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Easter marks the last day of the Holy Week, which consists of several days that each carry their own significance. These include: These include: Palm Sunday: commemorating when Jesus entered Jerusalem
In 2023, the vernal equinox falls on March 20, 2023, making the first full moon after that date April 6 and the following Sunday—April 9—Easter 2023. dtimiraos - Getty Images Easter Sunday ...
Easter falls on Sunday, April 17, 2022. While many other holidays have fixed dates (Christmas, for instance, is always on December 25), Easter’s date changes from year to year.
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The Noveritis, also variously known as the Announcement of Easter and the Moveable Feasts (in the post-1970 Roman Missal) or the Epiphany proclamation, is a liturgical chant sung on the Feast of Epiphany that contains a summary of liturgical dates of moveable feasts in the year ahead. Noveritis comes from the incipit of the chant.
The Paschal homily or sermon (also known in Greek as Hieratikon or as the Catechetical Homily) of St. John Chrysostom (died 407) is read aloud at Paschal matins, the service that begins Easter, in Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches.
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 Christianity, commemorating the resurrection of Jesus.
On Easter morning, many Christians wake before dawn to celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus, the son of God — as the sun rises. For the majority of the world’s Christians ...