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Old 12-04-2007, 14:26   #16
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Re: Why?

I don't think it matters when you eat them, but it does matter which end you start eating first. Much debate has been raging on this point ever since Swift described the consequences of choosing the wrong end.
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Old 12-04-2007, 14:30   #17
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I, too have always kept the Easter Eggs until Sunday...and i was always taught that an egg looks dead, but has the essence of life.....Jesus was dead, but after the resurrection he was alive in the hearts of men.
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Old 12-04-2007, 14:44   #18
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Good Friday is definately a no-no for egg eating as Friday was they day of the Atonement and Crucifixion and is therefore a sombre and reflective day.
Have you never heard of comfort eating?
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Old 12-04-2007, 18:59   #19
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the lord dide on good friday and rose a gain on easter sunday so thats why we eat our eggs on a sunday
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Old 12-04-2007, 19:51   #20
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I eat my Easter Eggs on Easter Day (or I would if I got any - which I don't). Easter Day is the Sunday.

I open my Christmas presents on Christmas Day, too. Am I missing something here?
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Old 12-04-2007, 20:00   #21
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Re: Why?

They must have a different Easter in some towns.
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Old 12-04-2007, 20:01   #22
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the lord dide on good friday and rose a gain on easter sunday so thats why we eat our eggs on a sunday


why do we eat them at all?????
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Old 12-04-2007, 20:07   #23
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Because we like chocolate !!!!
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Old 12-04-2007, 20:09   #24
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lol but what has it got to do with easter?
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Old 12-04-2007, 20:14   #25
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I think maybe the original poster is one of the eastern european immigrants that some have complained about stealing all the jobs, and belongs to the Coptic or Orthodox church .
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Old 12-04-2007, 20:37   #26
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I have always believed that we should not start eating Easter eggs until Easter sunday.This being the day that Jesus rose from the dead and the eggs signify new life. Anne,when do you think is the right time to eat the eggs?
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I think maybe the original poster is one of the eastern european immigrants that some have complained about stealing all the jobs, and belongs to the Coptic or Orthodox church .

Has anybody told Mick?
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Old 12-04-2007, 22:40   #28
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Re: Why?

Let's not forget Anne is originally from Preston.

Rather than eat the Easter eggs, she was brought up to believe she should be rolling them down the hill in Avenham Park.

http://www.prestoncitizen.co.uk/news...for_easter.php

Sorry Chuck(y egg) couldn't resist it.
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Old 13-04-2007, 01:37   #29
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Mmmm lots of interesting answers here. Rindy's right. Well sort of.
This is what I was led to believe, firstly by Mum n Dad and later through Sunday School.
Good Friday was the Day that Jesus was Crusified. He rose again 3day's after the Crusifiction.
Day 1 Saturday, Day 2 Sunday, Day 3 Easter Monday. Assention Day.
The Chocolate eggs are to represent the rolling away of the tomb stone. It was considered unlucky to eat the eggs before Easter Monday without rolling them, till they broke.
On Easter Monday in Preston has always been a big event were the eggs would be taken to Avenham park and rolled down the big green hill. If it was raining then we wern't allowed to eat the eggs untill they had been rolled in the house and broken.
If they were to symbolise the start of spring Tinks we would be eating our yummy choccy in March.
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Old 13-04-2007, 07:24   #30
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ah thanx for that Anne, i never knew thats why we ate them
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