Easter Eggs

My DiLs family are Muslim. They all give each other Easter eggs. DiL take her mother out on Mothering Sunday and they come to us for Christmas !!!

When was the last time you actually looked in a church GGM2?

What a strange question sunseeker. I am not the one claiming chocolate eggs may only be called Easter Eggs.

I think it started centuries ago with tales of the Easter bunny laying eggs around the garden.

However, that tall tale wouldn't wash with today's savvy children - bunnies laying eggs, don't be silly! - so he just hides them in the garden (or in the house if it's raining).

It seems that if something is Christian or English it is OK to change it, anyone raising even the smallest objection is "silly". I don't think any Christian is really concerned about what Cadbury choose to call their chocolate eggs although, of course, they are being sold on the back of the Easter celebration. (I don't know anyone who celebrates the Oestre festival - although I accept there may be a few pagans out there who do)

I didn't know that. Never heard that before. Learn every day, etc.

The Easter bunny hides the eggs!

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Actually, I'm not sure about the bunnies. Baby hares and other animals though.

And, as I said, Oestre existed before Christianity. Bunnies and eggs were always part of British Spring festivities long before Christianity got here.

And Easter eggs are at Easter/Eostre

So, yeah, Christmas cake is Christmas cake and very delicious when I've made it ?

I've no objection to Christmas being called Christmas, jalima. I just don't accept that it's only a Christian festival. It's Christian for Christians and not Christian for non-Christians. I can't see why anyone would have a problem with that.

Likewise Easter.

So what about Christmas Cake - is it to be redesignated as just Cake?

Easter bunnies would be just common or garden bunnies

silly nonsense

Don't think the Natioonal Trust is specifically Christian either.

What a piece of nonsense!

I'm surprised by Theresa May's reaction. I know she's a Christian and obviously the Christian celebration of Easter will be important to her, but there's no reason why people who aren't Christians can't celebrate Easter in a non-Christian way, e.g. by going on hunts for chocolate eggs. Oestre, from which the modern name derives, existed before Christian Easter.

Also, why shouldn't a chocolate manufacturer leave out mention of the religious part of the festival? Cadbury's hasn't set itself up as a Christian company, has it? Not mentioning a religion is not discriminatory. Christianity does not own Easter any more than it owns Christmas, even though the Church has, historically, purloined those festivals.

Storm in a chocolate egg cup!

Is there any reference to hunting for chocolate eggs in the Bible?

Cadburys chocolate is horrible since they were taken over

Did you all realize that Cadbury now use Halal Gelatin, and we all i am sure know how an animal is slaughtered to enable it to classed as Halal !!
www.cadbury.com.au/Products/Halal-Products.aspx

As far as I am aware they have always been called Easter eggs so why change that now. As for churches being empty over Easter - my own church is full most Sundays and at Easter actually have people standing. When was the last time you actually looked in a church GGM2?

I shall be buying umpteen Easter Eggs. I will ALWAYS call them Easter Eggs because I want to. Nothing to do with religion just tradition...the tradition of my family and the country I was born and raised in.

I doubt any one in the U.K. IS offended by them being called Easter eggs and if you are - get a life !!

So, Cadburys, if you're reading this..... not only have you spoilt a treat as they now taste horrible but you can take your marketing ploy and shove it !! I shall be holding firm on my Easter Egg purchases ! What next .... no cross on my hot cross buns :-)

I want a Sainsbury Easter Bunny........now that is yummy, start with the ears!

The church near me is busy every Sunday and it's standing room only on Easter Sunday, so you are out of touch GGM2

and who wants Cadbury eggs anyway!!

Oh, I do, Jalima - I've got a serious creme egg habit (even though they're not what they once were ).

Even Eastger
or Eggster