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Is Easter based on a pagan tradition?

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Is Easter based on a pagan tradition?
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RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition?
April 11, 2013 at 9:38 pm (This post was last modified: April 11, 2013 at 9:38 pm by Darkstar.)
(April 11, 2013 at 9:27 pm)ebg Wrote: Hitler tried in nazi germany to regress the meaning of the christmas tree back to the understanding of pagan ritutal. He failed because nazism failed.
Symbols and traditions don't define ideal...but its the idea that defines the contents of the symbol and traditions message.
I did not know that.

I thought you were going to say something about how Hitler corrupted the Swastika.
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Is Easter based on a pagan tradition?

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Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by paulpablo - April 11, 2013 at 11:44 am
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by paulpablo - April 11, 2013 at 11:58 am
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by pocaracas - April 11, 2013 at 12:00 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by festive1 - April 11, 2013 at 12:47 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Shell B - April 11, 2013 at 1:38 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Nine - April 11, 2013 at 1:38 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Shell B - April 11, 2013 at 1:42 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by ebg - April 11, 2013 at 8:40 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by catfish - April 11, 2013 at 8:46 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by ebg - April 11, 2013 at 9:27 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Darkstar - April 11, 2013 at 9:38 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by ebg - April 11, 2013 at 10:15 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by ebg - April 12, 2013 at 12:39 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Undeceived - April 12, 2013 at 2:19 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by EGross - April 14, 2013 at 2:45 am
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Undeceived - April 12, 2013 at 2:25 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Undeceived - April 12, 2013 at 2:28 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Undeceived - April 12, 2013 at 2:37 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Undeceived - April 12, 2013 at 3:00 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by paulpablo - April 12, 2013 at 3:03 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Undeceived - April 12, 2013 at 5:16 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Minimalist - April 14, 2013 at 1:33 am
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Minimalist - April 14, 2013 at 1:44 am
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Minimalist - April 14, 2013 at 2:57 am
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Minimalist - April 15, 2013 at 2:18 am
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Cato - April 17, 2013 at 4:32 am
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by pocaracas - April 15, 2013 at 5:06 am
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Minimalist - April 15, 2013 at 11:20 am
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by pocaracas - April 17, 2013 at 5:27 am
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Godschild - April 19, 2013 at 2:34 am
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Godschild - April 19, 2013 at 8:27 am
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by catfish - April 19, 2013 at 5:24 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Minimalist - April 19, 2013 at 1:50 am
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Godschild - April 22, 2013 at 2:20 am
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Godschild - April 23, 2013 at 4:31 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Godschild - April 23, 2013 at 5:17 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Minimalist - April 19, 2013 at 3:32 am
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Tonus - April 19, 2013 at 9:05 am
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Minimalist - April 23, 2013 at 1:13 am
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Godschild - April 23, 2013 at 4:46 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Minimalist - April 23, 2013 at 7:28 pm
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by paulpablo - April 24, 2013 at 12:48 am
RE: Is Easter based on a pagan tradition? - by Minimalist - April 24, 2013 at 1:27 am

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