Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Easter !

Easter is just around the corner ! Aren't you guys excited ? It's on the 20th of April !
There would be Easter bunnies and decorated eggs.
But what is the true meaning of Easter ? Is it only celebration the resurrection of Jesus Christ ? Or is it more that just that ?

According to wikipedia.

Easter is a Christian Festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion at Calvary as described in the New Testament. Easter is the culmination of the Passion of Christ, preceded by Lent, a forty day period of fasting, prayer, and penance.

But that's not all.

Easter is also the fulfillment of our faith as Christians. Through His Death, Christ destroyed our bondage to sin; through His Resurrection, He brought us the promise of new life, both in Heaven and on Earth. His own prayer stated, "Thy Kingdom come, on earth as it is in Heaven." begins to be fulfilled on Easter Sunday.

Easter is Christianity's most important, it has been called a moveable feast because it doesnt fall on a set date every year, as most holidays do. Instead, Christian churches in the West Celebrate Easter on the first Sunday following the full moon after the vernal equinox on March 21. Therefore, Easter is observed anywhere between March 22 and April 25 every year. Orthodox Christian use the Julian calendar to calculate when Easter will occur and typically celebrate the holiday a week or two after the Western churches, which follow the Gregorian calender.

One last fact !



There is over 90 million chocolate Easter bunnies made each year <3 comment-3--="">

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