Easter commemorates the day Jesus rose from the grave. If he sees his shadow, we have 6 more weeks of winter. Confused? It gets worse... . . . . . . . Do you recognize this item? It's a bulb from a string of Christmas lights. Do you recognize this item? Its an Easter egg. Both are icons of major Christian holidays. The egg-Christian connection has stumped theologians for centuries…until now. Last week a series of parchments and carved tablets were discovered in a cave in eastern Kurdistan. The translations of these new texts shed light on the egg significance. (NOTE: the graphics have larger file sizes in order to preserve the acuracy of the historic documents) exhibit #4423C exhibit #3323A It all makes a lot more sense now, doesn't it? There's a reason why The X-Files airs on Sundays. Happy Easter / Alien Visitation Day! PT Guide to the Holidays next week's Tale: more Pager Responses
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