Each spring or vernal equinox, we celebrate what has been called the moveable feast. This includes Easter and Passover. The dates for the equinox, (when day and night are equal in the northern hemisphere), have changed over the years beginning with Julius Caesar in 45 BC. He had fixed the date of the equinox at March 25th, but that began to drift as the calendar did not fit the universe. But, that was corrected by Pope Gregory XIII with what we now know as the Gregorian calendar.
But, considering that these are two significant religious events, we have bunnies that lay colored eggs, baskets of candy, and egg rolling contests. It is somewhat like Halloween as winter starts and we settle in for the cold and snow. At least, for some of us! But again, we have the children collect candy and dress up in costumes. And although Halloween is more wrapped up in paganism, the candy is a big part of the day. And how do we celebrate Valentine’s Day? More candy mixed with love! And then during Christmas we have sweets and candy canes with an obese Santa Clause. The simple observation here is that maybe we need a candy holiday where we just celebrate candy and sweets in all of its forms. That should fix the obesity problem…
But, considering that these are two significant religious events, we have bunnies that lay colored eggs, baskets of candy, and egg rolling contests. It is somewhat like Halloween as winter starts and we settle in for the cold and snow. At least, for some of us! But again, we have the children collect candy and dress up in costumes. And although Halloween is more wrapped up in paganism, the candy is a big part of the day. And how do we celebrate Valentine’s Day? More candy mixed with love! And then during Christmas we have sweets and candy canes with an obese Santa Clause. The simple observation here is that maybe we need a candy holiday where we just celebrate candy and sweets in all of its forms. That should fix the obesity problem…
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