tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156201071422451491.post5661461332732220164..comments2023-12-31T17:02:01.020+09:00Comments on RLE Blog: Easter in AustraliaReal Life Englishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01871157924111249774noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156201071422451491.post-42647445296861978482014-04-03T12:41:43.138+09:002014-04-03T12:41:43.138+09:00Religion is a huge part of any culture & its l...Religion is a huge part of any culture & its language, so much we don't even think about it. Understanding the history etc behind a language is a big part of understanding a language.<br /><br />Lincoln logs are an American toy, we don't have them in Australia. I just heard about them in a joke from one of my favorite comedians.<br /><br />I did a bit of searching and found a possible connection for the bunny/egg theme in Easter. Some suspect that Easter is connected to the ancient Germanic Pagan goddess Ēostre. She was a fertility goddess connected to dawn and spring. Her festival was held around the beginning of spring (April). Her symbols were things connected to new life and rebirth so the egg makes perfect sense, the rabbit I guess was used to represent procreation, as they reproduce so quickly. This is not an unusual idea as the early Christians put there holidays (e.g Christmas) on the same day as old Pagan holidays so as to push them out and make people forget about the old gods.<br /><br />:PhilReal Life Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01871157924111249774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156201071422451491.post-28611404881072643552014-04-02T13:57:36.545+09:002014-04-02T13:57:36.545+09:00Easter is a culture related to religion, like Obon...Easter is a culture related to religion, like Obon in Japan, right? I wonder why Easter and bunny connected each other in the past, but it is interesting. I have been thinking many things, including culture and custom, are based on Christianity in western countries.<br />I did not know a toy, Lincoln Logs. Is it common in Australia?Masanoreply@blogger.com