Happy Easter to any who observe this holiday.

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16 February 2009 Dream.
Jesus and the tree.
Went to a door. Knocked. Opened. Had three small objects in my hand and threw individually in the air. One hit a young tree and broke branches, then killed it. My conscious mind wondered why it died instantly from one branch being broke. I put my hands where the tree was to feel its energy. There were flowers around the tree. I was visiting someone. Washed my hands in the kitchen. Outside was a big yard with big trees in it. End dream.

Not a dream.
27 February 2009
Saw on the internet, a Hindu guy saying that Jesus commanded a tree to die and it did. Today, January 8th, 2019 I researched this and found this unknown verse to me in the Holy Bible:
Mathew 21:18-22
18 Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. 19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered.
20 When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked.
21 Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. 22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

[linen]

I don't "observe" but Happy Easter to you, this holy day to many.

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I am not a fan of Easter myself, but do participate with family cause they are. I just keep my mouth shut around them.

[Yoda]

I'm not religious, however, Happy Easter to those who care.

Did you know the true history and meaning of Easter?

Some say it is pagan and is Anglo Saxon/Germanic in nature, but it goes back further to Babylonian times. Godess Ester or Ashtar and that the Easter Eggs eaten by many now, was initially the the representation of the ovum a symbol of life and they were painted red from the blood on them. You will have a different perspective on those chocolate Easter Eggs now.

[linen]

I'll take Cadbury eggs instead. It's a cream filled chocolate covered candy egg.

It's my belief all Christian holidays are celebrated on pagan holidays. they did that because they otherwise would have had to compete with the traditional pagan holidays. It's like building a house on a sewage dump (looking at it from the Christian perspective).

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I learned this today:

Finland has a very old Easter tradition in which children dress up as witches and go door to door, offering spells for treats.
The spells are typically in the form of brightly decorated twigs from budding trees, which are said to be charms to ward off evil spirits and bring luck for the coming planting year.
It's basically trick or treating, but with an actual exchange.
Because of this, all of the stores here have a display that is a mix match of classic Easter decor and clearly Halloween themed witch's costumes.👌

[andromedan]

We observe it for the kids (eggs and basket and such) only because they're used to it and our families have always observed all the Christian holidays. It's what you mak of it.