Why Easter is such an important holiday to the Irish

Jaysus Watereskill that's a funny but depressing childhood you had.

"Windows are opened, table cloths set, wine flows freely and bread is baked" I guess this is the stuff of a chirpy generation and global warming. I only recall blustery rain swept skies. My devout Irish grandparents somewhat sorrowful that Lent was over and all of us corralled. Kneeling in an arc round a television set that had roaming lines and snow. (they never switched to color television and preferred the radio) For the Papal Urbi et Orbi Blessing from St.Peters in Rome. The scene entered the vocabulary among ourselves. To this day with several of us living elsewhere from New Zealand to America, the grandparents long since gone, a card with a scribble or e-mail arrives at Easter "Happy Urbi Orbi". A scurillous cousin having brought it about on the gravel outside the grandparents one Easter Sunday as we all met up. He held a palm to his forehead taking quick breaths as though a dreadful ordeal lay ahead or hangover at eleven years old "Oh no..no..not the Urbi Orbi" We each got a small chocolate egg afterwards. We had to nearly prise it off the sideboard. A spinster great-aunt keeping watch "There's manys a child without a shoe in Korea" We were all expected to become Missionaries. May they rest in peace. Slainte.

Jesus Himself said He would raise after 3 days. The writers of the Gospels tell us He died on Friday and Gloriouisly arose on Sunday morning. 3 days. He died for you my friend, and arose that you might have a hope and a future.

Kickstart,see you are at it again!Please catch yourself on! I fear you are very unhappy and need not be! Your hate hurts you most ,so why not put it aside and enjoy the message of God's love that is Easter!Have a happy one kid!

Man Kickstar, you really need to get help. In the Jewish world part of a day is considered as a day. Christ died on Friday-Day 1, was in the grave before the Sabbath or Saturday -Day 2, and arose early on Sunday-the third day. God's word is infallable, and reliable and not a scheme by the roman pagans. Ishtar was a pagan spring celebration, but Easter is the Christian celebration of Christ demonstrating victory over death, hell, and the grave. So sorry you hate the catholics so much, but Jesus is not Roman Catholic, He is God in the flesh not a denomination or a sun god.

Easter is a 100% Roman Pagan feast, Christ did not die on a Friday he spent a full 72 hours in the tomb three full days, Not a bit of Friday all day Saturday and a bit of Sunday, This was all invented by those who told you they were infallible and were lead by the Devil instead. Easter or Eostur, astur, Ostara, Ostar Ostern All mean the place where the Sun is or returns too or Grows.....Get it its that old Sun God again. When you have a church that was invented by a Roman Emperor don't be surprised when you find you are worshiping Roman Gods and your leader living in a Roman Palace....Catch yourselves on people.

The Church has itself to blame for the current dilemma with the pedophilia. The Pope ought to step down.

Didn't Pearse pick Easter for "the rising" because of the Ressurection? That is what I always learned

This is the Ireland I remember so vividly but not any more as actively practicing the Catholic faith is on the decline there. Ireland is paying the consequent now!!

When I was teaching I used to have a large unit on Holidays. St, Patrick's was one of the favorite. I remember finding the Irish pledge to their flag, but have lost that information. I think the words probably referred to the uprising. Can you help find that and publish it?