Dwain Northey (Gen X)

Easter itself is a conglomeration of many stories and many traditions. The story of Jesus and his resurrection are uncannily similar to the Greek story of Hercules who wasn’t demigod son of Zeus, who was persecuted and burned himself on a funeral fire essentially crucifying himself so that he could sit on Olympus beside his father.

The traditions that we celebrate for Easter now with Easter, eggs, bunnies, chocolates, and various such sundry other things, bright colors, etc. are all aspects of the pagan fertility festivals that the church adopted. Easter being a spring festival the new spring of life is not in contradiction with the resurrection, it actually fits Their narrative perfectly.

I do not discount anyone’s belief or anyone’s faith but just know that this is not a new story. It is a story that has been invented many times throughout our history.