EASTER FULLERVISION STYLE
Sunday, March 23, 2008
HOLY WEEK
Palm Sunday (3/16/08) marks the day that Jesus Christ came to
Jerusalem. He was greeted with palms.
Maundy Thursday (sometimes referred to as "Holy Thursday," 3/20/08)
indicates the day commemorating Christ's "Last Supper" with his
disciples.
Good Friday (3/21/08) marks the day of the "death" of Christ. The
account is described in all four Biblical gospels. Christ was betrayed
to the Romans by Judas, who received 30 silver coins in return, a gift
he ended up returning on account of guilty conscience that would result
in Judas's suicide. Christ was brought before the people of Jerusalem
in a desperate attempt by Pontius Pilate to save Christ's life...
however, the high priests convinced the mob to free Barabbas, a
notorious rioter and killer... with that, the Roman guards beat and
mocked Christ and paraded him through the streets with a crown of
thorns on his head and a cross on his back. The Romans hanged Christ on
that cross, and he was left to die. After his death, Christ's body was
transported to a tomb.
Easter Sunday (3/23/08) marks the day that Jesus Christ walked out of
the sepulchre and was resurrected.
Dyngus Day (3/24/08) is a Polish holiday celebrated in heavily
Polish-American communities such as Buffalo, where on the day after
Easter, the Lenten fast is broken and people celebrate by playing polka
music and swatting each other with pussy willows.
THE LEGEND OF THE EASTER BUNNY
Unlike his Christmas counterpart-- Santa Claus-- little is known about
the Easter Bunny. His historical origin is believed to be from the
rabbit being a traditional symbol of spring. He is known to distribute
colored eggs and candy (namely jelly beans, chocolate-- including the
now [in?]famous Cadbury eggs-- and marshmallow Peeps) in baskets to
children the night before Easter. Beyond that, there is no real
consensus. He is generally believed to be a giant human-sized rabbit
with white or a light pastel yellow or pink color fur. His home is
completely unknown.
SO WHY DOES EASTER ALWAYS HAVE TO CHANGE THE #@$%! DATE EVERY YEAR?!
Easter, unlike other Christian holidays, is based on a lunar calendar.
It is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon in
Spring... meaning it lands between late March and late April. This
year, Easter is abnormally early, and given the cold winter, you may
feel a little hosed. Don't
fret, however-- Easter 2009 lands on April 12 (which happens to be the
author's birthday), which should be well
enough out of winter's path.
ON TELEVISION:
ABC-- "It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown" returns after 2007's
inexplicable absence and airs Tuesday, 3/18 at 8:00 PM.
ABC-- "The Ten Commandments" (the 1956 cinematic depiction of the life
of Moses featuring Charlton Heston) airs Saturday, 3/22 at 7:00 PM.
No Easter parade this year-- I'm disappointed.
CBS, ABC, ESPN-- Basketball, basketball and more basketball. CBS
continues its coverage of the NCAA tournament, ABC airs NBA, while ESPN
carries the women's tournament in the afternoon and another NBA game in
the evening.
NBC, Fox-- No special programming.
Cartoon Network: "Here Comes Peter Cottontail" Easter morning, 9 AM.
CBC airs the special at 6 PM.
ION: Movie-- "In the Beginning" airs Easter Sunday, 7 PM.
ABC Family: They'll find any excuse to air Rodgers and Hammerstein's
"The Sound of Music." Easter night, 7 PM.
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