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Happy Easter
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23 Mar 2008 Sun 11:49 am |
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Today is Easter Sunday.
Happy Easter - Diriliş Bayramınız Kutlu Olsun!
To everyone, whether Christian or not, I hope you have a day full of Easter Joy and Hope!
The attached aticle about Kariye Museum in Istanbul and its Anastasis Easter fresco is my Easter Card to everyone on this site.
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23 Mar 2008 Sun 12:03 pm |
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Quoting MarioninTurkey: Today is Easter Sunday.
Happy Easter - Diriliş Bayramınız Kutlu Olsun!
To everyone, whether Christian or not, I hope you have a day full of Easter Joy and Hope!
The attached aticle about Kariye Museum in Istanbul and its Anastasis Easter fresco is my Easter Card to everyone on this site.
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Thank you Marion. I wish everyone the same and it is nice to have a thread that gives information about culture.Welcome back the old Turkishclass 
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23 Mar 2008 Sun 12:37 pm |
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A useful info:
did you know that 94% of childeren start eating their bunnies from their ears?!!
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23 Mar 2008 Sun 12:51 pm |
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Happy Easter.
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23 Mar 2008 Sun 12:52 pm |
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Quoting thehandsom:
A useful info:
did you know that 94% of childeren start eating their bunnies from their ears?!! |
Handsom - what would we do without you!! 
Happy Easter to you! 
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23 Mar 2008 Sun 12:55 pm |
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Quoting thehandsom:
A useful info:
did you know that 94% of childeren start eating their bunnies from their ears?!! |
This is because a child's small hands have to hold the bunny round the body, so the nearest point of entry into the mouth is the ears
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23 Mar 2008 Sun 12:58 pm |
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Quoting christine:
This is because a child's small hands have to hold the bunny round the body, so the nearest point of entry into the mouth is the ears |
Ah..I have big hands and it explains why, I always start eating from its bottom..
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23 Mar 2008 Sun 03:02 pm |
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Quoting MarioninTurkey: Today is Easter Sunday.
Happy Easter - Diriliş Bayramınız Kutlu Olsun!
To everyone, whether Christian or not, I hope you have a day full of Easter Joy and Hope!
The attached aticle about Kariye Museum in Istanbul and its Anastasis Easter fresco is my Easter Card to everyone on this site.
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Teşekkür ederim, Marion! Sen de! What a wonderful message to see on this day.
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23 Mar 2008 Sun 08:02 pm |
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Happy Easter everyone who is celebrating it
Actually,it would be more useful also if you'd explain also what is Easter,and why do you celebrate it,and why bunnies ??
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23 Mar 2008 Sun 08:54 pm |
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Quoting CANLI: Actually,it would be more useful also if you'd explain also what is Easter,and why do you celebrate it,and why bunnies ?? |
Well... I don't know why bunny maybe it has something to do with spring time? 
And what they are celebrating is the Resurrection of Christ... a symbol for Christians of liberation from and forgiveness of sins. Maybe someone else can give a better explanation...
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23 Mar 2008 Sun 09:25 pm |
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Quoting thehandsom: Quoting christine:
This is because a child's small hands have to hold the bunny round the body, so the nearest point of entry into the mouth is the ears |
Ah..I have big hands and it explains why, I always start eating from its bottom.. |
lol why not just pop the whole thing into your mouth! we're not little kids anymore yea =P i'm sure your mouth is big enough too =P
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23 Mar 2008 Sun 09:31 pm |
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Quoting zettea: Quoting thehandsom: Quoting christine:
This is because a child's small hands have to hold the bunny round the body, so the nearest point of entry into the mouth is the ears |
Ah..I have big hands and it explains why, I always start eating from its bottom.. |
lol why not just pop the whole thing into your mouth! we're not little kids anymore yea =P i'm sure your mouth is big enough too =P |
My mouth is big enough..But the bunny was big too
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23 Mar 2008 Sun 10:57 pm |
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The first eggs given at easter were birds eggs.These eggs where painted bright colours to give then furthur meaning as a gift. An anglo saxon ledgend tell how the saxon goddress Eostre found a woundered bird and transformed it into an hare, so that it could survive the winter. The hare found that it could lay eggs, so it decorated these each spring and left them as an offering to the goddess. For christians, Easter Eggs symbolise new life.Eggs have been a symbol of continuing life and resurrection since pre Christian Springs celibrations
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24 Mar 2008 Mon 12:49 am |
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How about the bunnies then ?
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24 Mar 2008 Mon 01:13 am |
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Quoting catwoman: Quoting CANLI: Actually,it would be more useful also if you'd explain also what is Easter,and why do you celebrate it,and why bunnies ?? |
Well... I don't know why bunny maybe it has something to do with spring time?
And what they are celebrating is the Resurrection of Christ... a symbol for Christians of liberation from and forgiveness of sins. Maybe someone else can give a better explanation... |
right,Easter is the biggest of Christian festivals,more important than Christmas,rebirth of life,resurrection of Christ,the victory of unconditional love...power of belief in good,
celebrated in different ways in different countries but always with the belief in immortality....
as bunny tradition goes explanation here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Bunny
in my country celebrated totally different from the rest of Europe
http://festivals.iloveindia.com/easter/traditions/easter-in-poland.html
http://www.easterbunnys.net/polisheaster.htm
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24 Mar 2008 Mon 12:47 pm |
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Easter - the meaning
This can explain the meaning of Easter and the relevance of the Ressurection. I can also recommend the movie The Passion of Christ - although not a full description and very detailed account of the suffering and crucifixion of Christ.
