Why Easter is such an important holiday to the Irish

Jesus loves ALL people. You win people to Jesus with love. Cool points just for having been born in and seen Ireland.

@Christisall: I'm not a loser at all. I just happen to think for myself. :)

Easter is a holy day that celebrates resurection of the Savior of man but it is not mans place to judge man. Telling Someone they are a loser surely would be off putting and would never win him or anyone to Christ.

Conor86, you are a loser; Easter is the holiest of days, the rising of our Creator. To be Irish and not religious makes you a real loser. . .your day is coming. . .

Spring cleaning has its roots in the Jewish celebration of Passover when the house is cleaned annually in preparation for the 8-day celebration of the deliverance from Egypt.

Easter is a load of rubbish to me and doesn't mean everything to every Irish person and i'm not religious at all and born in Ireland.

"visit in 2010"!!! When was this article written??

Irish people do not honor the men and women of 1916 any more. It was only in the last few years that the government started to commenmorate the rising again.

PRAISE THE LORD----AMEN !!!

"If you've never experienced Easter there, we strongly recommend you visit in 2010." I'd love to. Any idea of how I can travel back a year?

American writer David McCullough wrote in his book about US President John Adams that Ireland was the first country with the concept "All men are created equal." In other words the greatest country in the world, the USA, was founded on an Irish concept. No wonder the Irish all over the world love their country.

Nice job writing this article. I'll be back to Ireland ASAP.

@Cillowen - The commemoration of Christ's death and the celebration of His Resurrection, can hardly be called a "pagan holiday". As His death and resurrection ensured the path to heaven, Pearse and his comrades ensured the path to Freedom, a freedom which permits even you the right to express yourself without being arrested by the British. A Freedom which allowed us as a nation, to determine our own destiny. Appreciate it and enjoy it, while you can.

. . . whose efforts yielded Ireland's persistent commitment to the principles of freedom, equality, self-government, and control over one's own destiny.

deep in psyce - pagan holidays and in memory of pearse and comrades whose efforts yielded ?????????????????????