# Easter is such a lame fucking holiday. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 21, 2003, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025 "2003-04-21T13:35:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025/21 "2003-04-21T18:32:12Z")
> [@](#): > > And the traditional Easter meal…just like Thanksgiving dinner, only you have ham instead of turkey. Way to alienate the Jews and Arabs you’re supposedly seeking peace with, motherfuckers. I had Kraft Mac and Cheese for Easter. Who did I alienate? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025/22 "2003-04-21T19:08:23Z")
Naw, the Easter Bunny didn’t skip my house. He limped past it since he had to gnaw off his foot after it got caught in the trap I laid out. Now I’m luckier. I remember reading some cheesy horror story years ago about how the first vampire was created when he dug up the Holy Grail, slipped it under Jesus as he was bleeding from being nailed up on the cross, and slurped it down, therefore inspiring future generations of vampires to have a lust for Jesus’s blood somewhat like a junkie’s first cocaine rush. They keep looking, but nobody’s blood will ever match the potency and character of JC’s. There’s something nice and offensive, too bad it was crap. ---
**Author:** ![davesink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@davesink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davesink)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025/23 "2003-04-21T19:50:28Z")
PEEPS!!! ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025/24 "2003-04-21T21:54:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Knowed Out \* > **See ya, bye, have fun in Heaven, don’t come back because it means Apocalypse…** Actually, Christians are _supposed_ to be looking forward to his return and judgment day. > [@](#): > > \*\*And the traditional Easter meal…just like Thanksgiving dinner, only you have ham instead of turkey. Way to alienate the Jews and Arabs you’re supposedly seeking peace with, motherfuckers. \*\* I can’t remember the last time I had a ham for Easter dinner, it’s always been turkey. I don’t think the Catholics come after you and force a ham shank down your throat, so I wouldn’t worry about it too much. Who is it you’re mad at, anyhow? Jesus? God? The Holy Trinity all together? They all forgive you. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025/25 "2003-04-21T21:59:21Z")
> [@](#): > > Then celebrate it on the first day of Spring! That always falls on a set day. [Nitpick mode] Actually, the first day of spring can vary by 3-4 days. [/Nitpick mode} ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025/26 "2003-04-21T22:02:54Z")
It’s a day off of school and a nice, home-cooked meal. I’m all for it. In fact, I kind of like the fact that it doesn’t fall on the same date every year. Makes the holiday sort-of a surprise. Like stepping blindly into a minefield ::nods:: ---
**Author:** ![Morrigoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/858c86/32.png) [@Morrigoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morrigoon)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025/27 "2003-04-21T22:03:38Z")
I think it’s lame that we don’t celebrate the holiest day in the Christian calendar with as much reverence and, heck, JOY as we do the 2nd holiest day. But that’s just me. I like chocolate too 🙂 And ham. And the Jazz Brunch at Commander’s Palace was just what the Dr. ordered for a joyous Easter celebration YUM! ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025/28 "2003-04-21T22:13:09Z")
I hate how when Jesus comes out of the tomb if he sees his shadow there’s six more weeks of winter. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025/29 "2003-04-21T22:25:27Z")
I like having holidays not be on a set date. In fact, I suggested to my mom once that Christmas should come on a different day each year, picked by the government, and the people only get twelve days advanced notice. And the dates don’t have to be close to each other either. One year it could be Januray 16th, the next it could be November 1st, the next July 30th, etc. The media would announce it when Christmas was coming. “OKAY PEOPLE, CHRISTMAS IS ON MAY 19TH IT IS NOW MAY 7TH! DO YOUR SHOPPING NOW!” The only rule is that you can’t have two Christmases within a month of each other, so no December 31st Christmases with a Janurary 1st one right after it. Am I the only one who would love to see this? And better yet, every few years or so, instead of twelve days notice, you only get five days. Just for laughs. ---
**Author:** ![djf750](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@djf750](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/djf750)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025/30 "2003-04-21T22:33:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Man With The Golden Gun \* > \*\* In fact, I suggested to my mom once that Christmas should come on a different day each year, picked by the government, and the people only get twelve days advanced notice. And the dates don’t have to be close to each other either. One year it could be Januray 16th, the next it could be November 1st, the next July 30th, etc. > \*\* I say have Xmas once every 4 years just like the Olympics. ---
**Author:** ![torben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@torben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torben)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025/31 "2003-04-22T00:32:03Z")
Okay. 1. If you don’t like Easter don’t celebrate it. 2. Since when is Easter all about sex? ---
**Author:** ![Kricket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f14d63/32.png) [@Kricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kricket)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025/32 "2003-04-22T00:46:01Z")
Yeah, eggs, rabbits, things starting to blossom and grow. Not to saying that it’s all about sex but that is the connection. ---
