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**metropropuskruww** · 10-30-2008, 12:02 AM

One unexpected pleasure of my conversion was the snatching of Easter away from a mythical bunny. My children have adapted quite well to having Pascha at a time uniquely our own. The first years seemed odd, but now, it is of no consequence.

Dear Duane,

Surely, even a common date would never take away the intensely spiritual, religious, symbolic and beautiful Paschal experience which is unique to Orthodoxy...

And as far as the Easter Bunny, well he still has his (very secondary) place for us Greek Orthodox, especially when he comes in the form of a yummy chocolate mold!!

One priest I know distributes them to the children together with the red Easter eggs after the Resurrection service and at the next day's service...(ofcourse, the adults are always jealous!)

Growing up, my Greek Orthodox cousins and I always looked for the Bunny's Easter basket visit on Easter morning...it *is* a feasting holy day, after all, so together with the traditional 'tsoureki' sweet bread and derigeur lamb dinner, we also had our candy and chocolate for dessert.

I DO think, however, that it is a sad shame and a travesty, that Mr. Bunny (along with Easter brunch and the hunt for eggs) is all that some Christian faiths know and experience for Easter.

In Christ,
Alice

10-30-2008, 12:02 AM	#13
metropropuskruww Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 389 Senior Member	One unexpected pleasure of my conversion was the snatching of Easter away from a mythical bunny. My children have adapted quite well to having Pascha at a time uniquely our own. The first years seemed odd, but now, it is of no consequence. Dear Duane, Surely, even a common date would never take away the intensely spiritual, religious, symbolic and beautiful Paschal experience which is unique to Orthodoxy... And as far as the Easter Bunny, well he still has his (very secondary) place for us Greek Orthodox, especially when he comes in the form of a yummy chocolate mold!! One priest I know distributes them to the children together with the red Easter eggs after the Resurrection service and at the next day's service...(ofcourse, the adults are always jealous!) Growing up, my Greek Orthodox cousins and I always looked for the Bunny's Easter basket visit on Easter morning...it is a feasting holy day, after all, so together with the traditional 'tsoureki' sweet bread and derigeur lamb dinner, we also had our candy and chocolate for dessert. I DO think, however, that it is a sad shame and a travesty, that Mr. Bunny (along with Easter brunch and the hunt for eggs) is all that some Christian faiths know and experience for Easter. In Christ, Alice
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