Renewal Basket
Easter Basket Traditions and History
Easter baskets are a symbol of the holiday. What would Easter be without baskets filled to the brim with candy treats such as chocolates and jellybeans, all of these usually in the shape of an egg or a rabbit. In addition, these candies may be hidden in hollow plastic eggs in a variety of colors. If you were lucky, there would be Easter egg hunts where you could search for boiled, colored eggs or the plastic ones filled with chocolates of every conceivable shape and flavor. Have you ever considered where the idea of Easter baskets originated?
Easter as a holiday is the result of many different cultures and religions combined. The history of the Easter basket has a similar lineage. Some of the origins are from ancient pagan customs, some stem from a Judeo Christian background.
Vernal or spring equinox was special time to ancient cultures. They were very dependent on the success of their crops and livestock to live. They celebrated the seasons and prayed to different Gods in the hopes that their fields would be fertile. Spring Equinox is a time when day and night are equal time. This was a signal that the long harsh winter was over and that spring a time of renewal and rebirth was at hand.
Cultures from the Middle East such as the Hebrews, Arabs, Babylonians, and Assyrians had special traditions such as bringing the first seedling of the new crop to the temples to be blessed. This was in the hope that God would be happy and bless their crops that year. One of the most significant connections of Easter to these ancient religions is that the date is based upon astrological signs. Easter occurs on the Sunday after the first full moon following Spring Equinox. This first moon was a sign to farmers to make sure they panted the first seeds of the season.
Easter baskets grew out of the more out of modern traditions and symbology of Christianity. To Christians, Easter represents the resurrection of Christ. Lent is the season that proceeds Easter and lasts for forty six days prior to Easter Sunday. This season of Lent is begun on Fat Tuesday. This is the last time to party before the season of lent. During the Lent season, Christians believe you must give up something and fast until after Easter. The fast can include giving up meat, eggs, and dairy. The custom of having a large Easter supper represents the end of the Lenten fast. In more ancient times, this large feast was brought to the church in large baskets, hence the connection to treats in an Easter baskets today. This basket was blessed by the clergy much like the ancient Hebrews brought their first seedlings to the temple to be blessed.
So what about that Easter grass? This comes from the tradition of Dutch children waiting to deliver eggs on Easter Sunday. They would deposit these eggs in little bird’s nests much like the purple, yellow, or green plastic grass nests that can be found in modern Easter Baskets. This Easter as you order a special Easter basket for friends and family, you now know that you are participating in a tradition that been passed down for many thousands of years.
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2000 LONGABERGER COLLECTOR’S CLUB RENEWAL BASKET $22.50 |
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Longaberger 1998 Collectors Club Renewal Basket w Prot $29.00 |
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Longaberger Renewal Basket “2000″ $14.99 |
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2002 Collectors Club Longaberger Renewal Basket $30.00 |
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2000 Collectors Club Longaberger Renewal Basket $30.00 |
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2003 Collectors Club Longaberger Renewal Basket $30.00 |
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2004 Collectors Club Longaberger Renewal Basket $30.00 |
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Longaberger 1999 Collectors Club Renewal Basket Protector-NEW $8.99 |
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Vanilla Essence of Renewal Spa Bath & Body Gift Basket $77.99 |
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Longaberger 1999 Collector’s Club Renewal basket NEW $16.00 |
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Longaberger 2004 Collectors Club Renewal Basket Combo – NIB $24.00 |
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Longaberger 1997 Collector’s Club Renewal Basket $85.00 |
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Longaberger 1999 Collector’s Club Renewal Basket $55.00 |
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Longaberger 2000 Collector’s Club Renewal Basket $60.00 |
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Longaberger 2001 Collector’s Club Renewal Basket $62.00 |
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Longaberger 2002 Collector’s Club Renewal Basket $40.00 |
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Longaberger 2003 Collector’s Club Renewal Basket $62.00 |
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Longaberger 2004 Collector’s Club Renewal Basket $62.00 |
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longaberger collectors club 2000 edition renewal basket – complete $19.00 |
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LONGABERGER 2003 RENEWAL BASKET COMBO COLLECTORS CLUB LINER PROTECTOR $24.99 |
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Longaberger 2000 Collector Club Renewal Basket Combo $39.95 |
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LONGABERGER C.C.COLLECCTION 2004 RENEWAL BASKET $59.50 |
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Longaberger 1999 Collector’s Club Renewal Basket MINT $39.99 |
