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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 lilies, a symbol of the resurrection, adorning the chancel in a Lutheran church in Baltimore Flowered cross prepared for Easter Sunday. Easter traditions (also known as Paschal traditions) are customs and practices that are followed in various cultures and communities around the world to celebrate Easter (also known as Pascha or Resurrection Sunday), which is the central feast in ...
For the majority of the world’s Christians, Easter Sunday — and in turn, the sunrise service tradition — will be […] The post Explainer: Why Christians celebrate Easter with sunrise ...
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.
Mar. 30—Easter observes and celebrates the most profound events in the history of mankind, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. That's according to the Revs.
Easter is the preeminent Christian feast that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, and according to Susan J. White is "clearly the earliest Christian festival". [296] According to James Dunn, "In Easter we celebrate man become God ... that in the death and resurrection of Christ God has broken the stranglehold of human selfishness, has proved ...
Every spring, Christians and others across the country celebrate the holiday by hosting Easter egg hunts, adorning the house with fun bunny-themed decor, heading to church for a morning prayer ...
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]