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Easter
- Bright Resurrection of Christ 2019
The Resurrection of the Lord God
and Savior Jesus Christ
In
the year 2019 Easter Sunday will fall on: April 21th
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Easter,
Pasch or Resurrection Sunday |
Date
of Christ's Resurrection? |
The
Facts About Easter |
Easter
eggs |
Decoration
and symbolism |
Greetings,
poems on Easter |
Easter
SMS and Text Messages |
Tips:
What to Write in an Easter Greeting Card? |
Easter
Greeting Cards |
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History
of Easter holiday |
Easter
of Christ - a celebration of celebrations.
This is evidenced, in particular, in his Word on this feast
of Saint Epiphanius of Cyprus: "Easter Holiday all solemn
celebrations: it is for the whole world the triumph of renovation
and salvation. This is that the holiday is the head and the
top of all the holidays ... ". Church in the sacred chants
called Pascha great doors of paradise are opened to us, Holy
Week, Easters, calls for its glorification of the earth and
the sky, the world visible and invisible, because "Christ
is risen, everlasting joy."
St.
Gregory the Theologian in his 45m Word on Easter says: "Today
salvation of the world, visible and invisible world. Christ
is risen from the dead; Rise with him and you; Christ in His
glory, and you ascend. Christ from the grave, is released from
the bondage of sin, the gates of hell are opened, exterminated
by death. She's the feast of feasts and celebration of celebrations,
so superior to all celebrations, even Christ and after Christ,
committed as the sun surpasses the stars".
Christ is risen! |
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Easter
eggs
Easter
eggs are specially decorated eggs given out to celebrate the
Easter festival. The custom of the Easter egg originated in
the early Christian community of Mesopotamia, who stained eggs
red in memory of the blood of Christ, shed at his crucifixion.
As such, for Christians, the Easter egg is a symbol of the empty
tomb. The oldest tradition is to use dyed chicken eggs, but
a modern custom is to substitute eggs made from chocolate, or
plastic eggs filled with candy such as jellybeans. |
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The
Easter Bunny is a popular legendary anthropomorphic
Easter gift-giving character analogous to Santa Claus
in American culture. Many Americans follow the tradition
of coloring hard-boiled eggs and giving baskets of candy.
On
Easter Monday, the President of the United States holds
an annual Easter egg roll on the White House lawn for
young children. Since the rabbit is a pest in Australia,
the Easter Bilby is available as an alternative. Easter
eggs are a widely popular symbol of new life in Poland
and other Slavic countries' folk traditions. A batik-like
decorating process known as pisanka produces intricate,
brilliantly-colored eggs. |
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The
practice of decorating eggshells is ancient, predating Christian
traditions. Ostrich eggs with engraved decoration that are 60,000
years old have been found in Africa. Decorated ostrich eggs,
and representations of ostrich eggs in gold and silver, were
commonly placed in graves of the ancient Sumerians and Egyptians
as early as 5,000 years ago.
The Christian custom of the Easter egg, however, can be traced
as far back as the early Christians of Mesopotamia, who stained
eggs red in memory of the blood of Christ, shed at his crucifixion.
The Christian Church officially adopted the custom, regarding
the eggs as a symbol of the resurrection of Jesus. The Roman
Ritual, the first edition of which was published in 1610 but
which contains texts of much older date, has among the Easter
Blessings of Food, along with those for lamb, bread, and new
produce, the following blessing for eggs:
Lord, let the grace of
your blessing + come upon these eggs, that they be healthful
food for your faithful who eat them in thanksgiving for the
resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns
with you forever and ever.
When Christians crack open Easter eggs, they
celebrate the empty tomb of Jesus. Although the tradition
is to use dyed or painted chicken eggs, a modern custom is
to substitute chocolate eggs, or plastic eggs filled with
candy such as jelly beans. These eggs can be hidden for children
to find on Easter morning, which may be left by the Easter
Bunny. They may also be put in a basket filled with real or
artificial straw to resemble a bird's nest.
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Easter
decoration and symbolism
In
the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches, Easter eggs
are dyed red to represent the blood of Christ, shed
on the Cross, and the hard shell of the egg symbolized
the sealed Tomb of Christ — the cracking of which
symbolized his resurrection from the dead.
Easter
eggs are blessed by the priest at the end of the Paschal
Vigil (which is equivalent to Holy Saturday), and distributed
to the faithful. The egg is seen by followers of Christianity
as a symbol of resurrection: while being dormant it
contains a new life sealed within it.
