Easter is an important annual Christian holiday that celebrates Jesus' resurrection from the dead. According to Christian scripture, Jesus was resurrected on the third day after being crucified on Good Friday. Christians celebrate Easter on Easter Sunday, two days after Good Friday and three days after Maundy Thursday. Easter also refers to the season of Eastertide, which traditionally lasted 40 days from Easter Day to Ascension Day but now lasts 50 days until Pentecost.
Easter is an important annual Christian holiday that celebrates Jesus' resurrection from the dead. According to Christian scripture, Jesus was resurrected on the third day after being crucified on Good Friday. Christians celebrate Easter on Easter Sunday, two days after Good Friday and three days after Maundy Thursday. Easter also refers to the season of Eastertide, which traditionally lasted 40 days from Easter Day to Ascension Day but now lasts 50 days until Pentecost.
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Easter is an important annual Christian holiday that celebrates Jesus' resurrection from the dead. According to Christian scripture, Jesus was resurrected on the third day after being crucified on Good Friday. Christians celebrate Easter on Easter Sunday, two days after Good Friday and three days after Maundy Thursday. Easter also refers to the season of Eastertide, which traditionally lasted 40 days from Easter Day to Ascension Day but now lasts 50 days until Pentecost.
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Well, Easter is an 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. Christians celebrate this resurrection on Easter Day or Easter Sunday, two days after Good Friday and three days after Maundy Thursday. The chronology of his death and resurrection is variously interpreted to be between A.D. 26 and 36. Easter also refers to the season of the church year called Eastertide or the Easter Season. Traditionally the Easter Season lasted for the forty days from Easter Day until Ascension Day but now officially lasts for the fifty days until Pentecost. The first week of the Easter Season is known as Easter Week or the Octave of Easter. Easter also marks the end of Lent, a season of fasting, prayer, and penance.
It Commemorates The Institution of The Holy Eucharist As The True Body and Blood of Jesus Christ in The Last Supper Meal and The Institution of Holy Priesthood