{"id":22125,"date":"2016-04-02T22:42:43","date_gmt":"2016-04-03T02:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/?p=22125"},"modified":"2016-04-02T22:43:11","modified_gmt":"2016-04-03T02:43:11","slug":"symbols-traditions-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/symbols-traditions-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SYMBOLS AND TRADITIONS OF EASTER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since the First Council of Nicaea in AD 325, the Easter has been dedicated as a moving Day. It means that the celebration is not on the same day of the Julian-calendar, annually. The date of Easter depends on the moving of the Sun and the Moon similarly to the way of the Hebrew-calendar. Etymologically the name of Easter Day, the celebration day of the resurrection of Jesus Christ called Passover although the Easter is a more common expression. The Easter comes from the German Oster word, but according to an other theory it originates from the word East and to that; the sun rises on the East. In the Hungarian language it is called \u201c<em>H\u00fasv\u00e9t<\/em>\u201d what means \u201c<em>getting meat<\/em>\u201d; the world connected to and signs the end of the 40 days long tassel period.<\/p>\n<p>The most common symbols of Easter are uniformed all over the world. Who could imagine the Monday of Easter without a lamb, a chocolate rabbit, or crafted and painted eggs, but there are national and cultural differences also. Well, let\u2019s have a read-trough of the main common symbols.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3462_barany.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22126\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-22126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3462_barany-600x398.jpg\" alt=\"3462_barany\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3462_barany-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3462_barany-696x461.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3462_barany-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3462_barany-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3462_barany.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Lamb:<\/p>\n<p>We can find the origin of the lamb as a symbol in the Bible. It is one of the most ancient Easter symbol. In the Old Testament we can read the Hebrew people sacrificed one year old lambs to avoid the anger of the Lord. In the New Testament and in the Christianity the lamb symbolize Jesus Christs; \u201cChrist, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us\u201d. In the Hungarian Easter meals the lamb is the main dish.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/husveti-nyuszik.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12943\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12943 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/husveti-nyuszik.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/husveti-nyuszik-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/husveti-nyuszik-400x250.jpg 400w, https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/husveti-nyuszik.jpg 750w\" alt=\"Kaninchen mit Ostereiern\" width=\"750\" height=\"469\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Rabbit:<\/p>\n<p>Find the answers for the origin of the Easter Rabbit, is much more difficult. It might be connected to the fruitiness of the feast. This is the time when the winter passes and the spring comes, the nature starts renewing and the rabbits are very prolific animals. The connection of the rabbit and the eggs exists in an old German legend also. However, the carrier of the Easter rabbit might be a misunderstanding because in Germany it was a tradition to gifting guinea hens at Easter time, and in the German language it is called Hasel, and the rabbit is called Hase. Anyway the rabbit became the star of the Easter, in every culture. In the Hungarian culture also the rabbit brings the eggs, and the chocolate for the children to Easter morning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/30605_orig.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12942\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12942 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/30605_orig.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/30605_orig-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/30605_orig-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/30605_orig.jpg 750w\" alt=\"30605_orig\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The painted eggs:<\/p>\n<p>The eggs are symbolizing the rebirth, and the renewing of the life in heathen cultures. The tradition of the egg painting mainly preserved in the Eastern-European cultures. Originally the painted eggs were red, and they made them with natural materials for example with the peel of onion. Later writing became popular on the painted eggs, they used wax for it. In the Hungarian traditions the eggs are very common and important at Eastertime. The guys get eggs for the watering\u2026but what about the most important Hungarian tradition, the watering?