Easter
Also known as Feast of the Resurrection, Eastre, Easter Day
Easter, also called Pasch () or Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the Bible's New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary . It is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus, preceded by Lent (or Great Lent), a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance.
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Easter is a Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, which according to the Bible occurred three days after his crucifixion and burial. It is considered the most important event in Christianity, marking the end of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer that comes before it.
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- Septuagesima, Sexagesima, Quinquagesima, Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Clean Monday, Lent, Great Lent, Friday of Sorrows, Palm Sunday, Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday which lead up to Easter; and Divine Mercy Sunday, Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, Corpus Christi, and Feast of the Sacred Heart, which follow it.
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- Christian
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- Christian, cultural
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- Easter
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- Having destroyed the gates of Hell, Jesus Christ is depicted flanked by saints, raising Adam and Eve from their graves and trampling death. Fresco of the resurrection at The Chora ()
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- all-night vigil, sunrise service
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- Etymology
- Theological significance
- Early Christianity
- Date
- Early Church controversies
- First Council of Nicaea (325 AD)
- Computations
- Western-Eastern divergence
- Proposed reforms of the date
- Table of the dates of Easter by Gregorian and Julian calendars
- Position in the church year
- Western Christianity
- Eastern Christianity
- Liturgical observance
- Western Christianity
- Eastern Christianity
- Non-observing Christian groups
- Easter celebrations around the world
- Easter food
- Easter eggs
- Traditional customs
- Modern customs
- Easter Bunny
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
- External links
- Liturgical
- Traditions
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Easter, also called Pasch (/pæsk/) or Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the Bible's New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD. It is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus, preceded by Lent (or Great Lent), a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance.
Easter-observing Christians commonly refer to the last week of Lent, before Easter, as Holy Week, which in Western Christianity begins on Palm Sunday (marking the entrance of Jesus in Jerusalem), includes Spy Wednesday (on which the betrayal of Jesus is mourned), and contains the days of the Easter Triduum including Maundy Thursday, commemorating the Maundy and Last Supper, as well as Good Friday, commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus. In Eastern Christianity, the same events are commemorated with the names of days all starting with "Holy" or "Holy and Great", and Easter itself might be called Great and Holy Pascha. In both Western and Eastern Christianity, Eastertide—also known as the Easter or Paschal season—begins on Easter Sunday and continues for seven weeks, concluding on the 50th day, Pentecost Sunday. However, in Eastern Christianity, the leavetaking of the feast occurs on the 39th day, the eve of the Feast of the Ascension.