As all of you know, today is Easter Sunday. Easter is a feast day, as it celebrates the resurection of Jesus Christ, after his crucifiction on Good Friday and his descent into Hades for the duration of Holy Saturday. Easter historically is the begining of the Easter Season that lasts for 40 days, ending on Ascension Day. However in modern times it lasts for 50 days, up until Pentecost. The date of Easter varies from year to year, so it is referred to as a moveable feast day. The date is now celebrated on the first Sunday after the full moon, on or after the the vernal equinox.

HOLY TRINITY QUARTZ CRYSTAL CROSS CLUSTER

One of the oldest symbols associated with this time of year is the EGG. It’s relation to Easter dates back to the ancient Persians who decorated eggs in celebration of their New Year, which to the Persians was the vernal (spring) equinox. Eggs, (along with rabbits, chicks, and lambs) have allways been considered a symbol of fertility, so the connection with spring is clearly evident. Once early Christianity started to spread around the globe, traditional regional customs were adopted into the christain festivities.

MUNJINA STONE EGG

green&purple FLUORITE egg

Chrome Diopside Gemstone Crystal Egg

In western culture, especially in America and Europe, one of the most recognized symbols of Easter is a rabbit, or “Easter Bunny”. As previously stated, rabbits are a yet another ancient symbol relating to spring and fertility. Anyone who has ever raised rabbits, can certianly understand why.

Golden Tiger Eye Rabbit Pendant

Orange Calcite Carved Stone Rabbit

Large Purple Fluorite Carved Bunny

Today is the Christian holiday known as Good Friday. This is the day that Jesus is said to have been crucified. If you are Catholic, you will know that Good Friday is traditionally a fast day, and a day to preform acts of reparations for insults and blasphemies against Jesus, Mary and name of god.

JESUS ON A SLICE OF JASPER/AGATE
Yeah… that is a stretch… but pretty agate none the less.

STAUROLITE Madagascar SUPER ‘CROSS’ !!!

Vintage Sailor Handcrafted Cypraea Shell Cross Necklace

JERUSALEM STONE HEALING SET FROM THE HOLY LAND ISRAEL
*cough* bullshit

Ancient ROMAN SILVER COIN
I doubt this is the type of silver coin that Judas sold Jesus up the river for…

Ammolite Ammonite cross

ANDALUSITE A.K.A. CROSS STONE OR CRUSADER STONE

Lg. Malachite Crucifix Cross Hand made. on Tiger Iron
This is the coolest thing I have ever seen! This would look great with my catholic icon collection… the perfect combo. So who is going to buy me this? Anyone?!

Classic Uraninite Crystal TOPSHAM, MAINE

Lot of Mt. Mica Maine TOURMALINE Mini Thumbnails

But I know, you guys prefer the bigger specimens, so here you go:

MT Mica MAINE Maine Tourmaline specimen

Ferrocolumbite Crystal from Maine

Manganotantalite Crystals

MAGNETITE CRYSTAL Standpipe Hill Topsham

Now I know this isn’t from Maine, but I think these silver nuggets and super neat.

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