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    Easter: Annual Religious Feast Jesus Was Resurrected From The Dead On The Third Day After His Crucifixion

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    Easter is the most important Christian holiday that celebrates Jesus' resurrection from the dead. According to scripture, Jesus died by crucifixion and was resurrected on the third day. The date of Easter varies but is celebrated on the first Sunday after the full moon following the March equinox. Easter symbols include colored eggs, baby bunnies, flowers and candles used to decorate churches and homes for the holiday.

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    Easter is the most important Christian holiday that celebrates Jesus' resurrection from the dead. According to scripture, Jesus died by crucifixion and was resurrected on the third day. The date of Easter varies but is celebrated on the first Sunday after the full moon following the March equinox. Easter symbols include colored eggs, baby bunnies, flowers and candles used to decorate churches and homes for the holiday.

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    Easter is the most important Christian holiday that celebrates Jesus' resurrection from the dead. According to scripture, Jesus died by crucifixion and was resurrected on the third day. The date of Easter varies but is celebrated on the first Sunday after the full moon following the March equinox. Easter symbols include colored eggs, baby bunnies, flowers and candles used to decorate churches and homes for the holiday.

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    Easter: Annual Religious Feast Jesus Was Resurrected From The Dead On The Third Day After His Crucifixion

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    Easter is the most important Christian holiday that celebrates Jesus' resurrection from the dead. According to scripture, Jesus died by crucifixion and was resurrected on the third day. The date of Easter varies but is celebrated on the first Sunday after the full moon following the March equinox. Easter symbols include colored eggs, baby bunnies, flowers and candles used to decorate churches and homes for the holiday.

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    EASTER

    Easter is the most important annual religious feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to Christian scripture, Jesus was resurrected from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. The chronology of his death and resurrection is variously interpreted to be between AD 26 and AD 36. Easter is a moveable feast, meaning it is not fixed in relation to the civil calendar.

    The First Council of Nicaea (325) established the date of Easter as the first Sunday after the full moon (the Paschal Full Moon) following the vernal equinox. Ecclesiastically, the equinox is reckoned to be on March 21 (regardless of the astronomically correct date), and the "Full Moon" is not necessarily the astronomically correct date. The date of Easter therefore varies between March 22 and April 25.

    The New Testament teaches that the resurrection of Jesus, which Easter celebrates, is a foundation of the Christian faith. The resurrection established Jesus as the powerful son of God and is cited as proof that God will judge the world in morality. God has given Christians "a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead". Christians, through faith in the working of God are spiritually resurrected with Jesus so that they may walk in a new way of life.

    Easter also marks the end of Lent, a season of fasting, prayer, and penance.

    After the lent, tables are full with all sorts of good dishes and brightened up with beautiful coloured eggs; all these create a festive atmosphere.

    When it's the time for Easter season, one starts visualizing the glimpses of various symbols of Easter. The most common Easter symbols are: 1. EASTER EGGS:

    2. CUTE LITTLE BUNNY RABBITS:

    3. YUMMY HOT CROSS BUNS:

    4. GORGEOUS WHITE LILIES:

    4. SACRED EASTER CROSS:

    5. EASTER CANDLES:

    The cross is a symbol that reminds us of the sacrifice that Jesus had made for the mankind. On the Easter day, the cross is beautified with fresh white lilies.

    Easter candles, especially the Paschal candles are lighted on the Easter day. These Easter candles represent the light of God.

    Easter flower, Lily signifies purity and therefore it is also associated with mother Mary. To glorify the resurrection of Lord Jesus, the churches are beautified with flower vases stocked with gorgeous white lilies.

    The Butterfly is one of the significant symbols of Easter. Its whole life cycle is meant to symbolize the life of Jesus Christ. The first stage, is the caterpillar, which stands for His life on Earth. Second phase begins from the cocoon stage, portraying the crucifixion and burial of Jesus. The third and final stage is the butterfly, representing His raising from the dead in a glorified body and peace.

    EASTER GREETINGS: 1. Joyful tidings, Joyful tidings, Yes, the Lord has risn today (Thomas Kelly) 2. May the triumph of the Lord strenghten your soul and grace you happiness and success on Easter and always! 3. May all your prayers be answered and may you feel the Lords presence near you not only on Easter, but always. Wishing you a peaceful & blessed EASTER!

    4. Hallelujah, Hallelujah, on the third morning He arose (John Mason Neale) May the glory of the Lords miracle strengthen your faith and renew your hope! 5. May the peace of Easter fill your heart / May the joy of Easter, fill your home,/ May the blessings of Easter, fill your days!

    The most beautiful EASTER POEMS


    by Keith Clayton, Jr.
    (1968 - 1998)

    "Eloi, Eloi, Lama Sabachthani" *

    * A cry uttered by Jesus Christ while dying on the cross, preserved in the original Aramaic: "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?"

    The longest night the world will ever know, The solstice of eternity, Fell on Emmanuel And by the light of torches The Light of the world, The very God of Love, Was betrayed by a kiss, Enslaved by strangers, Rejected by His own, Denied by those who Knew Him best, And led away In chains Alone.

    HAPPY EASTER!

    JESUS LOVES YOU!!!

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