Similarly,
in the Roman Catholic Church in Poland, the so-called
swieconka, i.e. blessing of decorative baskets with
a sampling of Easter eggs and other symbolic foods,
is one of the most enduring and beloved Polish traditions
on Holy Saturday. |
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During
Paschaltide, in some traditions the Pascal greeting with the
Easter egg is even extended to the deceased. On either the
second Monday or Tuesday of Pascha, after a memorial service
people bring blessed eggs to the cemetery and bring the joyous
paschal greeting, "Christ has risen", to their beloved
departed (see Radonitza).
Easter
eggs are a widely popular symbol of new life in Bulgaria,
Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, and other Central European
countries' folk traditions, which include concealing them
in the garden for children to find, and making artificial
eggs out of porcelain for ladies. A batik (wax resist) process
is used to create intricate, brilliantly colored eggs, the
best-known of which is the Ukrainian pysanka and the Polish
pisanka. The celebrated Fabergé workshops created exquisite
jeweled Easter eggs for the Russian Imperial Court. Most of
these creations themselves contained hidden surprises such
as clock-work birds, or miniature ships. A 27-foot (9 m) sculpture
of a pysanka stands in Vegreville, Alberta.
There
are many other decorating techniques and numerous traditions
of giving them as a token of friendship, love or good wishes.
A tradition exists in some parts of the United Kingdom (such
as Scotland and North East England) of rolling painted eggs
down steep hills on Easter Sunday. In the U.S., such an Easter
egg roll (unrelated to an eggroll) is often done on flat ground,
pushed along with a spoon; the Easter Egg Roll has become
a much-loved annual event on the White House lawn. An Easter
egg hunt is a common festive activity, where eggs are hidden
outdoors (or indoors if in bad weather) for children to run
around and find. This may also be a competition to see who
can collect the most eggs.
When
boiling eggs for Easter, a tan colour can be achieved by boiling
the eggs with onion skins. Easter eggs are often dyed red
through a process of boiling them with onion skins. When boiling
them with onion skins leaves can be attached prior to dying
to create leaf patterns. The leaves are attached to the eggs
before they are dyed with a transparent cloth to wrap the
eggs with like inexpensive muslin or nylon stockings, leaving
patterns once the leaves are removed after the dyeing process.
These eggs are part of Easter custom in many areas and often
accompany other traditional Easter foods. Passover haminados
are prepared with similar methods. A greater variety of colour
was often provided by tying on the onion skin with different
coloured woollen yarn. In the North of England these are called
pace-eggs or paste-eggs, from a dialectal form of Middle English
pasche. They were usually eaten after an egg-jarping (egg
tapping) competition. |
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Natural
colours are obtained
by using various plants:
- brown: onion peels;
- black: oak or alder bark or the nutshell of walnut;
- golden: the bark of young apple tree or the marigold
flower;
- violet: petals of the mallow flower;
- green: shoots of young rye or leaves of periwinkle;
- pink: beet juice.
In Italy, chocolate eggs with a surprise inside have
largely replaced the traditional Easter eggs. |
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Greetings,
poems on Easter |
Easter
Love
On
Easter we celebrate love,
love coming down from heaven,
love blanketing the earth
in a transforming embrace;
unique and infinite love,
giving more than we can imagine
for us, to cleanse our sin,
a perfect sacrifice, Lamb of God,
the walking, talking Word.
He is teacher, role model, friend,
this God in human form,
dying, then rising from the dead,
proving all who believe
will also rise
to have eternal life, with Him,
Lord of all.
Oh, Happy, Happy Easter!
By
Joanna Fuchs |
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Easter
comes but once a year
But when it does, we all know its here?
Children filling themselves with chocolate?
Dad's down the pub for a pint of beer!??
We go to the church for the wine and bread?
Dad's half asleep, and jerking his head?
Baby sister is here too, munching away?
On the free Easter egg that the Priest gave us today??
But remember we must, that the Lord died for us?
And ascended into heaven to give us fresh lives?
For each and every one of us. |
May
God's love and power,
fill your heart with joy
today and forever.
Happy Easter
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Anyone can
see you're terrific!
Hope your Easter is terrific too!
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Just to let
you know we're
thinking of you and wishing
you a Happy Easter and a
bright and beautiful spring.
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What other
day would people
get all excited about finding
hard-boiled eggs?!
Happy
Easter
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Easter
Is Really for Jesus
Easter
is not just for the Bunny,
With goodies and treats that he brings,
Easter is when we must celebrate
And alleluia is the song that we sing!