**Author:** ![Searching\_For\_Truth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Searching\_For\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Searching_For_Truth)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025/33 "2003-04-22T03:28:25Z")
Not SEX. Rebirth and new life. New beginnings; new chances. Jesus out of the tomb; starting anew. ---
**Author:** ![Freyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freyr/32/5763_2.png) [@Freyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freyr)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025/34 "2003-04-22T03:55:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eve \* > \*\*I lay in bed till 10:30 or 11:00 Sunday morning. I thought, “I don’t care if Jesus rose on Easter—doesn’t mean _I_ have to.” \*\* **Eve** , have I told you that I love you, recently? No? **Eve** , I love you! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025/35 "2003-04-22T04:10:25Z")
> [@](#): > > gobear wrote: > > It has beefcake galore. Every male extra in that movie is muscled and hairy-chested, not to mention the yumminess of 32-year-old Charlton Heston and the hunky John Derek before he got all old and weird and became Bo’s Svengali. That is hilarious. You are the coolest. I was in a “Ben Hur” mood myself yesterday, but couldn’t find the tape. Bummer. Heston and Stephen Boyd. I like them. And “Ben Hur” has a great Miklos Rosza score. ---
**Author:** ![Freyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freyr/32/5763_2.png) [@Freyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freyr)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025/36 "2003-04-22T05:59:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gobear \* > \*\*For the gay viewer, TTC is a special treat. > > A. It has beefcake galore. Every male extra in that movie is muscled and hairy-chested, not to mention the yumminess of 32-year-old Charlton Heston and the hunky John Derek before he got all old and weird and became Bo’s Svengali.\*\* Here, here! Of course, the combined acting talents of Charlton Heston, Vincent Price, Sir Cecil Hardwick, Edward G.Robinson and Yvonne De Carlo and many others helps, too. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025/37 "2003-04-22T10:44:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gobear \* > \*\*B. There weren’t any Jews or Muslims at my in-law’s Easter dinner, but if there had been, they would have served something acceptable. My enjoying pork products cannot be construed as an insult to anyone’s religion, anymore than Jews eating gefilte fish is an insult to me (I’ve tried gefilte fish, and I find the taste disgusting. > \*\* As do I. However, the fact that the OP is a jackass notwithstanding, I did read somewhere (great cite, huh?) that the tradition of eating ham/pork for Easter came about because the early Christians wanted to be “in your face” to the Jews of the time. I doubt that anyone has such motives now though. And as for lunar holidays that “float”, I hate 'em, since Hannukah is one such and every few years it overlapped my birthday, meaning a few cheapskate relatives would use it as an excuse to give me only one present/card for both events. This can be emotionally traumatizing to a greedy 11 year old. 😉 None of this changes the fact that the OP is a prick. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025/38 "2003-04-22T11:02:19Z")
We get a 4 day wkend over here so this atheist looooooves Easter. ---
**Author:** ![ultress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7c8e57/32.png) [@ultress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultress)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025/39 "2003-04-22T13:41:43Z")
Well I’m dying to hear how you feel about Christmas and Santa and presents and the Christmas tree. Especially since that’s when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. As long as it suits you I guess it really doesn’t matter. After all, the world does revolve around you and your opinions. ---
**Author:** ![Magickly\_Delicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magickly\_Delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magickly_Delicious)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025/40 "2003-04-22T16:55:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Knowed Out \* > **Easter never falls on a set day, like Xmas. It’s something like the 3rd Sunday after the last frost if it was on a full moon after you take a left on Main, that sort of shit. Isn’t it supposed to be a celebration of Spring?** [Here ya go](http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p2s1c2a1.htm): "At the Council of Nicaea in 325, all the Churches agreed that Easter, the Christian Passover, should be celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon (14 Nisan) after the vernal equinox. " And no, actually it is a celebration of the resurrection of Jesus, not a celebration of spring. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Knowed Out_ > **Speaking of Him, what does Christ coming back from the dead have to do with bunnies and colored eggs? And which part are we celebrating, when he first work up, or when he jumped off planet Earth?** Easter celebrates the Resurrection, when He rose from the dead. If I remember correctly, Ascension (when Jesus left earth for heaven) is celebrated forty days later. > [@](#): > > \*\*And the traditional Easter meal…just like Thanksgiving dinner, only you have ham instead of turkey. Way to alienate the Jews and Arabs you’re supposedly seeking peace with, motherfuckers. \*\* Um. I had ham for Easter. I like ham. When we have Jewish and Muslim friends over for dinner, we don’t have ham. Simple, no? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-is-such-a-lame-fucking-holiday/170025.md?page=3)