Fidei Defensor Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 *yawn* There are so many divergent accounts on Attis himself let a lone his death that it's hard to find a point to begin. One account has Attis getting married when his bride dies. Out of grief he sits himself under a pine tree, emasculates himself, and then dies. When a fellow by the name of Agistis sees him and feels guilty over his death, he requests Zeus to resuscitate him. Interestingly Zeus does not resuscitate him, instead like a typical mischeavous Greek deity, he only makes Attis' body incorrupt. Some versions of Attis have no resucitation or preservation of his body, and interestingly enough the few scholars who actually devote themselves to the topic say the exact opposite of what our friend tardis suggests, namely that based on the dated evidence the cult of Attis modified itself to respond to the challenge of Christianity, and not the other way around (cf "Cybele and Christ" by A.T. Fear). Ah! but who cares of good scholarship as long as Christianity is attacked, right? err.. I was just sharing my spring time tradition. Settle down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisa Marie Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Right...I see your point and I understand that there CAN be a "simple" symbolism to some things, but the rabbit has not be included liturgically, nor the pelican beyond decorative aspect in that symbolism. Egg were, the paschal lamb obviously has significance. I don't know if I am doing a good job of explaining. Last night one of the verses of a hymn we sang talked about a pelican. Point being it's not just decorative (though one is prominently featured on the front of our altar). Really, Santa Claus is only marginally better than the Easter Bunny. Maybe it's already been said in this thread, but aren't rabbits symbols of new life due to their reputation of being...well...prolific? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortify Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 err.. I was just sharing my spring time tradition. Settle down. Yes, it's smart of you to back down from your previous post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Well... There I was rooting around the Internet for Resurrection pictures, and look what I found. This isn't traditional (although the seminary where she teaches is...) but I love this storry about the 'why' one might have an Easter Bunny.... yes, I really like this telling of the Easter Mysteries: http://catholicnoteb...ster-bunny.html Hmmmm.... why SHOULDN'T a Bunny have made His Good Friday a bit easier..... why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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