Happy Easter to everyone here ! Peace and Love.
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24 Mar 2008 Mon 02:29 pm |
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Quoting CANLI: How about the bunnies then ? |
An anglo saxon ledgend tell how the saxon goddress Eostre found a woundered bird and transformed it into an hare, so that it could survive the winter. The hare found that it could lay eggs, so it decorated these each spring and left them as an offering to the goddess.
( Hare ,Rabbit = bunnies )
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24 Mar 2008 Mon 02:54 pm |
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Ever wonder why Easter moves around from March to April? This year it's the earliest anyone alive today will ever experience it.
"Easter is always the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox (hich is March 20. This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify Passover, which is why Easter moves around on our calendar. Based on the above information, Easter can actually be one day earlier (March 22) but that is exceedingly rare.
This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of our lives! And only the most elderly of our population have ever seen it this early (95 years old or above). And none of us has ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier! Here are the facts:
"The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228 (220 years from now.). The last time, it was this early was 1913 (so if you're 95 or older, you are the only ones that were around for that!).
"The next it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the year 2285 (277 years from now). The last time it was on March 22 was 1818. So, no one alive today has or will ever see it any earlier than this year!"
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE SPRING EQUINOX?
1. ANOTHER TERM FOR THE SPRING EQUINOX IS WHAT?
A. Vern
B. Verna
C. Vernal
D. Vernalia
2. EASTER IS RELATED TO THE SPRING EQUINOX HOW?
A. It falls on the first Sunday following the equinox.
B. It falls on the second Sunday following the equinox.
C. It's always the first Sunday after the first full moon after the equinox.
D. It's always the first Sunday after the first new moon after the equinox.
3. WE WOULD HAVE NO SEASONS AT ALL IF IT WASN'T FOR...
A. The earth's tilt.
B. The equator.
C. The moon.
D. The ocean's tides.
4. THE SPRING EQUINOX ALSO MARKS THE START OF A NEW YEAR FOR WHAT?
A. The Baha'i
B. Astrology
C. The Persians
D. All of the above
5. TRUE OR FALSE: AS THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE GEARS UP FOR SPRING, THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE IS PREPPING FOR AUTUMN.
A. True
B. False
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ANSWERS:
1. C.
2. C.
3. A.
4. D.
5. A.
ster and the spring equinox
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24 Mar 2008 Mon 04:34 pm |
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Quoting thehandsom: Quoting christine:
This is because a child's small hands have to hold the bunny round the body, so the nearest point of entry into the mouth is the ears |
Ah..I have big hands and it explains why, I always start eating from its bottom.. |
 I break mine in half first to what is inside!
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24 Mar 2008 Mon 09:25 pm |
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I watched my son in anticipation last night...will he eat the ears first????
YES!! YES HE DID!!
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24 Mar 2008 Mon 09:56 pm |
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24 Mar 2008 Mon 09:56 pm |
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This discussion reminds me of my favorite Easter card..
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24 Mar 2008 Mon 09:57 pm |
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I got this email.....it just cracked me up. Love it GG!!
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25 Mar 2008 Tue 02:36 am |
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Quoting Elisabeth: I watched my son in anticipation last night...will he eat the ears first????
YES!! YES HE DID!! |
hmmm..I guess, you dont trust what say..eh? 
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25 Mar 2008 Tue 11:38 am |
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How Easter Bunnies Are Made
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25 Mar 2008 Tue 05:26 pm |
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Quoting Daydreamer: How Easter Bunnies Are Made
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OH THE SCANDLE!!
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25 Mar 2008 Tue 05:40 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth: Quoting Daydreamer: How Easter Bunnies Are Made
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OH THE SCANDLE!! |
This is bordering on pornography!! And I am not sure whether or not - as a newly appointed moderator - I should be deleting this!
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25 Mar 2008 Tue 07:02 pm |
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no comment. I think everything is allowed now under the new admin.
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25 Mar 2008 Tue 07:42 pm |
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And how do you call this Chantal?
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9369/rabbits0xn.jpg
something different in the air:
http://www.air-prinz.de/images/1148730186hasen_.jpg
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25 Mar 2008 Tue 08:14 pm |
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Quoting Roswitha: And how do you call this Chantal?
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9369/rabbits0xn.jpg
something different in the air:
http://www.air-prinz.de/images/1148730186hasen_.jpg |
OH NO!!! Not a bunny threesome!
As far as the grown men in pink bunny suits...is that what they mean by "funny bunnies"??
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25 Mar 2008 Tue 08:37 pm |
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They're not all men in those suits, let me see who I can spot . . . .hmmmm . . . . Admin . ..Erdinc . . . Catwoman there in the far distance . . . deli_kizin . . . Keith . . .vineyards . . .Lady in Red . . .
I do believe this is the historic moment when the new TC rules were ratified 
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