Three blondes just died and are at the pearly gates of heaven.
St. Peter
tells them that they can enter the gates if they can answer one
simple
question. St. Peter asks the first blonde, "WHAT IS
EASTER?"
The first blonde replies, "Oh, that's easy, it's the holiday
in November
when everyone gets together, eats turkey, and are
thankful..."
"WRONG," replies St. Peter, and proceeds to ask the
second blonde the
same question, "WHAT IS EASTER?" The second blonde
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 blonde, shakes his head in disgust, looks at the third
blonde and
asks, "WHAT IS EASTER?"
The third blonde smiles and looks St. Pete in the eye. "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 Jesus was later deceived and turned over to
the
Romans by one of his disciples. The Romans took him to be
crucified and
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 boulder. Every year the boulder is moved aside so that
Jesus can
come out, and if he sees his shadow there will be six more weeks
of
winter."