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i dont hink that that came from the bible i think theycreated all of those things for fun

This word occurs only once in the Bible (Acts 12: 4) and then would be better translated passover.

The word Easter is from Eastre, a Norse goddess whose pagan festival was observed at the spring equinox. The association of this pagan goddess with the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ was only be adaptation and synthesis. There is no real connection. Jesus, being the Lamb of God, was crucified at passover time and is the true Passover (see 1 Cor. 5: 7). He was raised from the grave on the third day thereafter. It thus became a springtime anniversary, and has come to be called Easter in the Christian world.

There's no biblical justification for the "borrowed" pagan practices...but that rarely stops people, because those old pagan practices are pretty fun.

The origins of the egg hunts, though, is holdover from a less tolerant reaction of the Church to pagan practices.

It's a very old association, eggs with fertility and the return of Spring - light, heat, new growth.

Many Pagan people buried eggs like seeds to increase the fertility of their fields.

Some priests sent into Pagan places to convert them, who (interestingly enough) must have believed in the efficacy of such earth fertility magic, paid small children a nominal amount for every egg that they dug up and brought to the priest.

The idea was to subvert the fertility magic of the buried eggs.

And to "save the souls" of the kids, by having them participate in the subversion of their own religious practices.

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The ancient Persians painted eggs for Nowrooz, their New Year celebration falling on the Spring Equinox. This tradition has continued every year on Nowrooz since ancient times.

The ancient Romans decorated eggs and hid them for children to find on Eostre (spring equinox).

Ancient Germans also had egg decorating as part of their Ostara tradition.

As for biblical proves (sic), if you are wanting to follow what Jesus would have done, then you should have been celebrating Passover (during the passover seder, a boiled/burnt egg is eaten) and abstaining from eating anything with leavening in it to honor the children of Israel's release from egyptian bondage.

Are they not from a pagan focus; nota biblical Godly focus (paast and present). The Bible talks about Passover; the Biblical 'reference Acts 12:4 (KJV)', in Greek seems to refer to Passover also.

http://remnantofgod.org/easter.htm

actually Biblical proof against anything other than the feasts of Leviticus 23.

Therefore Easter, Christmas and halloween should all be thrown out.

Passover, Rosh Hashannah, Sh'Avout and other Bible feasts should be enjoyed.

Try them, its WONDERFUL! Bonus: no Pagan influence!

Easter eggs have nothing to do with the bible.

It was originally a Pagan practice.