similiarly like Christmas...
seems the ppl that enjoy the Holidays the mostest own a Department store. hehe

Christin=Christian

or I should better say the ppl that "benefit" the mostest from Holidays is the Department stores

anyways Happy Easter... (I am aware of the reasons for the seasons)

Its all about a one on one if you want God he wants you. invite him in to your life or get splinters from sitting on the fence,After all it is a three in one deal you get the Father,Son and the Holy Spirit pretty good if you ask me

...this was what I was kinda advising against with my secondt post. The right person is gonna wander in soon and it is gonna be ugly. A lot of other religions would qualify for that definition of "splinters from sitting on the fence", can we please not get this started?

*Plain and simple*

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!!

good grief!! all I wanted to do was wish everyone a happy Easter, and it looks like this has turned into a religous debate.

Hehe. Always happens. Better get used to it.

Hmm well I never got to make it to Church (though I can walk to 5 of them outside my door! but forgot the last time I went to one actually) and I did not get to eat one chocolate easter any thingy at all today so it just felt like anyother day w/ alil prayer thrown in asking for forgiveness as usual...

but go ahead carry on w/ the religious debate they are usually an interesting read... hehe!

Hey, jews also celebrate Easter. As a matter of fact, Jesus celebrated Easter himself. My question: did he actually happen to resurect on the extact day the jews celebrate Easter or is the Chistian Easter different than the Jewish Easter?

Anyway, the Chistian religion has a history of "recycling" pagan holidays and pagan gods. That's part of the marketing strategies to get the different people of the World to convert.

Paxx, Jews celebrate Passover which is a whole different thing than Easter. It is not on the same day as Easter. See here for info: http://www.holidays.net/passover/

The Christian church holiday Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, which Jews do not celebrate.

I went to work in Montreal and did a faux finish on a desk!!!!!!!!

That looks odd. I meant Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus. It's a church holiday which Jews do not observe since they are are not Christians.

The previous posts are quite correct. Jewish people do not celebrate Easter.
However, most religions do have a celebration of rebirth and renewal in the Springtime.
Personally, I have no problem with someone wishing me a Happy Easter and I wish all my friends here a happy holiday (whichever one they celebrate.)
Peace.

Must be a language thing then.

In French:
Passover = Pâques
Easter = Pâques

So, let'S rephrase my question: is Passover on the same day as Easter?

No.

paxx, looked it up and here's what I found.

Passover is the 8 day observance commemorating the freedom and exodus of the Israelites (Jewish slaves) from Egypt during the reign of the Pharaoh Ramses II.
A time of family gatherings and lavish meals called Seders, the story of Passover is retold through the reading of the Haggadah. With its special foods, songs, and customs, the Seder is the focal point of the Passover celebration. Passover begins on the 15th day of the Jewish month of Nissan. As the Jewish day begins at sundown the night before, for the year 2003, the first night of Passover will be April 16th.

Very interesting, really did not know. Internet is a wonderful thing.

Interesting. Hum...
I wonder why in French both holidays have the same name.

So, Larry, if you were a French jewish, you wouldn't be insulted, as you would indeed celebrate Easter. Maybe you tell people though "Why, thanks, but it was last week!"

Ah, the Internet is indeed a wonderful thing.
It seems that "Paques" means "passage". For the jews: passage of the nile; for the chistians: passage from death to resurection.

But I think they are more related than that.
What we call the Jewish Easter (Passover), in the days where Christ lived (from what I read) started at sundown on the 14th day of Nissan and went on for 7 days after that.
Where the Chistian Easter is on the first sunday following the 14th day of Nissan.

Obviously both holidays are indeed related, but I don't quite get it yet. Will continue to read.
Interesting though.

Christians of the time were Jews that believed the Messiah had come there was no separation other ten that they still had the same things they had for century's

Jews that do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah do not celebrate Easter. Some Jews do accept He is the Messiah and do celebrate Easter.

Not my point, RPG.
My point is that Easter is the Christian Passover.
In some languages (such as French) they both have the same name.
And they both happen almost at the same time.