That saying "Happy Easter" is out of place?

[Ethicaldebacle]

We're a Jewish family, and only celebrate Xmas in a secular / Santa way. We celebrate all other main Jewish holidays at home and our friends know this, yet they sent a message of happy Easter. Isn't this out of place? (They even knew we just had a Passover Seder!)

Why is this ok for you, but Happy Easter isn’t? I am Christian and celebrate enthusiastically and would be totally untroubled by being wished Happy Hanukkah/Passover equivalent.

I have celebrated Passover as part of my Easter celebrations, following Passover traditions as part of Maundy Thursday- obviously I realise I won’t have celebrated as someone Jewish would have, but it’s shared history. Is that why, I wonder?

I love your username. I was in a kosher deli the other day and heard someone trying to pronounce “chrayonnaise”. The person they were with said “idk what that is, that’s some Ashkenazi thing”. 😂

Here's a bit of the pagan background. The Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre was associated with spring, fertility, and new beginnings. The word "Easter" is believed to be derived from her name. Fertility Symbols:
Eggs and rabbits are symbols of fertility and rebirth, and were associated with the goddess Eostre.
So I don't think you need to be Christian to wish someone happy Easter or be happy if someone wishes you a happy Easter.

Most Christians tend not to shorten it.

People telling Jews who are unhappy about anything to go live in Israel? Who else in history wanted all Jews sent far away I wonder?

'Mummy, Daddy, when is the seasonal spring bunny coming?'

😆

You're being massively over sensitive, you live in a Christian country so expect such things and take the in the spirit they are intended instead of getting all offended. What next? Must we ban such things and label then as far right such as has happened with the English national flag?

Oh that's a bad faith answer, sorry to see it, bye

Not true
X also symbolises the Cross

I might say "have a lovely Easter" as meaning "enjoy the long weekend/spicy buns/chocolate" - but deliberately sending a "Happy Easter" message when they are aware it's not your religion is odd/thoughtless.

I'm not religious, but "happy easter" generally sounds odd as Easter is marking a death.

Theologically no, pagan celebrations would belong to the world after the Fall, whereas in the beginning was the Word

Resurrection
Love

No. It's much more than that.

I am a Christian, and I would feel wishing someone who is a practicing Jew "Happy Easter" was at best tactless.

The Jews have been persecuted throughout history by many different groups. But one thing that has been used as an excuse against them is "you killed Jesus".
Which clearly is a bit of stupid one because Jesus was Jewish and he was clear he didn't just die just for the Jewish people, but for everyone, so if you believe in him, he died just as much because of what you have done as the people at the time.

But because of that aspect, Easter is more emotive than other religious festivals and I can understand that someone who is Jewish would feel that they didn't want to be wished "Happy Easter".

Happy Passover, OP.

Is there a script you guys all read? We’ve had the “you lot want to have our days off and your own as well” and now “you cry antisemitism to beat people”. Honestly, it’s so predictable it’s funny. For a full house, why not go “shut up about your persecution, what about XYZ”? Then you’ll really be winning.

but buy chocolate eggs and hot cross buns anyway😂

I thought it was representative of the Greek letter chi (X), the first letter of Christ in Greek.

When someone wishes me happy anything, I say thank you. Look how easy it is.

I am hoping your message won't get removed - I just 'liked' another equally reasonable message and it got removed.

People who know I'm pagan wish me all sorts of happy religious festival at different times. I don't mind at all because they’re wishing me happiness, and that can't be bad.

That’s lovely. 🥰

Unless you think they were doing it in a malicious way, can’t you just say thank you and move on.

Maybe they’re just as religiously ignorant as me, I had no idea Jewish people didn’t celebrate Easter.
Especially as you said yourself that you celebrate Christmas.

I’m Jewish and celebrate Xmas in a secular way and I don’t mind people wishing me a happy Easter. I think you’re being very precious to be honest! And it’s possibly because of people like you that I had to spend years reminding people that I really would like some chocolate on Easter and wouldn’t be offended by it!

In fact I am reporting this, because I don’t know one genuine Jewish person who would start a thread like this.

Also

Bringing around sweets is a lot different from wishing you a Happy Easter or a Happy Eid. The first is just a charitable act. The second is inviting you to celebrate in a religion, when you are not a member of that religion, and indeed have your own ( in OPs case).

If they sent you a Happy Eid card, knowing you are not Muslim, that would just be weird.

OP,. I agree with you. I think its at least very insensitive to have sent you that card.