tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551466722529127235.post2303792705969310406..comments2023-05-19T01:13:38.607-08:00Comments on Mindful Serenity: Separating Ostara and EasterJennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01279308378287322473noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551466722529127235.post-58929285519845022692011-03-30T08:39:44.254-08:002011-03-30T08:39:44.254-08:00Very well written and informative... And excellent...Very well written and informative... And excellent point about candy the day after easter... LOL... I kinda missed dyeing eggs for Ostara, but I dyed yarn instead...Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114814406643796000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551466722529127235.post-59338000390848203432011-03-23T07:26:43.876-08:002011-03-23T07:26:43.876-08:00cool idea!!!cool idea!!!anybody anytimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16793211615916835007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551466722529127235.post-67285436879617959842011-03-22T06:35:41.904-08:002011-03-22T06:35:41.904-08:00Wonderful, wonderful, WONDERFUL!! I had been thin...Wonderful, wonderful, WONDERFUL!! I had been thinking about how much I wanted my kids to understand the meaning behind Easter. When I was in primary as a teacher, I would ask children (as old as 9 years!) what they thought the meaning of Easter was, and it would always come out as "Chocolate bunnies! Eggs! Chicks! CANDY!!!!!" One of my students actually mentioned that they got presents like on Christmas. That's not what Easter means to me! From that day on (I was 19 and not even dating my "future husband"), I vowed to make it priority to help my kids understand that Easter is a time to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Thank you for this post! It was SO wonderful!Mrs. Jaybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07637584421745834045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551466722529127235.post-37070304359704181342011-03-21T21:22:29.614-08:002011-03-21T21:22:29.614-08:00No Easter here, my husband only celebrates Passove...No Easter here, my husband only celebrates Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread complete with going through and deleavening the house and then not allowing any leavening in the house at all for the week following. He even goes after the toaster, taking it apart to make sure it is thoroughly cleaned. Well, he only did that once because he ended up losing a part to it and we had to replace it and I won't allow him to do it again (though it may mean stashing the toaster somewhere else for the week, *sigh*).<br /><br />I wouldn't mind dying eggs or something like that but he's very anti anything that is even remotely pagan in origin (so no Christmas, Easter, crosses, Halloween, etc).Janeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085755609836623027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551466722529127235.post-31402592957515802702011-03-21T20:40:43.314-08:002011-03-21T20:40:43.314-08:00This post is fabulously informative! I never knew...This post is fabulously informative! I never knew about Ostara- but love the idea of keeping Easter all about Christ and the Resurrection, and letting Ostara be about spring and the fun. Loooove it! Thanks for sharing.ashley @ ashley's adventures in alaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13605497528442641979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551466722529127235.post-13613662672507167522011-03-21T14:42:52.843-08:002011-03-21T14:42:52.843-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com