| Three
blondes died and are at the pearly gates of heaven. St. Peter
tells them 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!," 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, shakes his
head in disgust, tells her she's wrong, 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." |
