Hot Cross Buns

[WillieHoops]

Whats the significance of hot cross buns and easter???

[nickmo]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_cross_buns tells all....

[Booldawg]

ha ha, nice one. The good ol' boys will be jumping all over this one...

[queenybee]

absolutely nothing--

The American Book of Days says-- �There is no doubt that the Church in its early days adopted the old pagan customs and gave a Christian meaning to them. As the festival of Eostre was in celebration of the renewal of life in the spring it was easy to make it a celebration of the resurrection from the dead of Jesus, whose gospel they preached.�

This adoption explains how in certain lands the Easter customs, such as Easter eggs, the Easter rabbit, and hot cross buns, came about. Concerning the custom of making hot cross buns, �with their shiny brown tops marked by a . . . cross,� the book Easter and Its Customs states: �The cross was a pagan symbol long before it acquired everlasting significance from the events of the first Good Friday, and bread and cakes were sometimes marked with it in pre-Christian times.�

so as you can see, they have nothing to do with Christ.

[raysparx]

They taste nice, only thing is there on sale all year now so how will I know when it's Easter ???

[Booldawg]

...so other religions can enjoy the great taste of hot cross buns without fear of feeling threatened or victimised

[mei2525]

i heard it had something to do with a woman whos man went away and never came back. everyday (i think) she hung hot cross bun from her window in hope he will return.....get it (im not good at explaining things clearly and im not sure of when this was taken place) ? Jesus died on a cross and returned. i guess that was the reason why she done this.