Tuesday, February 24, 2009 ;
8:37 PM
Why is there Easter Day
Easter is the most important religious feast in the Christian liturgical year.Christians believe that Jesus was revived from the dead three days after his crucifixion, and celebrate this resurrection on Easter Day,or Easter Sunday, two days after Good Friday. The year of his death and resurrection is estimated between the years 26 and 36 AD .
Introduction of Easter Day
Easter also refers to the season of the church year called Eastertide or the Easter Season. Traditionally the Easter Season lasted for the forty days from Easter Day until Ascension Day but now officially lasts for the fifty days until Pentecost. The first week of the Easter Season is known as Easter Week or the Octave of Easter. Easter also marks the end of Lent, a season of prayer and penance.
What is Easter Day
Easter is termed a moveable feast because it is not fixed in relation to the civil calendar. Easter falls at some point between late March and late April each year, following the cycle of the moon. After several centuries of disagreement, all churches accepted the computation of the Alexandrian Church that Easter is the first Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon, which is the first moon whose 14th day is on or after March 21.
Easter is linked to the Jewish Passover not only for much of its symbolism but also for its position in the calendar.
Many cultural elements, such as the Easter Bunny, have become part of the holiday's modern celebrations, and those aspects are often celebrated by many Christians and non-Christians alike.
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