St. Peter asks the first man, "What is Easter?"
The man replies, "Oh, that's easy, it's the holiday in November when
everyone gets together, eats turkey, and is thankful..."
"WRONG," replies St. Peter, and proceeds to ask the second man the
same question, "What is Easter?"
The second man replies, "No, Easter is the holiday in December when we
put up a nice tree, exchange presents, and celebrate the birth of Jesus."
St. Peter looks at the second man, shakes his head in disqust, looks
at the third man and asks, "What is Easter?"
"I know what Easter is. Easter is the Christian holiday that coincides
with the Jewish celebration of Passover. Jesus and his disciples were
eating at the last supper and he was later deceived and turned over to
the Romans by one of his disciples. The Romans took him to be
crucified,he was stabbed in the side, made to wear a crown of thorns,
and was hung on a cross. He was buried in a nearby cave which was
sealed off by a large bolder."
"Very good!" said St. Peter.
"And every year the boulder is moved aside so
that Jesus can come out, and if he sees his shadow there will be 6 more
weeks of winter!"