What is Easter

Three blondes died in a car crash trying to jump the Grand Canyon and are at
the pearly gates of heaven. St Peter tells them that they can enter the
gates only if they can answer one simple religious question. The question
posed by St. Peter is "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!, you
are not welcome here, I'm afraid. You must go to the other place!" replies
St. Peter.


He turns to the second blonde, and asks her the same question: "What is
Easter?" The second blonde replies, "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, bangs his head on the on the pearly
gates in disgust and tells her she's wrong and will have to join her friend
in the other place. She is not welcome in Heaven.


He then peers over his glasses at the third blonde and asks, "Do YOU know
what Easter is"? The third blonde smiles confidently and looks St Peter in
the eyes, "I know what Easter is." "Oh?" says St Peter, incredulously.
"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 with nails
through his hands and feet. He was buried in a nearby cave which was sealed
off by a large boulder." St Peter smiled broadly with delight. The third
blonde continued... "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."