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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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Key facts
- Holiday.relatedto
- 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.
- Holiday.type
- Christian
- Holiday.longtype
- Christian, cultural
- Holiday.holiday_name
- Easter
- Holiday.image
- Chora Anastasis2.jpg
- Holiday.caption
- 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 ()
- Holiday.date
- Variable, determined by the Computus
- Holiday.observances
- all-night vigil, sunrise service