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A Simnel cake is also eaten at Easter in England and Ireland. Children believe that the Easter bunny or rabbit comes to their house or garden to hide them. Many people celebrate Easter Sunday by exchanging eggs the kids have fun “hunting” eggs hidden around the house. The eggs are covered with colorful packages. In England, Easter eggs are often large hollow chocolate eggs filled with chocolate truffles or sweets.In some areas, Easter egg hunts are a popular way for local businesses to promote themselves or may even be organized by churches. People, especially children, then search for them. Eggs of some form are hidden, supposedly by a rabbit or hare. It is also common to organize Easter egg hunts. These can be hard boiled eggs that can be eaten later, but may also be model eggs made of plastic, chocolate, candy or other materials. In the United States, many churches hold special services on Easter Sunday, which celebrate the Jesus Christ’s resurrection after his crucifixion.The Jewish Passover under Moses commemorates Israel’s deliverance from about 300 years of bondage in Egypt. This is being celebrated during Nisan, the first month of the Hebrew lunar year. But it is pointed out by some that the Easter festival, as celebrated today, is related with the Hebrew tradition, the Jewish Passover. This made it more comfortable for other people to accept Christianity. When the early English Christians wanted others to accept Christianity, they decided to use the name Easter for this holiday so that it would match the name of the old spring celebration. The festival of Eostre was celebrated at the vernal equinox, when the day and night get an equal share of the day. It was derived from the name Eostre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring, to whom the month of April was dedicated. Bede, an English historian of the early 8th century, Easter owes its origin to the old Teutonic mythology.

The French word for Easter, Pâcques, comes from the Greek word for Passover, which is the Jewish holiday celebrated at about the same time of the year.Īny of the cultural historians find, in the celebration of Easter, a convergence of the three traditions – Pagan, Hebrew and Christian. Her festival occurred at the vernal equinox.

The word “Easter” is derived from Eastre, the name of the ancient German Goddess of Spring. In 2015 Easter was celebrated on April 5 for both the Gregorian calendar and Julian calendar. Because of this the date of Easter celebrations is different for these two types of churches even though the way they calculate the date is similar.

Western churches, like the Roman Catholic Church, use the Gregorian calendar, while Eastern churches, like the Eastern Orthodox Church, use the Julian calendar. It can occur as early as March 22 and as late as April 25. So, if you are planning on a spring vacation, or looking forward to Easter celebrations, this April 2022 calendar would be the best choice to plan your activities in advance.

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Who will say no to a free printable calendar? Especially when it comes to a month like April, which is packed with holidays. This means it is celebrated in March or April.

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Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday following the first full moon which is on or after March 21st. Currently all Christian churches agree on how the date is calculated. Easter is not held on the same date every year.

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