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Longaberger Collectors Club 2002-3 Renewal Basket Combo $34.99 |
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LONGABERGER 2002 COLLECTOR’S CLUB GREEN BLUE FABRIC RENEWAL BASKET SU LINER NEW $13.95 |
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Longaberger 2004 Collectors Club Renewal Basket New with Tags $45.00 |
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LONGABERGER COLLECTORS CLUB 2002 EDITION RENEWAL BASKET SET NEW IN BOX NR $9.99 |
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LONGABERGER COLLECTORS CLUB 2001 EDITION RENEWAL CHARTER MEMBER BASKET SET NR $9.99 |
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LONGABERGER COLLECTORS CLUB 2000 EDITION RENEWAL MEMBER BASKET SET NEW IN BOX $9.99 |
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LONGABERGER COLLECTORS CLUB 1999 EDITION RENEWAL MEMBER BASKET SET NEW IN BOX $9.99 |
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LONGABERGER COLLECTORS CLUB 1997 EDITION RENEWAL MEMBER BASKET SET NEW IN BOX $9.99 |
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LONGABERGER COLLECTORS CLUB 1998 EDITION RENEWAL MEMBER BASKET SET NEW IN BOX $9.99 |
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Longaberger 2000 Collectors Club Renewal Basket Combo $34.00 |
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2002 Longaberger Renewal Basket Liner~CC Stripe Fabric~ $18.94 |
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2003 Longaberger Renewal Basket Liner~CC Stripe Fabric~ $14.94 |
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2002 LONGABERGER COLLECTORS CLUB RENEWAL BASKET MIB $34.50 |
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Caress Body Wash Gift Basket Tahitian Renewal Daily Silk Sheer Twilight Brush $19.99 |
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New 1999 Longaberger Collector Club Renewal Basket Combo $69.99 |
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New 1998 Longaberger Collector Club Renewal Basket Combo $85.99 |
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Longaberger Collector’s Club 2003 RENEWAL Basket LINER $10.95 |
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NEW Longaberger CC Renewal Basket SET CC Stripe liner & Protector ~USA Seller~ $29.99 |
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2004 Longaberger Collector’s Club Renewal Basket $21.75 |
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2003 Collector’s Club Renewal Basket $19.95 |
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2000 Collector’s Club Century Celebration Renewal Basket $19.95 |
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1999 Collector’s Club Renewal Basket $19.95 |
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LONGABERGER 1999 COLLECTORS CLUB RENEWAL BASKET $9.99 |
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LONGABERGER 1998 CC RENEWAL BASKET RETIRED $85.00 |
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Longaberger LINER + PROTECTOR – 2001 Collectors Club Membership Renewal basket $12.00 |
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Longaberger Collectors Club 1998 Renewal Basket – good sewing or snack basket $40.00 |
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CHEAP PRICE!! Longaberger 1997 Renewal Basket $10.00 |
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Longaberger 1999 Collectors Club Renewal Basket $23.00 |
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Longaberger 1997 Collectors Club Renewal Basket Combo $34.99 |
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Art of Appreciation Gift Baskets Large Lavender Renewal Spa Bath and Body Set $85.99 |
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1999 Longaberger Renewal Basket Collector Club Liner Protector Orginial Box $34.99 |
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Longaberger 1998 Collector’s Club Renewal Basket $39.65 |
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LONGABERGER 2002 COLLECTOR’S CLUB RENEWAL BASKET COMBO NIB $29.99 |
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Longaberger 2002 Classic Stain Collectors Club Renewal Basket Combo-New-Mint $34.00 |
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1997 Collectors Club LONGABERGER RENEWAL BASKET w/BOX $44.95 |
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Longaberger 2003 Collector’s Club Renewal Basket Set MIB $50.00 |
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Longaberger 1997 Collectors Club Renewal Basket NIB $32.00 |
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LONGABERGER Collector’s Club 2001 Renewal Basket Combo with cert. EUC $49.99 |
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Longaberger Collectors Club 1999 Renewal Basket Combo $24.99 |
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Longaberger 2004 Collector’s Club Renewal Basket combo $45.00 |
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Longaberger 2004 Collectors Club Renewal Basket w Protector NIB $31.00 |
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The Essence of Renewal Vanilla Spa Basket $75.99 |
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2003 Collectors Club Renewal Basket $22.00 |
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Longaberger CC 2002 Renewal basket LINER Member Stripe $7.99 |
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Longaberger 1997 Collectors Club Renewal Basket w PRT $26.00 |
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Longaberger Collectors Club 1999 Renewal Basket & Protector – NEW IN BOX! $32.99 |
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Longaberger 2000 Renewal Basket Combo with Felt Dots and Product Tag – NEW! $44.99 |