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Mourning Announcements

Today is the anniversary of Jesus’ crucifixion. Okay, it probably really isn’t, and we don’t even know what year that happened, let alone the specific date. While Easter does sometimes fall this early, it’s rare. And if these first century … Continue reading →

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Of Bunnies and Bonnets

Picture by Helena Nelson-Reed Happy Easter! Some years ago, I wrote a little about the origins of the Easter Bunny and the name of the holiday. I don’t have a whole lot to add, but there’s some, so I might … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Authors, British, Cartoons, Celebrities, Christianity, Easter, Food, German, Greek Mythology, Holidays, Judaism, Lewis Carroll, Music, Mythology, Passover, Religion, Roman, Television, They Might Be Giants, Toys, VoVat Goes to the Movies, XTC | Tagged alice's adventures in wonderland, aphrodite, bill cosby, charity, coney island, coneys, easter bunny, easter eggs, easter parade, easter seals, eggs, eostre, fat albert, fat albert easter special, fred astaire, hares, irving berlin, jack benny, jesus, judy garland, lent, liberace, march hare, ostara, pikas, rabbits, shirley maclaine, the easter seal teleparade of stars, titian, van johnson, venus, virgin mary, white rabbit |

Killing John Barleycorn

“John Barleycorn” is a British folk song with written versions dating back to the sixteenth century, personifying the barley crop as a dying and reborn figure. It can get pretty graphic about the torments heaped upon poor John, who is … Continue reading →

Posted in British, Christianity, Drugs, Food, Frank Black/Black Francis, Holidays, Minus 5, Music, Mythology, Passover, Poetry, Religion | Tagged alcohol, beer, beowa, fast man raider man, harvest, jesus, john barleycorn, john barleycorn must die, john barleycorn must live, johnny barleycorn, kathleen herbert, let the war against music begin, rebirth, resurrection, robert burns, scott mccaughey, traffic, whiskey |

Programming in Paschal

Easter, as the Church Fathers rather confusingly decided, is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. Well, to be totally technical about it, I believe it’s after the first full moon after 21 … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholicism, Christianity, Easter, Holidays, Judaism, Passover, Religion | Tagged bible, crucifixion, gospel of john, gospels, jesus, julian calendar, pharisees, pontius pilate, resurrection, sadducees, seder, spring, vernal equinox |