They [Australians] celebrate Easter the exact same way we do: commemorating the death and resurrection of Jesus by telling our children a giant bunny rabbit : left chocolate eggs in the night. Now, I wonder why we're fucked up as a race. Anybody got any idea? You know, I've read the Bible. I can't find the word 'bunny' or 'chocolate' anywhere in the fucking book. Where do they come up with this shit? Why not goldfish left Lincoln logs in your sock drawer? As long as you're making shit up, you know, go hog-wild. At least the goldfish with a Lincoln log on its back going across your carpet has some miraculous connotations. [in faux British accent] 'Mummy, I woke up today and there was a Lincoln log in me sock drawer.' 'That's the story of Jesus!'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Easter traditions mix religious symbolism with secular symbols like chocolate bunnies. It questions why such obvious fabrications are accepted as tradition.
- In plain terms
- Easter uses chocolate bunnies which are not in the Bible.
- What can you take from it?
- Examine traditions to separate fact from fabrication.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How did traditions start?
- Why accept myths without question?
Another view
Dismisses cultural evolution of traditions as simple lying.
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