Easter

Easter

For all terms related to the Easter festival.

Industry: Festivals

Add a new term

Contributors in Easter

Become a Contributors

Easter

Easter Sunday

Festivals; Easter

The festival when the resurrection of Jesus is remembered and celebrated. Christians believe that Jesus was resurrected from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. Easter Sunday is not ...

Resurrection Day

Festivals; Easter

The festival when the resurrection of Jesus is remembered and celebrated. Christians believe that Jesus was resurrected from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. Easter Sunday is not ...

The season of 50 days from Easter Sunday to Whitsunday (Pentecost). Each Sunday of the season is treated as a Sunday of Easter, and, after the Sunday of the Resurrection, they are named 2nd Sunday of ...

Holy Saturday

Festivals; Easter

The day after Good Friday, and the last day of Holy Week, where the church commemorates the time that Jesus Christ lay in the tomb and descended into hell. In some Anglican churches, a simple ...

Holy Week

Festivals; Easter

The week before Easter Sunday and the last week of Lent. During Holy Week, the events of the last week of Jesus' earthly life are remembered, and includes the religious holidays of: •Palm ...

Quadragesima

Festivals; Easter

The 40-day long liturgical season of prayer and fasting before Easter, which represents the 40 days Jesus fasted in the wilderness. In Western Christianity, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes ...

Shrove tuesday

Festivals; Easter

The day preceding the first day of Lent. The name 'shrove' comes from the verb shrive, which means to obtain absolution for one's sins by way of doing penance and Confession. On Shrove Tuesday people ...