levels. I quite agree ...Weird and wrong. On so many levels. I quite agree with you. We always color eggs on Saturday and do Easter baskets early Sunday morning, usually with something Christian in them (or all church stuff on occasion) and then we watch Easter Dream and other church movies after Church.Katriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639116698511038062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-41579385942268974392007-04-04T09:00:00.000-07:002007-04-04T09:00:00.000-07:00I am a great proponent of leaving the commercializ...I am a great proponent of leaving the commercialization totally out of Easter and celebrating it for the glorious event that it is. <BR/><BR/>I do give my kids a little bit of candy, but we don't do any of the other stuff. Christmas is enough, I think.daltongirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307904950109679631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-46491757165772291442007-04-03T19:49:00.000-07:002007-04-03T19:49:00.000-07:00Oh yes foxyj, my mom always sewed us a new dress f...Oh yes foxyj, my mom always sewed us a new dress for Easter. I loved that.Celia Marie (W.) B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16484176433038759287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-52694011437963850002007-04-03T18:59:00.000-07:002007-04-03T18:59:00.000-07:00Amen! My mom was the weird one who would buy one C...Amen! My mom was the weird one who would buy one Cadbury egg and cut it into pieces for each of us. I liked our tradition of receiving new church clothes for Easter Sunday, since it emphasizes the whole church aspect and it's nice to have new spring clothes. <BR/><BR/>I'm pretty much against the commercialization of anything and I hate the fact that most holidays have just been turned into "buy a load of cheap crap" fests.FoxyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17950095008611661757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-67195057205725293222007-04-03T17:04:00.000-07:002007-04-03T17:04:00.000-07:00.Maybe I got the idea from you, then.And Cicada--D....<BR/><BR/>Maybe I got the idea from you, then.<BR/><BR/>And Cicada--DON'T TAKE SACRIFICE TOO FAR.Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-1238844330039692532007-04-03T16:18:00.000-07:002007-04-03T16:18:00.000-07:00We always did our easter egg hunting and candy rec...We always did our easter egg hunting and candy receiving on Saturday. Never ever did we do it on Sunday that I can remember. I prefer it that way.Celia Marie (W.) B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16484176433038759287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-56469450249807904672007-04-03T14:27:00.000-07:002007-04-03T14:27:00.000-07:00I believed in Santa, but my parents never tried to...I believed in Santa, but my parents never tried to fool us into thinking that the Easter Bunny or the Tooth Fairy were real. I like your idea of switching the days for the pagan and commercialistic activities. Because if you cut those out entirely, you'd be missing out on some of the best candy out there! Although going a year without Creme eggs and mini eggs might teach me a thing or two about sacrifice...Cicadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14992280321382438701noreply@blogger.com