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==Origin==

==Origin==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''estre'', from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ''ēastre''; akin to Old High German ''ōstarun'' (plural) Easter, Old English ''ēast'' east

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''estre'', from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ''ēastre''; akin to Old High German ''ōstarun'' (plural) Easter, Old English ''ēast'' east

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]

==Definition==

==Definition==

*1: a [[feast]] that commemorates [[Christ]]'s [[resurrection]] and is observed with variations of date due to different calendars on the first Sunday after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paschal_Full_Moon paschal full moon]

*1: a [[feast]] that commemorates [[Christ]]'s [[resurrection]] and is observed with variations of date due to different calendars on the first Sunday after the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paschal_Full_Moon paschal full moon]

==Description==

==Description==

'''Easter''' is a major festival of the [[Christian]] church year, celebrating the [[resurrection of Jesus]] on the third day after his [[crucifixion]]. In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter#Western_Christianity Western churches] it falls on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25, depending on the date of the first full moon after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernal_equinox spring equinox]. This time span was fixed after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea Council of Nicaea] (AD 325). In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter#Eastern_Christianity Eastern Orthodox] calendar, which uses a different calculation, it often falls later. A joyful festival and a time of [[redemption]], Easter brings an end to the long period of penance that constitutes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lent Lent]. The word is sometimes said to have been derived from ''Eostre'', a Germanic goddess of [[spring]], but other origins of the term more closely associated with Christian [[traditions]] have been proposed. Easter has acquired a number of religious and popular [[customs]]. The Easter [[worship]] service is one of the high points of the Christian calendar, and since the late 2nd century Easter has also been a time for [[baptism]]. The painting of eggs and tales of a rabbit who decorates and hides eggs are among the [[folk]] [[customs]] associated with the holiday.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter

'''Easter''' is a major festival of the [[Christian]] church year, celebrating the [[resurrection of Jesus]] on the third day after his [[crucifixion]]. In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter#Western_Christianity Western churches] it falls on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25, depending on the date of the first full moon after the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernal_equinox spring equinox]. This time span was fixed after the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea Council of Nicaea] (AD 325). In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter#Eastern_Christianity Eastern Orthodox] calendar, which uses a different calculation, it often falls later. A joyful festival and a time of [[redemption]], Easter brings an end to the long period of penance that constitutes [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lent Lent]. The word is sometimes said to have been derived from ''Eostre'', a Germanic goddess of [[spring]], but other origins of the term more closely associated with Christian [[traditions]] have been proposed. Easter has acquired a number of religious and popular [[customs]]. The Easter [[worship]] service is one of the high points of the Christian calendar, and since the late 2nd century Easter has also been a time for [[baptism]]. The painting of eggs and tales of a rabbit who decorates and hides eggs are among the [[folk]] [[customs]] associated with the holiday.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter

[[Category: Religion]]

[[Category: Religion]]