Easter
is really for Jesus,
Who died and then rose from the dead.
We must always remember the love Jesus showed
And all of the things that He said.
So,
remember this Easter when you go to Church,
And this message you tell everyone.
That Easter is all about Jesus,
The Bunny and treats are just fun! |
Easter
is a nice time to remember that it takes
special people to make special parents...
And that's what both of you are.
Happy Easter
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On
this day
May you experience a sweet renewal of faith, hope, and joy.
Happy Easter
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May
God's love and power,
fill your heart with joy
today and forever.
Happy Easter
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Anyone
can see you're terrific!
Hope your Easter is terrific too! |
On
this day
May you experience a sweet renewal of faith, hope, and joy.
Happy Easter!
One
thing every bunny knows,
is how to make an Easter filled
with lots, and lots of fun! That's
why this bunny's hopped your
way and why he's grinning,
too he's bringing Easter wishes
for a "Hoppy" day for you!
Happy
Easter To Special You!
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Wishing
you an Easter
filled with joy and a
year that's bright
with blessings. |
There's no time like Easter...
For remembering just how wonderful
God's love really is.
Blessings to You and Yours
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May
the Miracle that
is Easter touch your
life and your home
Happy Easter
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Remembering
special friends
like you...puts a little
springtime in my heart!
Happy Easter
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This
year, the Easter Bunny is so excited
about delivering eggs and candy...
He's a real basket case!
Happy Easter! |
It's
Easter...
the perfect time to wish
you happiness!
Happy
Easter
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Daughter...Wishing
you an
Easter filled with all the
things that make a happy
heart. |
So
thankful for the special
love we share...So proud of
the goodness in your heart...
So happy to have a sweet
daughter like you!
Happy Easter
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You're
wished a
basketful of bright
springtime smiles
Happy Easter! |
Easter
Bunny Poem for Kids
Two
Long ears,
four strong legs,
hop,hop,hop
bring us eggs.
Easter Bunny.
Easter Bunny
hop,hop,hop.
Easter bunny
Easter Bunny
Please don't stop!
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Marija Kolevska |
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Warm
Easter Wishes, Lovely Easter Messages, Happy Easter Sayings
and Quotes,
Easter SMS & Text Messages, Easter Quotes,
Easter Greetings for Friends and Family,
What to Write in an Easter Card
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Joining
you in gratitude for Christ’s sacrifice and the joyful
renewal it brings to all God’s children this Easter
season.
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An
Easter Poem For You: Spring has sprung, the grass has riz,
I wish I were in the chocolate biz! Happy Easter.
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If
it weren’t for the beautiful Spring weather, I’d
be really upset with that damn bunny for eating all my flower
bulbs. Happy Easter anyway.
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Happy
Easter to you and your family as we celebrate our Father’s
greatest sacrifice through his Son, Jesus Christ. Have a blessed
Easter.
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I
love Easter. It’s a time for eating all the chocolate
you can find with complete impunity! Have a delicious Easter.
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May
you feel the hope of new beginnings, love and happiness during
this joyful Easter holiday.
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I
hope this Easter holiday fills your home with peace, joy,
and plenty of colorful Easter eggs.
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Easter
symbolizes the renewal of life. I wish you and your family
the renewal of life, love, and happiness.
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May
you feel the bright, joyful blessings God has to offer you
during this Easter holiday.
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May
the spirit of the Lord fill your home this Easter and all
the rest of your days.
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Wishing
you a very Happy Easter that is filled with plenty of love
and happiness.
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Wishing
you and your family the happiest Easter of all. God bless
you now and always.
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Here’s
to hoping this Easter holiday brings your family health, happiness,
and lots of love.
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Sending
you joyful hugs this Easter. May all of your dreams and wishes
come true.
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May
this Easter Sunday inspire you to new hope, happiness, prosperity
and abundance, all received through God’s divine grace.
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Easter
brings us hope, may it linger in our hearts forever. Here’s
wishing you a very Happy Easter.
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Easter
gives hope for tomorrow, As after the winter comes Spring.
Our hearts can be filled with gladness As hearts rejoice and
sing.
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“Forgive
them father, for they no not what they do”. He died
so that we can live again. Celebrate his love this Easter
Day!
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Easter
gives us yet another reason to be thankful to God. Have the
joy of the coming of Christ be filled in your heart and bring
peace into your life. Have a Blessed Easter.
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Easter
is a wonderful day to celebrate all Christ has done for us.
Have a Blessed Easter!
