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Apr. 16—COVID-19 put an hold on many things — annual events, beloved traditions and even simple family gatherings — but 2022 marks the return of one of the big ones: the Easter sunrise ...
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 ...
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For ten months, services were held in Fort Myers at Peace Lutheran Church, but was back on the island on July 22, 2023 [3] in temporary space. The restoration of the church building itself was completed just in time for Christmas 2023 services. [4] The bell tower, which had to be shipped to Ohio for repair, was reinstalled on August 28, 2024. [5]
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The first Easter Sunrise Service recorded took place in 1732 in the Moravian congregation at Herrnhut in the Upper Lusatian hills of Saxony. [3] After an all-night prayer vigil, the Single Brethren—the unmarried men of the community—went to the town graveyard, God's Acre, on the hill above the town to sing hymns of praise to the Risen Saviour. [3]
In some traditions, Easter Sunday is the first Sunday of Eastertide and the following Sunday (Low Sunday) is the second Sunday of Eastertide and so on. [15] [16] Easter Sunday and Pentecost correspond to pre-existing Jewish feasts: The first day of Pesach (פסח) and the holiday of Shavu'ot (שבועות).
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 ...