Easter Greeting Cards
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What is the origin of Easter greeting cards? Easter is celebrated by Christians by commemorating of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the marked as the ending of the Lent season, forty days of fasting, repentance, moderation and spiritual discipline. It is the oldest and the holiest Christian festival and the climax and center of the liturgical year. Easter is the fourth most popular holiday for sending cards. Easter times are usually represented by eggs and the Easter rabbit. |
Eggs are a common symbol of life and fertility through the ages and that eggs have become part of the Easter celebration because they forbidden during Lent. The rabbit is the symbol of fertility so they became associated with renewal of life and the beginning of spring. The inclusion of rabbits into Easter appears to have originated in Germany.
The origin of Easter in is pagan can be traced back to ancient times. The name Easter derived from the Eostre, the Teutonic lunar goddess of spring. The name Eostre is said to be related to the word East, which many believes makes her a dawn goddess. The chief symbols of Eostre were the rabbit and the eggs. She often had seen in the form of rabbit in full moon. Hence, it is the beginning of Passover festival.
The myths and legends have varied much through the ages. When the pagan people were being converted into Christianity, many of them refused to give up their celebration and merriment. That is the reason why Easter celebration is associated with bunnies and eggs and is until now, we are still celebrating this joyous festival every year.
Some people celebrate this significant day by creating and sending exquisite Easter greeting cards to their love ones both by snail mail or email. This is the way they express their wishes for new beginning of life after Easter time. It has become now a tradition to give Easter greeting cards during Easter times.
Easter cards were first introduced and designed in Victorian England when a stationer added a greeting to a drawing of a rabbit and an entire industry was born. It gave birth to the modern Easter greeting card we have today that is replete with symbols related to the occasion such as chickens, eggs, rabbits, the cross and the like.
The birth of the Easter greeting cards becomes a medium to express wishes on Easter. It immediately turned greeting card into the popular mode of sending personal messages. The giving of Easter cards testifies the spirit of brotherhood and friendship that exist in people despite the occasional outburst of strife and hatred.
Sending Easter greeting card is fun, and light hearted. But before sending one Easter card, particularly know what their religious belief. In this way, you won't offend someone. Have fun this Easter!