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May
the Lord bless your home with happiness and unwavering faith
this Easter.
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Easter
is more than just eggs and candy. It is also about peace, love,
and family.
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Wishing
you an Easter that is bright, happy, and filled with the contentment
of the Lord.
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Easter
teaches us the meaning of faith and what it is to feel the Lord’s
blessing in our lives.
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Wishing
you a Happy Easter that is just as bright and joyful as the
sprint time air around you.
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May
you find the renewal of hope, health, love and the spirit of
God. Happy Easter to you and your lovely family.
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May
the returning back of Jesus Christ bring inner peace and satisfaction
to your heart. Wish you and your family a Happy Easter!
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May
the risen Christ bring happiness to you and your family all
year round. Wishing you and all your loved ones a very Happy
Easter.
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May
the risen Christ bring you and your family abundant happiness.
Have a blessed Easter.
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May
the risen Lord bless you abundantly and bring lots of happiness
to you and your family. Happy Easter.
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May
the spirit of hope that Easter brings, Help you find contentment
in little things, And restore your faith in the Lord above,
Who gave His life for the ones He loves. Happy Easter to you
and your family!
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May
this year’s Easter bring you new faith, new hope and new
goals! Have a wonderful Easter!
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Thinking
of you at Easter, and wishing the wonders of springtime fill
your heart with happiness. I wish you a very happy Easter!
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This
Easter may the resurrected Lord bring you loads of happiness
and joy. Happy Easter to you and your family.
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This
Easter may you be blessed with lots of love and hope. Happy
Easter to you my beloved friend.
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This
Easter may your hearts be filled with love, peace and joy. May
it remain with you forever and may you spread the word of Christ
wherever you may go. May you have a pleasant Easter!
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Wishing
you Happy Easter with new joys and new promises… and blessed
with love and happiness!
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Wishing
you were here to celebrate this holy occasion with me. Have
a wonderful Easter!
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Without
Easter, there would be no point in any other holiday. Have a
wonderful Easter!
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You
owe your life to God. Don’t waste it… Live responsibly…
Inspire others to give glory to the Lord! Happy Easter! |
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Tips:
What to Write in an Easter Greeting Card?
These short Easter messages will give you some
handy and clever phrases to include in your wonderful Easter
card
First,
Easter is a truly joyful and happy occasion, so be light hearted
in your greeting card message! Easter colors and beautifully
colored eggs adorn most Easter decorations and this is a fact
to keep in your mind while composing your Easter greeting
card messages! Bunnies, chocolate, eggs, children, rebirth,
reborn, happiness and fun should be the theme for your Easter
greeting card. Grace, thankfulness, love and miracles are
also a part of this special holiday! Use these thoughts to
create words of love for your Easter greeting card!
The favorite
light hearted Easter card greeting is " Have a hoppy
Easter!" and this message is short and an appropriate
and fun Easter saying! Another short Easter card greeting
message is " May the true spirit of Easter hop your way!"
and this message is a great well wishing phrase to include
in an Easter card. A short and personal message for a child's
Easter greeting card is " The Easter bunny says: may
you find all of your Easter eggs!" and this phrase wishes
the child a happy and fruitful Easter! "Sweets and treats
may you be getting and many wonderful Easter blessings!"
is another wonderful phrase to include in an Easter card greeting!
What
to write in an Easter greeting card are things like "
May love and miracles today be part of your Easter holiday!",
"Many Easter blessings", "As Easter comes,
we send you our love", " Happy Easter, peace and
many blessings" are all appropriate short Easter messages!
Kids love greeting card messages like " We love you,
honey and hope you enjoy your chocolate bunny", "Beauty,
colored eggs and treats to one who is so very sweet!"
and kids love sweet words and sweet treats! "Jesus lives
and his love and ours, we send" is a great Easter message!
"Wishing you a sweet day on this Easter holiday!"
is also a good Easter card message!
Short
Easter messages for greeting cards are not hard to come up
with, especially if you have helpful suggestions! I hope some
of these phrases will be useful. We give thanks for the miracle
of Easter and the joy of being together and just being here.
May you and your family have a wonderful Easter! One last
phrase, "This card sends love and Easter spirit, beautiful,
to one and all" and I mean it. Have a hoppy Easter! |
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Appearance
of Christ to Mary
Weyden Rogier approx. 1430 |
Do
not touch me
Mary Magdalene and the Myrrh-Bearers
Hans Memling. 1480 |
The
Appearance of Christ to Mary Magdalene
Alexey Egorov 1818 |
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The
Appearance of Christ to Mary Magdalene
Alexander Ivanov 1835 |
The
Appearance of Christ to the people
Alexander Ivanov 1837-1857 |
Risen
Jesus appears
to the apostles on Lake Tiberias |
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Easter
Easter
also called Pasch or Resurrection Sunday, is a festival and
holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the
dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the
third day of his burial after his crucifixion by Romans at Calvary
c. 30 AD. It is the culmination of the Passion of Christ, preceded
by Lent (or Great Lent), a forty-day period of fasting, prayer,
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week before Easter is called Holy Week, and it contains
the days of the Easter Triduum, including Maundy Thursday,
commemorating the Maundy and Last Supper, as well as
Good Friday, commemorating the crucifixion and death
of Jesus.In western Christianity, Eastertide, the Easter
Season, begins on Easter Sunday and lasts seven weeks,
ending with the coming of the fiftieth day, Pentecost
Sunday. In Orthodoxy, the season of Pascha begins on
Pascha and ends with the coming of the fortieth day,
the Feast of the Ascension.
Easter
and the holidays that are related to it are moveable
feasts in that they do not fall on a fixed date in the
Gregorian or Julian calendars which follow only the
cycle of the sun; rather, its date is determined on
a lunisolar calendar similar to the Hebrew calendar.
The First Council of Nicaea established two rules, independence
of the Jewish calendar and worldwide uniformity, which
were the only rules for Easter explicitly laid down
by the council. No details for the computation were
specified; these were worked out in practice, a process
that took centuries and generated a number of controversies.
It has come to be the first Sunday after the full moon
that occurs on or soonest after 21 March, but calculations
vary in East and West. Details of this complicated computation
are found below in the section Date.
Easter
is linked to the Jewish Passover by much of its symbolism,
as well as by its position in the calendar. In many
languages, the words for "Easter" and "Passover"
are identical or very similar.Easter customs vary across
the Christian world, and include sunrise services, exclaiming
the Paschal greeting, clipping the church, and decorating
Easter eggs, a symbol of the empty tomb. The Easter
lily, a symbol of the resurrection,[ traditionally decorates
the chancel area of churches on this day and for the
rest of Eastertide. Additional customs that have become
associated with Easter and are observed by both Christians
and some non-Christians include egg hunting, the Easter
Bunny, and Easter parades. There are also various traditional
Easter foods that vary regionally.
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Christ
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The
resurrection of Christ. Rembrandt.1636 |
Date
of Christ's Resurrection A
stained glass window depicting the Passover Lamb, a
concept integral to the foundation of Easter.
Easter and the holidays that are related to it are moveable
feasts, in that they do not fall on a fixed date in
the Gregorian or Julian calendars (both of which follow
the cycle of the sun and the seasons). Instead, the
date for Easter is determined on a lunisolar calendar
similar to the Hebrew calendar. The First Council of
Nicaea (325) established two rules, independence of
the Jewish calendar and worldwide uniformity, which
were the only rules for Easter explicitly laid down
by the Council. No details for the computation were
specified; these were worked out in practice, a process
that took centuries and generated a number of controversies.
(See also Computus and Reform of the date of Easter.)
In particular, the Council did not decree that Easter
must fall on Sunday. This was already the practice almost
everywhere.
In
Western Christianity, using the Gregorian calendar,
Easter always falls on a Sunday between 22 March and
25 April inclusive, within about seven days after the
astronomical full moon. The following day, Easter Monday,
is a legal holiday in many countries with predominantly
Christian traditions.
Eastern Christianity bases its calculations on the Julian
Calendar.
Because
of the 13-day difference between the calendars between
1900 and 2099, 21 March corresponds, during the 21st
century, to 3 April in the Gregorian Calendar. Easter
therefore varies between 4 April and 8 May on the Gregorian
calendar (the Julian calendar is no longer used as the
civil calendar of the countries where Eastern Christian
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Also, because the Julian "full moon" is always
several days after the astronomical full moon, the eastern
Easter is often later, relative to the visible moon's
phases, than western Easter. Among
the Oriental Orthodox some churches have changed from
the Julian to the Gregorian calendar and the date for
Easter as for other fixed and moveable feasts is the
same as in the Western church.
Easter
celebrations around the world
In
countries where Christianity is a state religion, or
where the country has large Christian population, Easter
is often a public holiday. As Easter is always a Sunday,
many countries in the world also have Easter Monday
as a public holiday. Some retail stores, shopping malls,
and restaurants are closed on Easter Sunday.
