It's that time of year again.

[greenlake]

I'm not sure if chocolate prophets are available yet, probably not.

Here's the Easter version of Saint Nicholas....

[northernladyuk]

Since when have Easter Eggs been a Christian thing? I thought it was fully pagan?

You could always give one of these a go. I think you used to be able to get one that bled jam as well when you bit into them.



I'm not sure if chocolate prophets are available yet, probably not.

[stek]

There's no mistake
I smell that smell
It's that time of year again
I can taste the air......

[DaveB]

Some people argue that the money that gets paid to be halal certified ends up in the hands of certain "charities" whose ends aren't exactly benign.

Those people are ignorant twats.

[NotAllThere]

Since the Church appropriated the whole Spring Equinox festival period for their own purposes.

Eggs associated with Easter originated with early Christian communities in Mesapotamia but use of eggs as a symbol of death and rebirth goes back at least 5000 years.

But chocolate Easter Eggs have only been around since the early 19th century.

Cadburys are evil. Making chocolate to stop people drinking. Its a disgrace....

Worked out well though.

[BrilloPad]

Cadburys are evil. Making chocolate to stop people drinking. Its a disgrace....

[Big Blue Plymouth]

Water is also halal, in the same sense as chocolate - that is, it doesn't contain any forbidden ingredients. The imbeciles don't realise that something can be halal without having to be certified as such. Some of them even think ingredients are being added to the chocolate to make it halal, which is the complete opposite of the way it works - adding something could only ever make the stuff haram

Some people argue that the money that gets paid to be halal certified ends up in the hands of certain "charities" whose ends aren't exactly benign.

[DaveB]

Since when have Easter Eggs been a Christian thing? I thought it was fully pagan?

Since the Church appropriated the whole Spring Equinox festival period for their own purposes.

Eggs associated with Easter originated with early Christian communities in Mesapotamia but use of eggs as a symbol of death and rebirth goes back at least 5000 years.

[NotAllThere]

Since when have Easter Eggs been a Christian thing? I thought it was fully pagan?

[greenlake]

It's that time of year again.

[SueEllen]

Water is also halal, in the same sense as chocolate - that is, it doesn't contain any forbidden ingredients. The imbeciles don't realise that something can be halal without having to be certified as such. Some of them even think ingredients are being added to the chocolate to make it halal, which is the complete opposite of the way it works - adding something could only ever make the stuff haram

Bloody liberal lefties.

Do you work for the BBC?

[NickFitz]

Water is also halal, in the same sense as chocolate - that is, it doesn't contain any forbidden ingredients. The imbeciles don't realise that something can be halal without having to be certified as such. Some of them even think ingredients are being added to the chocolate to make it halal, which is the complete opposite of the way it works - adding something could only ever make the stuff haram

[DaveB]

Cadbury's Forced To Fight Furious Backlash Against 'Halal' And 'Non-Christian' Easter Eggs | The Huffington Post

Cadbury’s has been forced to slap down furious complaints from misinformed customers that its Easter eggs are Halal-certified.

The global chocolate firm has had to endure a barrage of “anti-Christian” conspiracy theories, spending hours on Twitter correcting outraged users.

Probably the same people who got so irate about this one.

Britain First Falls For Spoof News Article About 'Easter' Towns | The Huffington Post