Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend. Petie, the traditional Easter-Cat-Bunny, is chilling in his overs-sized Easter egg bed (aka The Cat Ball, you’ll be hearing more about this cool cat bed soon!).
I sure hope Petie doesn’t decide he wants to nibble on those orange and green eggs in the front! Eep!
I made a super modest attempt at better understanding the connection between the Easter Bunny, Easter Eggs and Jesus for this post. So I did what I’d like to think most modern day college-educated folks do and went to visit Professor Wikipedia.
While I can’t really pull it all together for you, I did pick up some interesting tidbits along the way I’d like to share (feel free to use them throughout the day to impress your friends and relatives).
I HAVE CAT ‘S FIRST EASTER TRIVIA EDITION:
- First off, it may interest you to learn that, “Easter is linked to the Jewish Passover by much of its symbolism, as well as by its position in the calendar. In many languages, the words for ‘Easter’ and ‘Passover’ are identical or very similar.” Who knew?!
- The concept of the Easter Bunny came from, “German Lutherans, the ‘Easter Hare’ originally played the role of a judge, evaluating whether children were good or disobedient in behavior at the start of the season of Eastertide (The period between Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday)…In legend, the creature carries colored eggs in his basket, candy, and sometimes also toys to the homes of children..”
- It seems us Christians like to turn major holidays into an opportunity to judge good or bad behavior and reward or punish accordingly…
- Of all my findings this was certainly the most amusing: ” The hare was a popular motif in medieval church art. In ancient times, it was widely believed…that the hare was a hermaphrodite.The idea that a hare could reproduce without loss of virginity…” SURPRISE!
- The hare/rabbits are also known for their fertility totally show cats and dogs up by having the ability to convince an entire new litter while already pregnant with one!
- As far as coloring eggs, “The custom of the Easter egg may have existed in the early Christian community of Mesopotamia who stained eggs red in memory of the blood of Christ, shed at his crucifixion.” Easter eggs were also known to represent the empty tomb while in other cultures and times known to be a symbol of new life
There’s just something about Petie that makes for the perfect bunny don’t you think? Interestingly, it was the similarity between my cat Petie and rabbit that made me become a vegetarian (again).
Sadly I was unable to find reference to the Easter Cat. I’ll have to find a way to make sure the Wikipedia page is updated.
At any rate, regardless of your religion – or if you are religious – I personally think of Easter as a time to spend quality time with friends and family while gorging myself. And being thankful of for the food and company of course.
Hope no one reading this still believes in the Easter Bunny – shield your small children!
In the spirit of supporting friends, being grateful for what we have, and helping others, I’d like to share the GOFUNDME I started for my friend Claudia and her fur-family. Claudia has done much for animals over the years and is the Mom of three kitties, one of whom – Tiny Timmy – suffered permanent neurological damage from exposure to over-the-counter flea and tick powder before she had him.
We can all use a helping hand once in a while, so if you can refrain from 1 Starbucks and donate $5.00 (the minimum allowed by GOFUNDME) I know it will be appreciated. PLUS there are super cool THANK YOU GIFTS for all donations over $15. And if you can’t donate but can share, that’s appreciated too! Thanks! =^^=
And, last but not least, for the very best and worst of INSTAGRAM #EASTERCATS check out my article for CAT FANCY online.
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