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/00r1es0e1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12941\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12941 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/00r1es0e1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/00r1es0e1-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/00r1es0e1.jpg 750w\" alt=\"00r1es0e1\" width=\"750\" height=\"552\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The watering:<\/p>\n<p>The watering is a fertility rite but it has Christian meaning also. The symbol of watering is connected to the baptizing too. In the Hungarian traditions the boys visiting the girls of the village and ask for the watering in a very kind way. They have to tell a sprinkling poem what sounds like this:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00a0<em>\u201cI was walking in a green forest<br \/>\n<\/em><em>A saw a blue violet<br \/>\n<\/em><em>it had started to wilt<br \/>\n<\/em><em>my a sprinkle it?\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>After they finished the poem they can watering the girls of the house for what they get painted eggs and the invitation to the table. After a short talking and p\u00e1linka tasting they say goodbye and goes to the next nice girl\u2019s house of the village or of the company. This tradition is still works in the Hungarian countryside and between friends in the cities also. To tell the truth it has got a very good socializing effect. So don\u2019t hesitate today morning; grab a pencil write your poem and fill a bucket of water, don\u2019t let wilting your female\u00a0friends\u2026<\/p>\n<p>via: sulinet.hu; mek.oszk.hu \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/symbols-traditions-easter-51490\">hungarytoday.hu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the First Council of Nicaea in AD 325, the Easter has been dedicated as a moving Day. It means that the celebration is not on the same day of the Julian-calendar, annually. The date of Easter depends on the moving of the Sun and the Moon similarly to the way of the Hebrew-calendar. Etymologically the name of Easter Day, the celebration day of the resurrection of Jesus Christ called Passover although the Easter is a more common expression. The Easter comes from the German Oster word, but according to an other theory it originates from the word East and to that; the sun rises on the East. In the Hungarian language it is called \u201c<em>H\u00fasv\u00e9t<\/em>\u201d what means \u201c<em>getting meat<\/em>\u201d; the world connected to and signs the end of the 40 days long tassel period.<\/p>\n<p>The most common symbols of Easter are uniformed all over the world. Who could imagine the Monday of Easter without a lamb, a chocolate rabbit, or crafted and painted eggs, but there are national and cultural differences also. Well, let\u2019s have a read-trough of the main common symbols.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3462_barany.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22126\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-22126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3462_barany-600x398.jpg\" alt=\"3462_barany\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3462_barany-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3462_barany-696x461.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3462_barany-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3462_barany-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3462_barany.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Lamb:<\/p>\n<p>We can find the origin of the lamb as a symbol in the Bible. It is one of the most ancient Easter symbol. In the Old Testament we can read the Hebrew people sacrificed one year old lambs to avoid the anger of the Lord. In the New Testament and in the Christianity the lamb symbolize Jesus Christs; \u201cChrist, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us\u201d. In the Hungarian Easter meals the lamb is the main dish.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/husveti-nyuszik.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12943\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12943 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/husveti-nyuszik.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/husveti-nyuszik-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/husveti-nyuszik-400x250.jpg 400w, https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/husveti-nyuszik.jpg 750w\" alt=\"Kaninchen mit Ostereiern\" width=\"750\" height=\"469\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Rabbit:<\/p>\n<p>Find the answers for the origin of the Easter Rabbit, is much more difficult. It might be connected to the fruitiness of the feast. This is the time when the winter passes and the spring comes, the nature starts renewing and the rabbits are very prolific animals. The connection of the rabbit and the eggs exists in an old German legend also. However, the carrier of the Easter rabbit might be a misunderstanding because in Germany it was a tradition to gifting guinea hens at Easter time, and in the German language it is called Hasel, and the rabbit is called Hase. Anyway the rabbit became the star of the Easter, in every culture. In the Hungarian culture also the rabbit brings the eggs, and the chocolate for the children to Easter morning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/30605_orig.