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What are some greek or roman pagan traditions that have to do with Easter?
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∙ 10y ago
The short answer would be, we cast our circles do a ritual celebrating mid-spring, dance around the may pole, have a feast. The rabbid, hare, egg, baskets, etc. used to decorate for easter are based on the pagan use of them to symbolize fertility and the renewel of the earth's being fertile with seeds.
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