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Easter or Resurrection Sunday Celebrations On 21st April 2019 Details, Celebrations
Easter Celebrations On 21st April 2019 Details, Celebrations, Significance, History
Easter or Resurrection Sunday as it is also called is a holiday which commemorates the Lord Jesus’ resurrection that occurred three days after He was crucified upon the cross.
Christians call the Sunday in memory of Jesus Christ’s resurrection Easter. This is the origin of Easter.
Christians believe that Jesus, who they believe was the son of God, died for everyone's wrong-doings and then came back to life three days later to defeat death and evil: so if you believe in Him you will live forever in Heaven.
The word Easter mostly likely comes from the Anglo Saxon month 'Eostremonath' which was about the time of year we now call April, when the Christian festival was held. The month seems to be named after a German goddess 'Eostre' or 'Ostara'.
History
As is recorded in the Bible, the origin of Easter is as follows: Jesus Christ, after the betrayal of one of His disciples, was taken to the court and then nailed to the cross on Friday for redeeming the world by the willing sacrifice of Himself.
According to Jewish law, Saturday was the Sabbath when all activities must cease. So the followers of Christ could only hastily place His body in a grave by the sunset of Friday, and then hurried off.
On Sunday morning, people went back to the grave, only to find the body of Jesus disappeared, and then they were told that Jesus Christ had been resurrected. Since then, the Christians have called the Sunday in memory of Jesus Christ’s resurrection Easter. This is the origin of Easter.
