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Old 03-24-2008, 05:24 PM
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Default Re: Ten Commandments

The movie is more about the rite of passover and the freeing of the Hebrews from Egypt. Not sure why it has become an Easter tradition on television, but i watch it every year.

After i wrote the above sentences i found this:
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The celebration of Passover took place just before the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ, and the two holidays have been entwined from the beginning—the word Pasch, originally meaning Passover, came to mean Easter as well.
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Question answered I guess.