9 Disturbing Facts About Easter You Wish You Could Un-Read
9 Disturbing Facts About Easter You Wish You Could Un-Read
We're used to seeing Easter as a cute and sunny holiday where we eat chocolate and hide eggs. Little do we know, Easter is NOT the innocent holiday we thought it was. Check out this list of disturbing facts about Easter and try your hardest not to cringe.
We're used to seeing Easter as a cute and sunny holiday where we eat chocolate and hide eggs. Little do we know, Easter is NOT the innocent holiday we thought it was. Check out this list of disturbing facts about Easter and try your hardest not to cringe.
Honestly, what holiday DOESN'T have Pagan roots?? The word "easter" comes from the pagan fertility god's name: Eostre (as does the word "estrogen") who symbolizes birth, renewal and spring.
Early English pagans worshipped rabbits due to their ability to procreate quickly and in high abundance. Legend said that God turns into a giant rabbit at the Spring Equinox which explains the whole "Easter Bunny" thing.
Egyptians believed that the earth was actually hatched from an egg and would bury painted eggs with the deceased loved ones to carry with them into the after life.
Solid chocolate bunnies, though still available today were outlawed in certain states due to children cracking their teeth on the hard chocolate surface. Ouch!
Lamb being a popular choice for Easter dinners is only common because Jews eat it for Passover.
The tradition of opening all the windows and doors in the house on Easter Sunday isn't just for "Spring Cleaning" purposes, it was to clear out any evil spirits lurking in the shadows of your home.
The ancient Sumerians died their Easter eggs red to symbolizes the blood Jesus shed when he was executed.
When Germans immigrated to Sweden during the 2nd World War, they brought the tradition of "The Easter Bunny" with them, things got lost in translation though and the Easter Bunny (Paskharen) got confused with "Easter Wizard" (Paskkarlen) which spawned the strange Swedish tradition of dressing up as a wizard or witch during the spring holiday.
Fake marshmallow peeps made of compressed sponge were used by Nazi hunters in 1982 when they poisoned an ex-Nazi with the treat, rupturing his stomach and killing him. Now that's some sweet revenge!