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In reply to the discussion: Why do many people eat ham on Easter? [View all]LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)42. I tend to agree, though I found the second speculation the more interesting.
If pigs were considered lucky, seems it would be unlucky to butcher one ...
Oh well. It's not ours to know. I eat ham at Easter for much the same reason that I eat turkey at Thanksgiving. It feeds many for less. Lamb -- good heavens around here it's pricier per pound than beef.
I have heard it argued that the prohibition against pork originated in economic disparities. That pig farmers were more likely to be poor, therefor "unclean" much the same way the poor are demonized in today's right wing rhetoric. Mind you, this was not my assertion so I can't defend it. I just thought it was an interesting point of view.
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Like everything about Easter, it's a rip-off of paganism and Spring celebration rituals.
Arugula Latte
Mar 2015
#3
The Last Supper was a Passover meal; the dates of Easter and Passover both depend on
muriel_volestrangler
Apr 2015
#50
Jesus was a Jew. The Passover meal traditionally commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt.
pinto
Apr 2015
#60
And the point is that the nun's bible says Jesus was a Jew, crucified at the passover
muriel_volestrangler
Apr 2015
#66
Someone wanted to know the connection between Easter and Judaism. I told them.
muriel_volestrangler
Apr 2015
#72
And laurices - newly born rabbits (or fetuses) were classed as fish
muriel_volestrangler
Apr 2015
#67
I tend to agree, though I found the second speculation the more interesting.
LiberalAndProud
Mar 2015
#42