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As we all know religious festivals are celebrated in tune to age old beliefs and different religious denominations are associated with each. In the Christendom, Easter Sunday is commemorated as the day when Jesus Christ was resurrected. Easter celebrates the spiritual rebirth of Jesus, who was crucified at Golgotha, and whose tomb was found empty three days later. |
The Christian church every year celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his Crucifixion. Christians all across the globe celebrate the rebirth of Jesus, and the impact that his life has had upon the people of earth. So, let us take a peep into the Easter History with Dgreetings.
The festival of Easter is shrouded in various legends and myths. One legend says that the word "Easter" comes from Eostre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring, to whom the month of April was dedicated. The festival of Eostre was celebrated at the vernal equinox, when the day and night gets an equal share of the day. Another explanation is that Easter derives from an Old German root, Ostern, which stands for dawn or east, the time and place of the rising sun. However most other languages have borrowed the Greek term used by the early Christians: pascha, from the Hebrew pesach (Passover). In Latin, Easter is Festa Paschalia (plural because it is a seven-day feast) and it is interesting to note that Pâques in French, Pasqua in Italian, and Pascua in Spanish owe their origin to Festa Paschalia. Also related are the Scottish Pask, the Dutch Paschen, the Danish Paaske, and the Swedish Pask. For more information on Easter History, browse through the following pages.
Easter bunny history
Easter baskets history
Easter vigil history
History of Easter symbols History of Easter bonnet
Easter show history
Easter lily history
Easter rabbit history
History of chocolate Easter
Pagan history of Easter
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