No more Easter........

[DCB]

Our Tesco have these on the go for Easter. They give tell the Easter story and the reason we have Easter eggs.

 

[TomTom]

No ****s are given here!

 

[Pin-seeker]

This is just like when people start saying we're not allowed to display the national flag during a football tournament.
People just love a drama,even if it's bollocks

 

[Bazz]

I'm Sikh and love Easter. 4 days off in a row and chocolate eggs. Erm, Yes please.

 

[Beezerk]

Our Tesco have these on the go for Easter. They give tell the Easter story and the reason we have Easter eggs.

Do they call it Zombie Day in the story?

 

[backwoodsman]

Isn't it about time we had Easter on a fixed date, all this 14th day after the vernal equinox stuff is so 3rd Century

Would make like so much easier if it was a fixed date like the last weekend in March.
Given that it's a Friday to Sunday thang

It's currently being discussed by the various Christian denominations. My sister is on the General Synod and I asked the same question half jokingly last time I saw her. Lots of branches of the church so it's not a quick process but it is being attempted so I'm told.

I requested early April but apparently as a non believer my views don't count 😞

It has already been fixed by law - in the UK at least. So it seems the church is behind the times again as usual... By law, Easter is defined as the Sunday after the second Saturday in April - the Easter Act 1928.

(Ok, so the Act has not been implemented yet, but it exists ...)

 

[Smiffy]

I'm Sikh and love Easter. 4 days off in a row and chocolate eggs. Erm, Yes please.

Too many chocolate eggs over those 4 days make me feel Sikh too.....

 

[FairwayDodger]

Pretty sure this will be a marketing ploy to sell chocolate eggs year round rather than any concern about other religions.

It's good though as Christianity becomes increasingly less relevant to most of us that it loses some of its prominence in our society. Hopefully winterval will continue to reconnect with its pagan roots and recover from its hijacking by militant Christians and the baby Jesus....

 

[SatchFan]

I always thought Easter was December 26th because that's when the crème eggs go on sale.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

It has already been fixed by law - in the UK at least. So it seems the church is behind the times again as usual... By law, Easter is defined as the Sunday after the second Saturday in April - the Easter Act 1928.

(Ok, so the Act has not been implemented yet, but it exists ...)

Having a religious holiday with a date not recognised by the religious bodies it relates to doesn't really stand up. The difficulty with setting the date, apparently, is that it is not just the C of E to decide, it is the Greek Orthodox Church, The People's Front of Judea, The Judean People's Front etc. Okay, I made up the last two but there are a number of churches that need to agree and each one takes an age to make any decision. One decides, go to the others, someone disagrees, the process starts again.

To me and you it seems easy, because it is frankly, but every denomination wants a voice and each one believes they are important. This is their chance to show it.

 

[FairwayDodger]

Having a religious holiday with a date not recognised by the religious bodies it relates to doesn't really stand up. The difficulty with setting the date, apparently, is that it is not just the C of E to decide, it is the Greek Orthodox Church, The People's Front of Judea, The Judean People's Front etc. Okay, I made up the last two but there are a number of churches that need to agree and each one takes an age to make any decision. One decides, go to the others, someone disagrees, the process starts again.

To me and you it seems easy, because it is frankly, but every denomination wants a voice and each one believes they are important. This is their chance to show it.

Just a minor example of how insane it is for religion to have such an influence. Stop calling it the easter holiday and declare an exact date for the spring weekend holiday.

Cast religion out of public life!

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Having a religious holiday with a date not recognised by the religious bodies it relates to doesn't really stand up. The difficulty with setting the date, apparently, is that it is not just the C of E to decide, it is the Greek Orthodox Church, The People's Front of Judea, The Judean People's Front etc. Okay, I made up the last two but there are a number of churches that need to agree and each one takes an age to make any decision. One decides, go to the others, someone disagrees, the process starts again.

To me and you it seems easy, because it is frankly, but every denomination wants a voice and each one believes they are important. This is their chance to show it.

Sounds like the EU

Hush ma mouth

 

[CliveW]

correct me if I'm wrong but we're a Christian Nation aren't we?

Are we? When was the last time you were in church? The Church in the UK is in crisis with many congregations falling into decline. I think it is extremely hypocritical for so called Christians to spout that "we" are a Christian nation yet never cross the threshold of a church unless it is for a christening, wedding or funeral.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Just a minor example of how insane it is for religion to have such an influence. Stop calling it the easter holiday and declare an exact date for the spring weekend holiday.

Cast religion out of public life!

Genuine question - was the Easter Celebrations etc first and then they became public holidays ? Was it a religious holiday first ?

Whilst I agree on the sentiment about religion there is prob millions maybe more around the world who have the weekend as something more than just time off.

 

[Captainron]

I'm sorry but what's next, Christmas!

Sorry pal. It's called the festive season these days. That boat has sailed.

 

[FairwayDodger]

Genuine question - was the Easter Celebrations etc first and then they became public holidays ? Was it a religious holiday first ?

Whilst I agree on the sentiment about religion there is prob millions maybe more around the world who have the weekend as something more than just time off.

I imagine so but I think now we're entering the post-Christian era it's not a bad idea to disentangle our society from Christianity.

 

[Captainron]

I imagine so but I think now we're entering the post-Christian era it's not a bad idea to disentangle our society from Christianity.

Religion full stop for me.

 

[SocketRocket]

I imagine so but I think now we're entering the post-Christian era it's not a bad idea to disentangle our society from Christianity.

Will you make the same statement about Islam? Should that also be excluded from our Society.

 

[SocketRocket]

Genuine question - was the Easter Celebrations etc first and then they became public holidays ? Was it a religious holiday first ?

Whilst I agree on the sentiment about religion there is prob millions maybe more around the world who have the weekend as something more than just time off.

Easter comes from the old Anglo Saxon God ēastre who was a goddess of spring.

 

[guest100718]

sounds like an excuse to get angry on the internet