A look at religious observances for Easter 18 Articles

by Martha Sutton

Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday (in the Southern United States) and Shrove or Pancake Tuesday (in other areas) is followed in the Christian Calendar by Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is the commencement of the Lenten Season wh...read more

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by Larry McNerney

Love is beauty; beauty is love March 18, 2008 The most profound thing on earth is love. An economic windfall changes your life completely. Stock markets crash and wealth is gone. Love c...read more

by Angela La Fon

SUNRISE SERVICES are held outdoors on Easter Sunday as Christians celebrate the day Jesus rose from the grave three days after he was crucified on a cross and buried. Easter is the most important Christian celebration bec...read more

by Walker Shaw

Low attendance on the Sunday following Easter seems to be a tradition in some protestant churches. My church will celebrate it as "Bright Sunday." Our pastor said to wear bright clothing and added "even if the clothes do...read more

by Sheila Koester

During this week we remember what Jesus did for us on the cross and the powerful message that His blood sends. He died for all of us. He carried his cross for all of us. He suffered for all of us. He accepted the cup with ...read more

by Scott Kinney

Easter represents the end of passover and is the most important Christian celebration.So where did it come from you might ask? It was the horrible day that Jesus was crucified and also his glorious resurrection after 3 day...read more

by Darian Peters

Easter is the most important religious festival in the Christian Church. It is celebrated in a wide variety of ways across the world. What is common in all countries is that Easter celebrates the death and resurrection of...read more

by Olafemi

Easter... The resurrection of CHRIST or a bunny who finds eggs or dressing up or what? Many have found the values to be a little confusing. Some, on the other hand, have known what has happened to the true meaning to t...read more

by David Furritus

"Everyone knows that the only reason for Easter is the Death and Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! The concept of Bunnies and Eggs and pretty clothing are nothing more than horrible symbols invented by Pag...read more

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by Candy Jules

As we celebrate the death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Let's ask for His blessing on our lives, our country, and for each other. Let us give thanks with a grateful heart for all He has done and gi...read more

by Charles K

The Mystical Meaning of Easter (The Secrets of Secrets) Do you know that the celebration of Easter began as a Pagan ritual? I tell you a secret, and I kid you not. Easter is actually an ancient celebration to welcome Sp...read more

by Becka Rizo

Looking at Easter celebration from a religious stand point brings me back to my traditional Mexican upbringing. La Semana Santa or Holy Week is the second celebrated religious holiday in Mexico next to Christmas. Mexico i...read more

by Daphne Elzie

Many people want to observe Easter in many different ways. Going to church and having prayer time and bible service is the most common way,most people give thanks to Jesus Christ giving his life for this world,and our sins...read more

by Terry Rorie

For the layman's "FYI", the name Easter was taken from the name of the "Goddess of Fertility", hence the rabbit and the egg as "symbols", which negated the initial sanctity of the Observance. (...no other 'gods' befor...read more

by N.W. Smith

The date of Easter is one of those perennially difficult things to work out, and the formula, worked out by the council of Nicea in AD 324 is difficult to remember: It is the first Sunday after the first full moon followin...read more

by Sara Littlefield

Easter: a beautiful holiday that celebrates the salvation of all humanity, and the death of death itself. On Easter Sunday, a Christian believes that through the saving power of God, the whole world has been saved, for...read more

by Deborah Graaff

After looking at the prompt on this University of Chicago card for probably 3 weeks I finally had something to respond to it. In that time I had read Understanding the New Age Movement by Dave Hunt. Wow, GOD shows HIS Plan...read more

by rwnrose

Easter is the celebration of the most important event of the Christian faith i.e. the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after his death. Easter Sunday is preceded by the Lenten Season, a 40 day period of fasting and ...read more