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[surrealestate]

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[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

I think I agree with everything you're saying here, but Easter isn't about mourning Jesus, nor is anyone likely to be crying over how they miss him.

[ETA: Oops, I thought this was in response to my other comment.]

[dpolicar]

Neither of those assertions is entirely clear to me. But perhaps you're right; I don't know. Among the many things I know very little about is how people who observe Easter experience the story of Jesus' death and resurrection.

Of course, mourning isn't necessarily the only strong emotion that's relevant. I don't know that I'm mourning anything with respect to my stroke, but I'd probably nevertheless be hurt if I perceived some group as mocking it.

But perhaps Easter is not associated with any other strong emotions about the Slain and Risen Savior that believers would prefer not to have made light of, either. Again, I don't really know, and I don't claim to be definitive.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

I'm not Catholic, though I did grow up around them and often joined in Easter celebrations. My perception* is that it is a day of joy, celebration, and fun. The Catholics I hung out with would've probably busted a gut laughing at a bunch of zombies lurching past their picnic.

I'd personally be much more offended by a zombie march on Ash Wednesday, for example.


[* I mostly knew Italian Catholics. In HS, I knew a lot more Greek Orthodox folks, and their practices were often different. But Easter was also a different day, so it might not apply here.]

[dpolicar]

(nods) That's good to know. Thank you for the information.

[ron_newman]

My guess is that Good Friday would be a worse time for a zombie event than Easter, since it is a sad occasion (the crucifixion rather than the resurrection)

[spwebdesign.livejournal.com]

Why? What's so significant about Ash Wednesday, other than marking the beginning of Lent? If I saw a bunch of zombies marching past on Ash Wednesday, I'd probably think they were holdovers from the previous night's Mardi Gras celebrations and think nothing more of it.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

*laugh* You have a point.

I picked a holiday that isn't full of people being joyous and celebrating and eating chocolate and such.

[spwebdesign.livejournal.com]

Now, if the zombies were eating chocolate BRAAAAIIIINS!!!… Aw, hell, I might set a new personal record for failing on my Lenten goals.

[ifotismeni]

no, but easter is an occasion where many people think about their lost loved ones. easter is the day where people hope to see them again and that they live in eternal rest and comfort.

[edit: i am agreeing with all of this, not to sound argumentative xD]