Stones in her pockets
I really feel that I should post something intelligent, but I can't think of anything.
I'm going to New York tomorrow (for about a week) and then flying to LA (for about a week) the day that I get back. Got to love SOTA's two week spring break. Of course, my mom and I didn't realize that we would be arriving in New York on Easter and my father's birthday, so we're all going out to breakfast tomorrow to celebrate Christ being risen and then my brother and I will do something for Dad's birthday when we're in California. BTW, am I the only one who hears the theme from The OC's intro ("Califooooooooooooooooooornia!") every time I type that word?
Why do people say "Christ is risen"? I've never understood that. Why not "has"? Is the idea that he's just so holy that he confounds the rules of grammar?
Honestly, I don't have anything against Easter or Jesus. I just get pithy around this time of year because all of America insists on broadcasting nationwide its complete ignorance of history. Bunnies and eggs are not symbols of Easter because the Apostles thought that they were cute (though I must say that I admire South Park's theory that St Peter was, in fact, Peter Rabbit). Easter comes from a celebration of the goddess Ishtar, and the eggs and rabbits are fertility symbols. The Christians, historically, just had the habit of wandering up to other religious groups and going "Oh, hey, you're celebrating something next week? Funny thing, so are we! How about we celebrate together?" And so, slowly, Christianity became more and more popular.
I'm going to New York tomorrow (for about a week) and then flying to LA (for about a week) the day that I get back. Got to love SOTA's two week spring break. Of course, my mom and I didn't realize that we would be arriving in New York on Easter and my father's birthday, so we're all going out to breakfast tomorrow to celebrate Christ being risen and then my brother and I will do something for Dad's birthday when we're in California. BTW, am I the only one who hears the theme from The OC's intro ("Califooooooooooooooooooornia!") every time I type that word?
Why do people say "Christ is risen"? I've never understood that. Why not "has"? Is the idea that he's just so holy that he confounds the rules of grammar?
Honestly, I don't have anything against Easter or Jesus. I just get pithy around this time of year because all of America insists on broadcasting nationwide its complete ignorance of history. Bunnies and eggs are not symbols of Easter because the Apostles thought that they were cute (though I must say that I admire South Park's theory that St Peter was, in fact, Peter Rabbit). Easter comes from a celebration of the goddess Ishtar, and the eggs and rabbits are fertility symbols. The Christians, historically, just had the habit of wandering up to other religious groups and going "Oh, hey, you're celebrating something next week? Funny thing, so are we! How about we celebrate together?" And so, slowly, Christianity became more and more popular.