A short history about Easter origins.

1. Easter
A Short History
about the origins of
Easter...
REVEST Program“What is Easter about?”
March 4,2014
G. Silva
2014
Easter

2. What is Easter?
 Easter is the annual celebration inApril.It is a
tradition combining various elements including
Pagan rituals,Messianic-Jewish traditions,and Judeo-
Christian beliefs.It is one of the principal feasts of
the Christian year.It is celebrated on a Sunday on
varying dates between March 22 andApril 25 and is
therefore called a movable feast.The dates of
several other ecclesiastical festivals,extending over
a period between Septuagesima Sunday (the ninth
Sunday before Easter) and the first Sunday of
Advent,are fixed in relation to the date of Easter.
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3. Pagan Origins
Easter, a Christian festival, embodies many pre-
Christian traditions. The origin of its name is
unknown. Scholars believe it probably comes from
Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon name of a Teutonic goddess
of spring and fertility in April. Her festival was
celebrated on the day of the vernal equinox;
traditions associated with the festival survive in the
Easter rabbit, a symbol of fertility, and in colored
Easter eggs, originally painted with bright colors to
represent the sunlight of spring, and used in Easter-
egg rolling contests or given as gifts.

4. Pagan Origins Cont’d

5. Convergence of Beliefs

6. Easter Symbols

7. Faeberge Eggs

8. Related Holidays

9. Other Holidays

10. Ash Wednesday

11. Lent

12. Good Friday

13. Happy Easter