To think it isn't 'choccy egg day'

[lisaIambe]

Overheard in supermarket this morning. Mum happily telling moaning DC that if they didn't stop the choccy egg bunny won't bring them anything for choccy egg day.

I know not everyone is religious. But given the name 'Easter' isn't exactly loaded with religious connotations, AIBU to think renaming Easter 'choccy egg day' is just ridiculous?

Whilst I don't think I personally would have felt particularly outraged by OP's experience in the supermarket, I am staggered by some of the ignorant, flippant and deliberately antagonistic responses on here regarding the importance of Easter.

Whatever your own personal beliefs, or lack of belief, you are selling your children short if you take the 'it's all bollocks' route in response to their questions, not because of any religious consequences but because this is such an integral part of understanding their cultural inheritance, or at least the cultural inheritance of this country. An enormous proportion of the great literature, music, art and history of the Western world is based around Biblical texts and a vague understanding of these stories unlocks this.

As part of a practising Christian family, my children are familiar with the Easter story, but we also talk about the major festivals of other religions, especially those which are celebrated by their friends. Regardless of whether they grow up to become Christians, to practise another religion or none at all, they will have benefited from the stories and traditions and not go out into the world as shrugging, cynical and ignorant.

Ostara for me, and it was on the 22nd of March in my calendar

Call tomorrow whatever you want!

In our family we (with a bit of irony) call it the second largest Chocolate Festival of the year.
However the idea of calling the first largest Chocolate Festival 'Large Stocking full of Shite Day' is very appealing and will really help eradicate our Festival naming duplication.

We would never call anything choccy day, because that would be very silly.

Btw, they are both Pagan festivals rebranded as Christian, how ironic is it that the gods of commercialisation are now rebranding them into secular holidays.

Also didn't know about ostara, must read up on that.

In our house Christmas is referred to as party time and Easter as chocolate time! Both are seen as holidays from work; an opportunity to have long lie ins, lots of food, drink and family time.

An enormous proportion of the great literature, music, art and history of the Western world is based around Biblical texts

Have you not ever considered why this is the case? The power and money of the Christian church was formidable and indeed influenced our cultural heritage, as well as our political and social history in many seriously damaging ways.
Just because it did, does not mean we should not now reject that influence.

Hmm - I find this earnest re-defining Christian festivals as pagan shit just as cringeworthy tbh.

Ostara - LOL. What on earth is that then? It's apparently still another Goddess connection.

Please. For those of us who don't believe that there are any Gods/deities/ pixies/fairies/shit can you let us just have a heathen party?

www.facebook.com/BBCScotland/videos/1674177669278658/

Ugh @ choccy egg day. Although mildly surprised that no one thought to mention that it's also Passover.

Maybe Passover the Chocolate Day could work?

I call it Passover in English. Did not want to declare this for fear of being accused of being biased towards the religious angle I have no issue with atheism. I just think choccy as a word should be banned.

I've eaten too many choccy eggs

Sorry op, I think you are being unreasonable, it was a snippet of a private conversation and it's none of your business.

Anyway, off to bed now as tomorrow is scrum-diddley hot cross bun and choccy-Woccy bunny-wunny egg day, and I need some rest...

Choccy woccy can fucky offy.

Some things are sacred. Good chocolate is one of them.

Yeah, it does matter. For Christians, Easter Sunday is the most important and meaningful day of the year. Of course not all of us are Christian but that doesn't mean we shouldn't respect others beliefs. One of my besties is Muslim and when I see him sweating through Ramadan (especially during the heat of summer), I have a lot of respect for him and his faith. Respect for others is, or should be, one of the foundations of society. It pisses me off to see how little respect there is.

Rant over. Happy Easter.

Happy Passover, too.

Underbeneathsies spot on!

What next... Halloween becoming "Pumpky-wumpkin day"?

Haven't we got a few banky-wanky holibobs before pumpy- wumpy-kins ?

themuslicamel this is the point I was trying to make. The baby talk drives me insane!

The point is diodati because for us non-Christians it is also a UK Bank Holiday, why are we not allowed to celebrate a few days off in a Secular way without having the "real meaning" of the holiday forced upon us. It is NOT my meaning.

Yes I respect other people's beliefs, but in the same way they should respect mine too. I have lived in the UK for my whole 59 years and have never celebrated the religious aspects of this 'Festival', which is the same as the majority of people in this country. Please respect our rights to call this what we wish and we will happily respect Christians rights in a similar manner.

talking to children in twee, ridiculous words should be banned altogether as fas as I'm concerned.

We were at some farm park or other once, and I overheard a woman use the word '"baa-baa's" to describe sheep

Yes, but if they want to talk like 2 years olds then it's up to them!

People are entitled to believe whatever they want to believe religion wise, just as I am entitled to have no respect for the idea of a omnipresent deity and to piss myself laughing at those who do.