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What does your people eat for Easter?

Why do so many people eat ham on Easter Sunday?

  • It seems unusual that the celebration of the risen King of the Jews is celebrated  with the consumption of a food item that Jesus likely never ate nor would eat.  When and why was the consumption of ham linked with this holiday event? If not ham, what would be more appropriate on this day?

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    It used to be lamb or mutton, but Americans and the British have sort of lost their taste for that. Mutton is almost impossible to find in the markets; lamb is a bit easier, but is more expensive. Ham -- like turkey or a prime rib of beef -- is big enough to be festive while serving a large group. Easter is still somewhat of a family holiday for many, so, having already done the turkey thing a few months ago, it's a good change. And, as notes, Spring is a good time to clear the cupboard of what you've been storing all Winter.

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Easter falls close to the pagan spring celebrations. That's why we have all the bunny and egg traditions too. And the name is derived from the celtic spring goddess Eostrê or Ostara. Often you ate the last of the winter pig at the spring celebration to celebrate that now there would be fresh vegetables and young animals to eat.

Pippi M. R. Groving

Most, but not all, flavors of Christianty believe that Jesus' death ushered in a new covenant with God making the laws and rules of the old covenant obsolete. Besides, if you believe that Jews and Muslims don't eat pork, I've got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you. I've witnessed friends from all 3 religions eating it. As my friend Mohammed once said "I've always considered it more of a guideline than a rule and bacon is delicious".

Jim Wilson

That it's not kosher usually isn't a consideration at all in Christian households. So once that's cleared out of the way, why *not* ham? It's a good feast food, and much easier to cook than a turkey, which anyway is already used for Thanksgiving and often Christmas. (Especially, you don't have to be at all precise about when it's done, so you can reliably put it in the oven before church and come home to it in an edible condition.)

John Sergent

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