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12942\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12942 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/30605_orig.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/30605_orig-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/30605_orig-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/30605_orig.jpg 750w\" alt=\"30605_orig\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The painted eggs:<\/p>\n<p>The eggs are symbolizing the rebirth, and the renewing of the life in heathen cultures. The tradition of the egg painting mainly preserved in the Eastern-European cultures. Originally the painted eggs were red, and they made them with natural materials for example with the peel of onion. Later writing became popular on the painted eggs, they used wax for it. In the Hungarian traditions the eggs are very common and important at Eastertime. The guys get eggs for the watering\u2026but what about the most important Hungarian tradition, the watering?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/00r1es0e1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12941\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12941 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/00r1es0e1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/00r1es0e1-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/00r1es0e1.jpg 750w\" alt=\"00r1es0e1\" width=\"750\" height=\"552\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The watering:<\/p>\n<p>The watering is a fertility rite but it has Christian meaning also. The symbol of watering is connected to the baptizing too. In the Hungarian traditions the boys visiting the girls of the village and ask for the watering in a very kind way. They have to tell a sprinkling poem what sounds like this:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00a0<em>\u201cI was walking in a green forest<br \/>\n<\/em><em>A saw a blue violet<br \/>\n<\/em><em>it had started to wilt<br \/>\n<\/em><em>my a sprinkle it?\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>After they finished the poem they can watering the girls of the house for what they get painted eggs and the invitation to the table. After a short talking and p\u00e1linka tasting they say goodbye and goes to the next nice girl\u2019s house of the village or of the company. This tradition is still works in the Hungarian countryside and between friends in the cities also. To tell the truth it has got a very good socializing effect. So don\u2019t hesitate today morning; grab a pencil write your poem and fill a bucket of water, don\u2019t let wilting your female\u00a0friends\u2026<\/p>\n<p>via: sulinet.hu; mek.oszk.hu \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/symbols-traditions-easter-51490\">hungarytoday.hu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":22126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[166],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>THE SYMBOLS AND TRADITIONS OF EASTER &#8211; Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/symbols-traditions-easter\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"THE SYMBOLS AND TRADITIONS OF EASTER &#8211; Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Since the First Council of Nicaea in AD 325, the Easter has been dedicated as a moving Day. It means that the celebration is not on the same day of the Julian-calendar, annually. The date of Easter depends on the moving of the Sun and the Moon similarly to the way of the Hebrew-calendar. Etymologically the name of Easter Day, the celebration day of the resurrection of Jesus Christ called Passover although the Easter is a more common expression. The Easter comes from the German Oster word, but according to an other theory it originates from the word East and to that; the sun rises on the East. In the Hungarian language it is called \u201cH\u00fasv\u00e9t\u201d what means \u201cgetting meat\u201d; the world connected to and signs the end of the 40 days long tassel period.  The most common symbols of Easter are uniformed all over the world. Who could imagine the Monday of Easter without a lamb, a chocolate rabbit, or crafted and painted eggs, but there are national and cultural differences also. Well, let\u2019s have a read-trough of the main common symbols.    The Lamb:  We can find the origin of the lamb as a symbol in the Bible. It is one of the most ancient Easter symbol. In the Old Testament we can read the Hebrew people sacrificed one year old lambs to avoid the anger of the Lord. In the New Testament and in the Christianity the lamb symbolize Jesus Christs; \u201cChrist, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us\u201d. In the Hungarian Easter meals the lamb is the main dish.    The Rabbit:  Find the answers for the origin of the Easter Rabbit, is much more difficult. It might be connected to the fruitiness of the feast. This is the time when the winter passes and the spring comes, the nature starts renewing and the rabbits are very prolific animals. The connection of the rabbit and the eggs exists in an old German legend also. However, the carrier of the Easter rabbit might be a misunderstanding because in Germany it was a tradition to gifting guinea hens at Easter time, and in the German language it is called Hasel, and the rabbit is called Hase. Anyway the rabbit became the star of the Easter, in every culture. In the Hungarian culture also the rabbit brings the eggs, and the chocolate for the children to Easter morning.    