Easter (Old English: Eostre; greek: Πάσχα, Paskha; Aramaic פֶּסחא Pasha, Hebrew: Pesach פֶּסַח) is central to the Christian liturgical celebration year.According the canonical Gospels, Jesus rose from the dead the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday (the Day of Resurrection, or Resurrection Sunday). Chronology of his death and resurrection is variously interpreted as occurred between AD 26 and 36
Easter marks the end of Lent, a period of forty days of fasting, prayer and penance. The last week of Lent is called Holy Week and includes Good Friday recalls the crucifixion and death of Jesus. Easter is followed by a period of fifty days called Passover or Easter Tide season ends with Pentecost.
Easter is a moveable feast, which means that it is not fixed in relation to the civil calendar. First Council of Nicaea (325) was established as the date of Easter on the first Sunday after the full moon (the Paschal Full Moon), after the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere. Ecclesiastically, the equinox is believed to be 21 March (even if the equinox occurs, astronomically dated 20 March, in most years), and "Full Moon" is not necessarily the astronomically correct date. So the date of Easter varies from 22 March and 25 April. Eastern Christianity calculations are based on the Julian calendar, which corresponds to March 21 during the 21 Century, April 3 Gregorian calendar, where they spent the timing of Easter, therefore, varies between 4 April and 8 May.
Associated with the Passover, Easter is much of its symbolism, as well as its position in the calendar. In many European languages, the words "Easter" and "Easter" are etymologically related, or with the same name.
The Easter customs vary throughout the Christian world, but the decoration of Easter eggs is a common motif. In the Western world, customs such as hunting and the Easter Egg extend the domain of the church, and often have a secular character.
Easter marks the end of Lent, a period of forty days of fasting, prayer and penance. The last week of Lent is called Holy Week and includes Good Friday recalls the crucifixion and death of Jesus. Easter is followed by a period of fifty days called Passover or Easter Tide season ends with Pentecost.
Easter is a moveable feast, which means that it is not fixed in relation to the civil calendar. First Council of Nicaea (325) was established as the date of Easter on the first Sunday after the full moon (the Paschal Full Moon), after the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere. Ecclesiastically, the equinox is believed to be 21 March (even if the equinox occurs, astronomically dated 20 March, in most years), and "Full Moon" is not necessarily the astronomically correct date. So the date of Easter varies from 22 March and 25 April. Eastern Christianity calculations are based on the Julian calendar, which corresponds to March 21 during the 21 Century, April 3 Gregorian calendar, where they spent the timing of Easter, therefore, varies between 4 April and 8 May.
Associated with the Passover, Easter is much of its symbolism, as well as its position in the calendar. In many European languages, the words "Easter" and "Easter" are etymologically related, or with the same name.
The Easter customs vary throughout the Christian world, but the decoration of Easter eggs is a common motif. In the Western world, customs such as hunting and the Easter Egg extend the domain of the church, and often have a secular character.
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