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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.
In Hungarian, Easter is húsvét— literally, "taking the meat," a reference to traditional customs of abstaining entirely from eating meat during Lent. In Finnish language Easter is Pääsiäinen which implies 'release' or 'liberation'. The word was created by Finnish bishop and bible translator Mikael Agricola.
According to the Bible, the Romans crucified Jesus, a popular Jewish preacher and religious leader whom many believed was the son of God. ... Historians believe Easter was named after one of the ...
It's officially Easter!The festive day, feted with bunnies and colored eggs, has a variety of historical origins and is considered one of the holiest and most important Christian holidays. The ...
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]
Read on to learn about the history of the Easter Bunny, then share your knowledge with the whole family as you play special Easter games, make Easter decorations, or drink special Easter cocktails.
In 325 an ecumenical council, the First Council of Nicaea, established two rules: independence from the Jewish calendar, and worldwide uniformity.However, it did not provide any explicit rules to determine that date, writing only “all our brethren in the East who formerly followed the custom of the Jews are henceforth to celebrate the said most sacred feast of Easter at the same time with ...
This Easter, consider the ghostwriters behind the Jesus movement, writes Candida Moss - it was the skill and expertise of these secretaries and scribes that helped that movement spread, she argues.