Easter falls on the first Sunday AFTER the first full moon AFTER
spring equinox. So, if the full moon comes right after the first day of spring,
we get an early Easter. If the full moon comes right before (it happened yesterday),
Easter will come later. I’m fine with that. By April 17, my lawn just might be ready
for an Easter egg hunt. And by then, the weather might be fine enough for me to
want one. Easter is a melting-pot holiday. The name comes from the Anglo-Saxon Oestre,
goddess of dawn, light and fertility. The bunny comes from Germany (where rabbits
are a symbol of fertility and spring), and the tradition of decorating eggs –
called pysanka – is from Ukraine. I was reading about Easter traditions and
discovered one I’d like to adopt. In Southern Germany, they eat pretzels at
this time of year, because they look like arms folded in prayer. I’ll have mine
with mustard.
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