Commercialization of Easter

With Easter coming right around the corner it got me thinking on how a holiday that is religious became a holiday about bunnies and candy and searching for eggs. Which is another thing I don't understand why are there Easter egg hunts during Easter. When bunnies don't even lay eggs they are mammals. The Easter Bunny is like Santa but for the spring. The Easter Bunny leaves eggs for you to find and then you get other presents and candy from the Easter Bunny.

This holiday is very important for Christians. Because on Easter Sunday is the day the Jesus died and rose again to pay for the price of our sins. Then somehow hardly anybody associates Jesus and Easter. People associate Easter with rabbits, eggs or candy. I did a little bit or research. The whole idea of getting eggs for Easter was brought to America in 1700's. Children made nests and when they woke up a creature left colored eggs in the nest. In Germany it is called "Osterhase". It eventually spread to the U.S.

Another thing is all of the candy during Easter. It is the second best selling candy holiday in America. They have all of this egg shaped candy, a ton of jelly beans and chocolate bunnies. All to put in an egg. You can’t forget Peeps either. Every year Easter comes around then comes the Peeps and all the different colors of peeps.  

A lot of these customs we now know as Easter they try to associate with the Christian holiday of Easter. But in my opinion I don't think they really associate together. Some people say that the Easter eggs are represented by Jesus coming out of the tomb.  Then they say that the Bunny represents a new life. I as a Christian it is really hard to associate all the commercialization of Easter to how Jesus died on the cross for us.  This and Christmas are really hard to see all of the commercials for Easter and spring deals. Just the other day I saw a commercial for Black Friday but in the spring. I think this ridiculous, almost as ridiculous as starting Black Friday on Thursday night. Anyway, if this holiday was commercialized as much as they are for candy, the Easter bunny and Easter egg hunts. But instead of all the fake stuff of Easter the actual reason for the season (so to speak) to spread the love of Jesus and share his story. Just think of this when you are celebrating all of your Easter festivities.