Taking back Ostara Easter

Ok, so Walrus_[1] says there is no War on Christmas. I have to agree with him on that one. I mean, come on, already. I remember when I was little and my mother would put up the Christmas decorations the day after Thanksgiving, then weâ€™d walk downtown (Columbus,OH) to look at the display in Lazarusâ€™ (the dept. store) window. These, too, didnâ€™t go up until after Thanksgiving. And there sure as hell wasnâ€™t any Christmas music blaring in the department stores before Thanksgiving. Of course, we all know thatâ€™s changed, donâ€™t we? Christmas starts November 1 nowâ€¦â€The 55 Days of Christmasâ€¦La,la,la,flippinâ€™,laâ€_[2].

So, Walrus sends us to WaPo where Dana Milbank gives us this gem:

There are those who would say Tom DeLay lost his job as House majority leader because he was indicted by a Texas grand jury on charges of money laundering and conspiracy, or because of his extensive ties to lawbreaking lobbyist Jack Abramoff. But they would be wrong.

In fact, the Texas Republican fell from power because he is a Christian.

Now the article goes on to say who believes Christmas is getting assaulted and why the hell theyâ€™re bringing it up in April. And it mentions that Tom Delay is now a â€œfallen heroâ€ and blah, blah, blah (please read for more goodies).

Howâ€™s this: Iâ€™ll give you back Christmas if you let me have ~~Ostara~~ Easter back. Does that sound like a deal? I know, youâ€™re saying â€œBut Easter is a high holy day for Christiansâ€¦blahâ€¦how dare youâ€¦blah!â€ But, look, ~~Ostara~~ Easter is really starting to go back to itâ€™s roots. Letâ€™s examine the facts.

1.Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring equinox.

Hello! Since when did Christians consider full moons important? We Pagans (well, a lot of us) mark important holy days by the light of the full moon. Get it?

2.Part of the Easter tradition is the coloring, hiding, and finding of eggs.

Spring= renewal and fertility and so do eggs. Pagans hide eggs so that Ostara can become fertile again and bless the crops._[3]

3.Part of the Easter tradition is the bunny, giving gifts.

Spring= renewal and fertility and so do bunnies. Donâ€™t you get it? See more here.

Ostara is my high holy day. The day after the full moon (I donâ€™t do the dancing naked in the moonlight because my neighbors would shoot me). Can I have it back, please? I promise to give up my role in the War on Christmas if a holiday stolen from me is given back (Iâ€™ll turn off the lights for five minutes, you give it back, no questions asked).

What? It doesnâ€™t make sense to you? Ok, well, how do you think it sounds to me when I hear that white Christian men are being persecuted for their beliefs? In this country, where 85% of the population is Christian? I mean, you get 2 entire months of Christmas_[4], for the love of Isis, how much more do you need?

Howâ€™s this, why donâ€™t you shut up, sit down, and come up with a better complaint? Itâ€™s too early in the year to be forced fed this crap again. There has to be some other way to put Satan, Pagans, and Atheists at the heart of every debate (that doesnâ€™t also involve abortionâ€¦oh wait, yeah, weâ€™re all to blame for that one too). Can you find it please? Can you just move on?

Oh, and by the way, Delay isnâ€™t indicted because heâ€™s a Christian â€œheroâ€ (gag). Heâ€™s indicted because heâ€™s a frigginâ€™ criminal. Or did he confess his sins, receive the Lordâ€™s forgiveness, and decide that heâ€™s innocent of all criminal behavior now? GAH!

_{[1] Heâ€™s way more even toned (for lack of a better word because my brain is frazzledâ€¦blah) than I am. He tends to look at things more objectively and logically than me.
[2] I didnâ€™t actually count to get that number. I hate math. Deal.
[3] Extremely short and simple explanation.
[4] Iâ€™m counting from Nov.1 to Jan.1, cause itâ€™s true.}