Religious Observances Of Easter

3/24/2021 11:57:00 PM
Easter is the Sunday that celebrates the resurrection of Christ, and is one of the most holy days in the calendar of Christian churches. The Easter message is one of hope and victory over death, for it recalls that Christ rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. Easter symbolizes the love of God and the promise that man's soul is immortal.
Easter is the center of an entire season of the Christian year. The first and best known part of the season is Lent, a period of about 40 days before Easter Sunday. During Lent, Christians prepare for Easter. They consider it a time for penance ... that is, a time to show sorrow for sins and to seek forgiveness. Christians patterned Lent after the 40 days Jesus prayed and fasted in the wilderness to prepare for teaching and leading His people.

Easter Sunday is followed by a 50 day period ending on Pentecost, the seventh Sunday after Easter. Pentecost is a festival in memory of the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles.

  • Holy Week is the final week of Lent. Holy Week recalls the events leading to Jesus' death and resurrection.

  • Palm Sunday is the first day of Holy Week. It celebrates the story of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, where people spread palm branches and clothing before Him.

  • Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, recalls Jesus' last meal and His arrest and imprisonment.

  • Good Friday observes the death of Jesus on the cross. Most churches hold mourning services. Some services last from noon until 3 p.m. to symbolize the last three hours of darkness while Jesus suffered on the cross.

  • Holy Saturday is chiefly a day of solemn vigil (watch). The major activity of the day comes at nightfall as observance of the Resurrection approaches.

  • Easter Sunday celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus.


    • During the 40-day period beginning with Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the time when Jesus reappeared to some of His followers. This period ends on Ascension Day, or Ascension Thursday, when Jesus rose to heaven.

    The Easter season concludes ten days later with the feast of Pentecost, when the apostles reported that the Holy Spirit had entered into them. Christians believe that the church began at that time.

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