The painted eggs:  The eggs are symbolizing the rebirth, and the renewing of the life in heathen cultures. The tradition of the egg painting mainly preserved in the Eastern-European cultures. Originally the painted eggs were red, and they made them with natural materials for example with the peel of onion. Later writing became popular on the painted eggs, they used wax for it. In the Hungarian traditions the eggs are very common and important at Eastertime. The guys get eggs for the watering\u2026but what about the most important Hungarian tradition, the watering?    The watering:  The watering is a fertility rite but it has Christian meaning also. The symbol of watering is connected to the baptizing too. In the Hungarian traditions the boys visiting the girls of the village and ask for the watering in a very kind way. They have to tell a sprinkling poem what sounds like this: \u00a0\u201cI was walking in a green forest A saw a blue violet it had started to wilt my a sprinkle it?\u201d \u00a0After they finished the poem they can watering the girls of the house for what they get painted eggs and the invitation to the table. After a short talking and p\u00e1linka tasting they say goodbye and goes to the next nice girl\u2019s house of the village or of the company. This tradition is still works in the Hungarian countryside and between friends in the cities also. To tell the truth it has got a very good socializing effect. 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It means that the celebration is not on the same day of the Julian-calendar, annually. The date of Easter depends on the moving of the Sun and the Moon similarly to the way of the Hebrew-calendar. Etymologically the name of Easter Day, the celebration day of the resurrection of Jesus Christ called Passover although the Easter is a more common expression. The Easter comes from the German Oster word, but according to an other theory it originates from the word East and to that; the sun rises on the East. In the Hungarian language it is called \u201cH\u00fasv\u00e9t\u201d what means \u201cgetting meat\u201d; the world connected to and signs the end of the 40 days long tassel period.  The most common symbols of Easter are uniformed all over the world. Who could imagine the Monday of Easter without a lamb, a chocolate rabbit, or crafted and painted eggs, but there are national and cultural differences also. Well, let\u2019s have a read-trough of the main common symbols.    The Lamb:  We can find the origin of the lamb as a symbol in the Bible. It is one of the most ancient Easter symbol. In the Old Testament we can read the Hebrew people sacrificed one year old lambs to avoid the anger of the Lord. In the New Testament and in the Christianity the lamb symbolize Jesus Christs; \u201cChrist, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us\u201d. In the Hungarian Easter meals the lamb is the main dish.    The Rabbit:  Find the answers for the origin of the Easter Rabbit, is much more difficult. It might be connected to the fruitiness of the feast. This is the time when the winter passes and the spring comes, the nature starts renewing and the rabbits are very prolific animals. The connection of the rabbit and the eggs exists in an old German legend also. However, the carrier of the Easter rabbit might be a misunderstanding because in Germany it was a tradition to gifting guinea hens at Easter time, and in the German language it is called Hasel, and the rabbit is called Hase. Anyway the rabbit became the star of the Easter, in every culture. In the Hungarian culture also the rabbit brings the eggs, and the chocolate for the children to Easter morning.    The painted eggs:  The eggs are symbolizing the rebirth, and the renewing of the life in heathen cultures. The tradition of the egg painting mainly preserved in the Eastern-European cultures. Originally the painted eggs were red, and they made them with natural materials for example with the peel of onion. Later writing became popular on the painted eggs, they used wax for it. In the Hungarian traditions the eggs are very common and important at Eastertime. The guys get eggs for the watering\u2026but what about the most important Hungarian tradition, the watering?    The watering:  The watering is a fertility rite but it has Christian meaning also. The symbol of watering is connected to the baptizing too. In the Hungarian traditions the boys visiting the girls of the village and ask for the watering in a very kind way. They have to tell a sprinkling poem what sounds like this: \u00a0\u201cI was walking in a green forest A saw a blue violet it had started to wilt my a sprinkle it?\u201d \u00a0After they finished the poem they can watering the girls of the house for what they get painted eggs and the invitation to the table. After a short talking and p\u00e1linka tasting they say goodbye and goes to the next nice girl\u2019s house of the village or of the company. This tradition is still works in the Hungarian countryside and between friends in the cities also. To tell the truth it has got a very good socializing effect. 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