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2/ 4/2008
WITH A blizzard howling through the streets, I never expected to see a crowd gathering in Macclesfield town centre on Easter Saturday. But just like Baldrick, Sutton vicar Taffy Davies had "a cunning plan".
He arranged for Bollington British Legion band to march up Mill Street drawing a curious crowd into Market Place where a group of people dressed in Victorian costume performed a short Easter play.
I saw this and yes it was fun, well done and entirely a surprise.
Even the cold didnt stop me and my little un enjoying it.
Even the cold didnt stop me and my little un enjoying it.
slinkywizard, Macclesfield
2/04/2008 at 12:44
2/04/2008 at 12:44
What Christian origin?
"The name Easter comes from a pagan figure called Eastre (or Eostre) who was celebrated as the goddess of spring by the Saxons of Northern Europe. A festival called Eastre was held during the spring equinox by these people to honor her. The goddess Eastre’s earthly symbol was the rabbit (or hare), which was also known as a symbol of fertility" "he colored eggs associated with the bunny are of another, even more ancient origin. The eggs associated with this and other Vernal festivals have been symbols of rebirth and fertility for so long the precise roots of the tradition are unknown, and may date to the beginning of human civilization. Ancient Romans and Greeks used eggs as symbols of fertility, rebirth, and abundance- eggs were solar symbols, and figured in the festivals of numerous resurrected gods."
"The name Easter comes from a pagan figure called Eastre (or Eostre) who was celebrated as the goddess of spring by the Saxons of Northern Europe. A festival called Eastre was held during the spring equinox by these people to honor her. The goddess Eastre’s earthly symbol was the rabbit (or hare), which was also known as a symbol of fertility" "he colored eggs associated with the bunny are of another, even more ancient origin. The eggs associated with this and other Vernal festivals have been symbols of rebirth and fertility for so long the precise roots of the tradition are unknown, and may date to the beginning of human civilization. Ancient Romans and Greeks used eggs as symbols of fertility, rebirth, and abundance- eggs were solar symbols, and figured in the festivals of numerous resurrected gods."
MaccSpider
2/04/2008 at 12:00
2/04/2008 at 12:00
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