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3/4/2006 Easter != 復活節 ?隨著 Lent (四旬齋期) 的來臨﹐我知道約一個月後便是 Easter (復活節)了。
可是當我好奇的查看為何復活節的英文叫作Easter時﹐卻有意想不到的發現……
在聖經裡﹐Easter 這個名詞的出現不多﹐例如在 KJV version 就只有一次:
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.
這一次的出現﹐原來還是因為釋者把 Greek word pascha (=Passover) 錯誤釋錯為 Easter!! >_<
於是我查查Easter的解釋﹕
[Merriam-Webster online] Easter: a feast that commemorates Christ's resurrection and is observed with variations of date due to different calendars on the first Sunday after the paschal full moon.
當我以為沒問題時﹐一看它的出處便嘔血了……
[dictionary.com] Easter: originally a Saxon word (Eostre), denoting a goddess of the Saxons (some says it’s a Teutonic goddess referred to as the queen of heaven) in honour of whom sacrifices were offered about the time of the Passover. Hence the name came to be given to the festival of the Resurrection of Christ, which occurred at the time of the Passover……
根據 the Catholic Encyclopedia, all of Easter (a Teutonic goddess), Easter eggs (celebrating the return of spring) and Easter rabbits (a symbol for fertility) all have their origins in paganism, and I can’t believe they’re so widely spread and associated with the Resurrection of Jesus!
(In Chinese it’s even worst, coz we translate those terms as 復活蛋 and 復活兔)
Although 有人嘗試解釋 how they relate to Jesus, e.g. 復活蛋象徵「耶穌復活、走出石墓」etc., but in reality these pagan traditions divert our focus on Jesus, kind of like having Santa Claus during Christmas when we’re supposed to celebrate Jesus’ birth!!
As it says in What Are the Real Origins of Easter?
So the question is: How come many of us mess up the Resurrection of Jesus with the pagan traditions? Is it another trick of Satan?
Oh Lord, how can we worship thee in vain?
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