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The Easter cycle is the sequence of the seasons and days in the Christian liturgical year which are pegged to the date of Easter, either before or after it. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In any given calendar year, the timing of events within the Easter cycle is dependent on the calculation of the date of Easter itself.
All these calendars agree that the Lord's Day is of primary importance among the observances of the year and that the Christian Year contains two central cycles – the Easter cycle and the Christmas cycle. Each cycle includes a festival season (Easter and Christmas), preceded by a season of preparation and anticipation (Lent and Advent).
In Eastern Christianity (including the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Assyrian Church of the East, and the Eastern Catholic Churches), these moveable feasts form what is called the Paschal cycle, which stands in contrast to the approach taken by Catholic and Protestant Christianity.
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]
Here in the United States, many Orthodox Christians will observe Easter Sunday, though this often occurs at a later date than the Easter date observed by the majority of Western churches. What is ...
The Chronicle proper is preceded by an introduction containing reflections on Christian chronology and on the calculation of the Paschal (Easter) cycle. The so-called 'Byzantine' or 'Roman' era (which continued in use in Greek Orthodox Christianity until the end of Turkish rule as the 'Julian calendar') was adopted in the Chronicon as the ...
Those in the Christian faith are firmly in the Lenten season and, soon, it will be Easter. For millions of Christians, the holiday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which occurs after a ...
Millions of Christians will celebrate Easter Sunday this month, after the 40-day period (not including Sundays) known as Lent. Many others will join in celebrating the holiday with Easter egg hunts.