Easter
Folklore, Superstitions and Phobias
with
Dr. Donald Dossey
Author of HOLIDAY FOLKLORE, PHOBIAS AND FUN: MYTHICAL ORIGINS, SCIENTIFIC TREATMENTS AND SUPERSTITIOUS "CURES."
1. How did Easter get its name?
2. Why do rabbits bring the eggs on Easter Sunday, and not the chicken?
3. When did the egg first became part of the Easter celebration, and why do we color, hide, and eat eggs on Easter, yet throw them on Halloween?
4. What are the ancient pre-Christian origins of celebrating the Easter sunrise, and of lighting candles and bonfires?
5. Isn't that why some people explode fireworks on Easter day?
6. Doesn't bell ringing on Easter have ancient pre-Christian origins?
7. What do pretzels and hot cross buns have to do with Easter history?
8. Why was the lily selected as the flower of choice at Easter when it is neither a spring flower nor an American flower at all?
9. Why is it more customary to bathe, wear new clothes, and parade in them on Easter than on any other holiday of the year?
10. What are some of the unusual Easter folklore, superstitious rituals, and omens surrounding Good Friday and Easter using eggs, hot cross buns, foods, water, rabbits and rabbits' feet?
11. Is eating rabbit liver good for curing sexual problems?
12. How can I get an egg to turn into a diamond?
13. Does the folklore customs of lashing a friend with a switch and then drenching them with water on Easter Sunday really make them healthy and bring them good luck?
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