EASTER FUN, HOLY AS WELL EGGS ARE SYMBOLIC LINK TO EARLY CHURCH, MINISTER SAYS.Byline: Erik N. Nelson Staff Writer It's Easter in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , celebrating the Christian Resurrection in a town known more for Babylonian-style revelry Revelry Revenge (See VENGEANCE.) Reward (See PRIZE.) Bacchanalia festival in honor of Bacchus, god of wine. [Rom. Religion: NCE, 203] Boar’s Head Tavern scene of Falstaff’s carousals. [Br. Lit. and marking the passing of winter in a place that hardly has the season. But blending the seemingly incongruous wasn't a problem Saturday during the start of celebrations at Canoga Park Presbyterian Church, where parishioners explained that even egg hunts can play a role in the true meaning of Easter. ``The early church began a lot of the traditions that we celebrate,'' said Patty Wilson, wife of the Rev. Jon Wilson Jonathan Wilson (born December 3, 1983 in Tyler, Texas) is an American musician. He played bass in the band Eisley from 2001 until 2005. , who has studied practices of the early Christian church. Eggs and bunnies are among those, she said as she prepared to tell the story of Easter to children on a patchwork quilt spread before her. The pastor explained that eggs colored with red pigment were used as a symbol known only to Christians at a time when such religious celebrations were banned by non-Christian officials. ``It also symbolizes new life, as in the Resurrection,'' Jon Wilson added, cupping his hands to show how an empty plastic egg can be used to tell the story of the discovery of Jesus' empty tomb Noun 1. empty tomb - a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered cenotaph monument, memorial - a structure erected to commemorate persons or events . ``There's a lot of churches that condemn Easter eggs and bunnies because they believe that they're secularizing Easter.'' Southern Californians will celebrate the holiday in a range of ways today, from the 79th Easter Sunrise Service Traditional View Sunrise service is a worship service on Easter. It takes the place of the Roman Catholic tradition of the Easter Vigil, and is practiced by mainly Protestant churches. at the Hollywood Bowl The Hollywood Bowl is a modern amphitheatre at 2301 North Highland Avenue in Hollywood, California, USA, that is used primarily for music performances. The "bowl" in this context is the natural cavity in the earth into which the amphitheater is built, rather than the shape of the at 10:30 a.m. to egg coloring at America's Teaching Zoo in Moorpark at 1 p.m. Cardinal Roger Mahony His Eminence Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony (born February 27, 1936) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as the fourth Archbishop of Los Angeles, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1991. , the archbishop of Los Angeles, will celebrate Easter Mass at 9 a.m. at St. John Fisher Church in Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Pal·os Ver·des A city of southern California on a channel of the Pacific Ocean west of Long Beach. Population: 42,100. and again at 11 a.m. in Spanish at St. Rose of Lima Saint Rose of Lima, (20 April, 1586 - 24 August, 1617), the first Catholic saint of the Americas, was born in Lima, Peru. Biography St. Rose was born April 20 1586, in the city of Lima, the capital of Peru. She received the baptismal name Isabel Flores de Oliva. Church in Maywood. The truly motivated can awake before the crack of dawn to attend sunrise services. At 6 a.m., an intercommunity In`ter`com`mu´ni`ty n. 1. Intercommunication; community of possessions, religion, etc. In consequence of that intercommunity of paganism . . . one nation adopted the gods of another. - Bp. Warburton. Easter service will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks in Hollywood Hills and in Glendale, where the service will be in Spanish. A sunrise service will also be held at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village. Canoga Park Presbyterian will feature a traditional service at 9 a.m. and a contemporary service at 10:30. Wilson said that for children, it's important that Easter also be fun, and hunting eggs - like the candy-filled plastic ones spread out on the church lawn Saturday - brings lots of it. Clad in white overalls and a purple blouse and sporting a painted red star on her face, 10-year-old Kayla Imhoff of Canoga Park got that message, loud and clear. ``I got five eggs,'' she said. ``I found them in bushes and just on the ground and in trees.'' While her 13-year-old brother Weston also had fun collecting the eggs with foil-wrapped chocolate coins and drops, he also expounded on the religious significance. ``It represents Jesus' Resurrection after they nailed him to the cross,'' he said, wearing khaki shorts, sandals and a smart navy-collared shirt, with a jade dragon pattern, that his grandmother had purchased for the occasion. He also noted that even in perpetually mild Southern California, this year's Easter helped mark the beginning of spring. ``This year, it does, because it's been pretty cold, and now it's sunny,'' he said. ``It must be a blessing,'' said his dad, Phillip Imhoff. ``When I think of all the years that we've done egg hunts, I can't think of one that was rained out.'' CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) Mikaela Valentino, 6, waves to the Easter Bunny after joining in the egg hunt Saturday at Canoga Park Presbyterian Church. (2) Children hunt for candy-filled Easter eggs Saturday on the lawn of Canoga Park Presbyterian Church. (3) An Easter egg sits on a tree trunk, waiting to be discovered by a young hunter with an eye for chocolate. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion