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Easter, [nb 1] also called Pascha [nb 2] (Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, [nb 3] is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD.
Easter, also called Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, is the holiest day in the Christian calendar. It's a celebration of the most central tenet of the Christian faith — that Jesus Christ was ...
In Spanish, Easter is Pascua, in Italian and Catalan Pasqua, in Portuguese Páscoa and in Romanian Paşti. In French, the name of Easter is Pâques and also derives from the Latin word but the s following the a has been lost and the two letters have been transformed into an â with a circumflex accent by elision.
The Paschal Triduum or Easter Triduum (Latin: Triduum Paschale), [1] Holy Triduum (Latin: Triduum Sacrum), or the Three Days, [2] is the period of three days that begins with the liturgy on the evening of Maundy Thursday, [3] reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil, and closes with evening prayer on Easter Sunday. [4]
Easter is a religious Christian holiday observed around the world to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the spiritual leader of Christianity—and to Christians, the Son of God.
Easter is a day of celebration, and with Lent over, Christians can eat meat. However, some still abstain from certain foods, like red meat, depending on their religious practices and personal beliefs.
In Eastern Christianity, Easter can fall between 22 March and 25 April on Julian Calendar (thus between 4 April and 8 May in terms of the Gregorian calendar, during the period 1900 and 2099), so Good Friday can fall between 20 March and 23 April, inclusive (or between 2 April and 6 May in terms of the Gregorian calendar). [citation needed]
Easter is celebrated two ways, one is with mass services and prayer; the other comes with brightly colored eggs, candy and the Easter Bunny. For many, the day is a combination of the two.