trying to jump the GrandCanyon and are at the pearly gates of heaven. St.Peter tellsthem that they can enter the gates if they can answer one
simple question. St. Peter asks the first blonde, "What is
Easter?" The blonde replies, "Oh, that's easy! It's the
holiday in November when everyone gets together, eats turkey,
and are thankful..." "Wrong!, You must go to HELL" replies St.
Peter, and proceeds to ask the second blonde 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 in disgust on the Pearly
Gates, tells her she's wrong and to go to HELL, and then peers
over his glasses at the third blonde and asks,
"What is Easter?" 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. He was buried in a nearby cave which was sealed off by a
large boulder." St. Peter smiles broadly with delight. The
third blonde continues, "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."
simple question. St. Peter asks the first blonde, "What is
Easter?" The blonde replies, "Oh, that's easy! It's the
holiday in November when everyone gets together, eats turkey,
and are thankful..." "Wrong!, You must go to HELL" replies St.
Peter, and proceeds to ask the second blonde 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 in disgust on the Pearly
Gates, tells her she's wrong and to go to HELL, and then peers
over his glasses at the third blonde and asks,
"What is Easter?" 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. He was buried in a nearby cave which was sealed off by a
large boulder." St. Peter smiles broadly with delight. The
third blonde continues, "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."