Easter alternative

[jacobs well]

When you come to an understanding of Easter's ancient pre-Christian origins and Jesus' practice in His life and what He taught His disciples, you realize that He wouldn't celebrate Easter. He wouldn't observe a day that is deeply rooted in the worship of pagan gods and goddesses.
The traditional practice of Easter that we know today came not from Jesus' example but from the history of the Roman church's desire to separate itself from Judaism by replacing Passover. This decision misses the point that the Passover is not a Jewish observance but a Holy occasion that points directly to Jesus Christ. It has deep spiritual meaning and Jesus magnified the purpose and future vision of Passover through His observance of the day which is for the benefit of all mankind.
Jesus is the true Passover Lamb. If you really want to do what Jesus did, you will follow His example of Passover followed by the days of Unleavened Bread.
Easter or its celebration is not found in the Bible.
What do bunnies and colored eggs have to do with Jesus' resurrection?
If this celebration (Easter) is so important why didn't Jesus teach His apostles and the early Christian church to observe it?
The books of the NT were written over a span of decades after Jesus' death and resurrection, yet nowhere do we see so much as a hint of any kind of Easter celebration.
What do you think about this man made tradition- Easter?

 

[Winter_Rose]

Well, I celebrate it to remember the resurrection of Jesus and new life. There's probably quite a lot of things that Jesus might have said, but might not have been written down.

 

[faroukfarouk]

Well, I celebrate it to remember the resurrection of Jesus and new life. There's probably quite a lot of things that Jesus might have said, but might not have been written down.

Ephesians 1 explains just why His resurrection is so important; God "...raised Him from the dead, and did set Him at His own right hand in heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this world but also in that which is to come, and did set all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him that fills all in all".

 

[ewq1938]

Easter is a pagan holiday and Goddess, Ishtar, that was blended into Christianity to both distance it from Judaism and it's holidays as well as to help convert pagans that knew of or worshipped Ishtar.

Easter actually is not found in the bible as one of God's holidays.

Act_12:4 And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

This is a bad translation.

G3957
πάσχα
pascha
pas'-khah
Of Chaldee origin (compare [H6453]); the Passover (the meal, the day, the festival or the special sacrifices connected with it)

Pascha does not mean Easter or anything related to it, but means Passover.

Act_12:4 And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after PASSOVER to bring him forth to the people.