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Show A NEW DAY j Easter is the new day, the dawn, the beginning. In our time it is a cherished Christian celebration, commemorating the Resurrection. Historically it can be traced to the ancient Norsemen Norse-men and their worship of Ostara, the god of spring. They welcomed the flowers and greenery after winter with a festival. The very name Easter derives from the Norsemen's Norse-men's celebration and also the emphasis on new birth of life. It is clear that Easter for a very long time has been man's season for rejuvenating himself. The troubles and mistakes of the past are put aside. In addition to a rebirth re-birth of spirit which, hopefully, we all feel at Easter, it can be a more appropriate time than New Year's to resolve re-solve to do better in the spring and summer ahead so as to reap a productive harvest in the fall. The buying of new clothes and other fineries at Easter, which sometimes is criticized as commercialism, actually is symbolic of the new season as the drabness of winter gives place to the fres'mess of spring. Man has been. doing; this for centuries and Mother Nature has been doing it forever. ' Have a Happy Easter! |