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4 days ago · Easter for the year 2023 is celebrated/ observed on Sunday, April 9th. Easter also called Resurrection Sunday or Pascha is one of the most important days in the Christian faith commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead according to the New Testament.
2 days ago · One reading is from St. Paul (Romans 6), which makes clear how essential Easter is. The final reading is the Easter Gospel, this year taken from Mark. Like the First Reading on Sundays (usually from the Old Testament), each of the Old Testament readings in the Easter Vigil has a responsorial psalm.
3 days ago · Easter’s origin is squarely in Christian theology, marking the resurrection of Christ, rather than some co-opted pagan festival. This persistent myth “was started in the 1830s by Grimm’s Fairy Tales” without any historical backing,” Scheel explains.
5 days ago · In 2024, Passover celebrations take place from Monday, April 22 to Tuesday, April 30. The Jewish Passover, which commemorates the Hebrew people's exodus from Egypt, is one of the most important...
4 days ago · These easy Easter Dinner Ideas range from chicken and duck to lamb and pork—but no ham. Also included: side dishes and leftover ideas.
3 days ago · On Easter Monday, the Catholic Church celebrates what’s called “Monday of the Angel.” In many countries in Europe and South America, this day, also known as “Little Easter,” is a national holiday. In a Vatican Radio recording in 1994, Pope John Paul II gave an explanation for Monday of the Angel:
1 day ago · Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 [a] as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.
