Nick Baumann |
I cover national politics and civil liberties issues for the Washington, DC bureau of Mother Jones. I have also written for The Economist, the Washington Monthly, the Atlantic, and Commonweal. Email me at nbaumann [at] motherjones [dot] com. |
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I always thought it had something to do with the early church wanting Easter to coincide with ancient pagan fertility festivals, or something. Then modern American commercialism took hold and really did something with the idea.
Of course, South Park tells a different story. I guess Stan, Kyle, and Hideki have something in common.