Good
Friday, which occurs two days before Easter Sunday,
is also a public holiday in many countries, as well
as in 12 U.S. states. Even in states where Good Friday
is not a holiday, many financial institutions, stock
markets, and public schools are closed. Few banks that
are normally open on regular Sundays are closed on Easter.
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In
the Nordic countries Good Friday, Easter Sunday and
Easter Monday are public holidays, and Good Friday
and Easter Monday are bank holidays. In Denmark, Iceland
and Norway also Maundy Thursday is a public holiday.
It is a holiday for most workers except some shopping
malls which keep open for a half-day. Many businesses
give their employees almost a week off, called Easter
break. Schools are closed between Easter Sunday and
Easter Monday.
According
to a 2014 poll, 6 of 10 Norwegians make a travel during
Easter, often to a cottage; 3 of 10 said their typical
Easter included skiing.
In the Netherlands both Easter Sunday and Easter Monday
are national holidays. Like first and second Christmas
Day, they are both considered Sundays, which results
in a first and a second Easter Sunday, after which
the week continues to a Tuesday. Even though Good
Friday is an official national holiday, it is not
a mandatory day off for commercial companies.
In
Commonwealth nations Easter Day is rarely a public
holiday, as is the case for celebrations which fall
on a Sunday. In the United Kingdom both Good Friday
and Easter Monday are bank holidays. However, in Canada
Easter Sunday is a public holiday, along with Easter
Monday. In the Canadian province of Quebec, either
Good Friday or Easter Monday are statutory holidays
(although most companies give both). In some countries
Good Friday is a public holiday as well.
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In
Australia, because of its location in the southern hemisphere,
Easter takes place in autumn. Hence, Australian Easter
is associated with harvest time, rather than with the
coming of spring as in the northern hemisphere. The
religious aspect of Easter remains the same. Good Friday
and Easter Monday are public holidays across all states
and territories. "Easter Saturday" (the Saturday
before Easter Sunday) is a public holiday in every state
except Tasmania and Western Australia, while Easter
Sunday itself is a public holiday only in New South
Wales. Easter Tuesday is additionally a conditional
public holiday in Tasmania, varying between award, and
was also a public holiday in Victoria until 1994.
In
the United States, because Easter falls on a Sunday,
which is already a non-working day for federal and state
employees, it has not been designated as a federal or
state holiday. Easter parades are held in many American
cities, involving festive strolling processions, with
the New York City parade being the best known.
From
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The
Easter season includes the 40 days of lent and Holy
week culminating in Easter Sunday – also known
as Resurrection Sunday.
In the year 2020 Easter Sunday will fall on: April 12.
In
the year 2021 Easter Sunday will fall on: April 4.
(Today’s Gregorian calendar)
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The
Facts About Easter
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Easter
is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ in
the Christian religion.
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Eggs
have been seen as ancient symbol of fertility, while springtime
is considered to bring new life and rebirth.
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Americans
spend $1.9 billion on Easter candy. That’s the second
biggest candy holiday after Halloween.
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70%
of Easter candy purchased is chocolate.
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76%
of Americans think the ears of a chocolate bunny should be
the first to be eaten.
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Egg
dyes were once made out of natural items such as onion peels,
tree bark, flower petals, and juices.
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There’s
much debate about the practice of dyeing chicks. Many hatcheries
no longer participate, but others say that it isn’t
dangerous to the chick’s health because the dye only
lasts until the chicks shed their fluff and grow their feathers.
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The
first story of a rabbit (later named the “Easter Bunny”)
hiding eggs in a garden was published in 1680.
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Easter
takes place on a Sunday, after the 40-day period called Lent.
Lent is referred to as a time of fasting, but participants
focus more on giving up one significant indulgence.
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Holy
Week is the celebrated during the week leading up to Easter.
It begins on Palm Sunday, continues on to Maundy Thursday,
Good Friday, and then finally, Easter Sunday.
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“The
White House Easter Egg Roll” event has been celebrated
by the President of the United States and their families since
1878.
www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-easter
For
people with strong Christian beliefs, the cross that Jesus
was crucified on and his resurrection are important symbols
of the period around Easter. Other symbols of Easter include
real eggs or eggs manufactured from a range of materials,
nests, lambs and rabbits or hares. Sometimes these symbols
are combined, for example, in candy models of rabbits with
nests full of eggs. Eggs, rabbits, hares and young animals
are thought to represent the re-birth and return to fertility
of nature in the spring. |
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