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I don't know your protocols.
I am a Christian, and things mentioned on this page seem almost totally Catholic (and maybe some Orthodox religions, and Lutheran churches go part way on these subjects), but not Christian at all.
Most Christians do not celebrate Passover, Pentecost (those are Jewish holidays), Lent, or Ash Wednesday. We don't know Pasha, whatever that is. We don't fast, and we don't do penance. Again, these are Catholic things, which the Bible does not tell us to copy. In fact, we were told in the beginning to not celebrate days, especially not Easter or Christmas. (Galatians 4:9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? 4:10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.) Instead, Christians celebrate Jesus every day.
It would be much better to just call Easter a holiday celebrated by Catholics and some other faiths but leave most Christians out. Even some of the pictures seem Catholic or Orthodox. Many Christian churches don't even have a cross so that we don't start worshipping that. We also do not worship Mary or any saints (we Christians are all saints). Christian baptism must be by immersion. Catholics stopped doing that hundreds of years ago because one man was too sick to get in the water. We also don't worship a pope nor confess to a priest. Also, the Church is the bride of Christ. That means Christians, not nuns. Christians and Catholics are like oil and water.
If you have questions, I am ChristianLady5151 ChristianLady5151 ( talk) 03:26, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
I think you forgot to add it’s pagan origins. This is 100% bias & should’ve been fact checked before posting. 2601:58B:4600:6900:867:6ADC:310F:8189 ( talk) 03:01, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
@ Indyguy, you deleted my sentence in the paragraph about pre-Christian custom because you said "...that theory about the feast for Eostre was put forward only by Bede with no corroborating evidence from other sources, and that it is one of several theories as to the origin of the name." I thought this was supposed to be an encyclopedia, and this seems an unbiased addition. The Eostre page contains arguments made by historians/anthropologists for and against the idea that Easter is derived from Eostre/Ostara as a practice or word.
Do you also believe this sentence on the same page should be deleted, since it is only one of several theories:
Or this:
Or on the Eostre page:
Captchacatcher ( talk) 15:18, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
The word "Easter" comes from the Anglo-Saxon spring festival called Eostre. Easter replaced the pagan festival of Eostre.
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I don't know your protocols.
I am a Christian, and things mentioned on this page seem almost totally Catholic (and maybe some Orthodox religions, and Lutheran churches go part way on these subjects), but not Christian at all.
Most Christians do not celebrate Passover, Pentecost (those are Jewish holidays), Lent, or Ash Wednesday. We don't know Pasha, whatever that is. We don't fast, and we don't do penance. Again, these are Catholic things, which the Bible does not tell us to copy. In fact, we were told in the beginning to not celebrate days, especially not Easter or Christmas. (Galatians 4:9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? 4:10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.) Instead, Christians celebrate Jesus every day.
It would be much better to just call Easter a holiday celebrated by Catholics and some other faiths but leave most Christians out. Even some of the pictures seem Catholic or Orthodox. Many Christian churches don't even have a cross so that we don't start worshipping that. We also do not worship Mary or any saints (we Christians are all saints). Christian baptism must be by immersion. Catholics stopped doing that hundreds of years ago because one man was too sick to get in the water. We also don't worship a pope nor confess to a priest. Also, the Church is the bride of Christ. That means Christians, not nuns. Christians and Catholics are like oil and water.
If you have questions, I am ChristianLady5151 ChristianLady5151 ( talk) 03:26, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
I think you forgot to add it’s pagan origins. This is 100% bias & should’ve been fact checked before posting. 2601:58B:4600:6900:867:6ADC:310F:8189 ( talk) 03:01, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
@ Indyguy, you deleted my sentence in the paragraph about pre-Christian custom because you said "...that theory about the feast for Eostre was put forward only by Bede with no corroborating evidence from other sources, and that it is one of several theories as to the origin of the name." I thought this was supposed to be an encyclopedia, and this seems an unbiased addition. The Eostre page contains arguments made by historians/anthropologists for and against the idea that Easter is derived from Eostre/Ostara as a practice or word.
Do you also believe this sentence on the same page should be deleted, since it is only one of several theories:
Or this:
Or on the Eostre page:
Captchacatcher ( talk) 15:18, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
The word "Easter" comes from the Anglo-Saxon spring festival called Eostre. Easter replaced the pagan festival of Eostre.