The document summarizes information about the Easter holiday. It discusses that Easter is a Christian festival celebrating Jesus' resurrection, though it originated from pagan spring celebrations. It is celebrated on a Sunday between March 22nd and April 25th, to commemorate Jesus rising from the dead three days after his crucifixion. The document outlines various Easter traditions like egg hunts, meals, and religious services observed in many countries by Christians and some non-Christians to celebrate new life and Jesus' resurrection.
4. Agenda / Topics
› Introduction to Easter
› What is Easter?
› Why Easter is being celebrated?
› When Easter is celebrated?
› Who celebrates Easter?
› Where Easter is celebrated?
› How Easter is celebrated?
› Conclusion
› References
5. Introduction
› The earliest recorded observance of an Easter celebration
comes from the 2nd century, though the commemoration of
Jesus’ Resurrection probably occurred earlier.
› The naming of the celebration as “Easter” seems to go
back to the name of a pre-Christian goddess in England,
Eostre, who was celebrated at beginning of spring.
6. › The only reference to this goddess comes from the writings
of the Venerable Bede, a British monk who lived in the late
seventh and early eighth century.
7. What is Easter?
› Easter is a principal festival of the Christian community,
which celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the
third day after his Crucifixion.
› He was then sentenced to death by Pontius Pilate, the
Roman emperor by crucifixion. His resurrection three days
later marks the occasion of Easter.
8. › Easter also called Pascha (In Aramaic, Greek, Latin)
or Resurrection Sunday, it is a Christian festival and
cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of
Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as
having occurred on the third day of his burial following his
crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD.
9. › Easter actually originated as an ancient pagan celebration
of the spring equinox.
› In Christianity, the day was dedicated to observing the
resurrection of Jesus Christ, usually celebrated around the
time of the Jewish Passover.
10. Why Easter is being celebrated?
› Easter is the Christian festival that celebrates the
resurrection of Jesus Christ and his promise of eternal life.
Christians celebrate Easter to remember the great sacrifice
that Jesus made.
› For many people, Easter is primarily a family celebration
with Easter egg hunts, chocolate Easter bunnies and
colorful eggs.
› People often forget that for Christians, Easter is the oldest
and highest festival in the church year.
11. › On Easter, Christians celebrate the victory of life over
death with the resurrection of Jesus and thus the central
event of their religion.
› Already the great church teacher Augustine said: "Take
away the resurrection and you destroy Christianity."
While Jesus' birth in the stable is, according to
researchers, merely a pious legend, Easter represents a
"historical" Christian festival, which the Bible also reports
about in detail.
12. › However, the Bible does not specify how the resurrection
occurred.
› There are no eyewitnesses to this miracle mentioned in the
New Testament.
13. When
Easter is celebrated?
› Easter is a “movable feast,” so it doesn't happen on the
same date from year to year.
› The dispute, known as the Paschal controversies, was not
definitively resolved until the 8th century. In Asia Minor,
Christians observed the day of the Crucifixion on the same
day that Jews celebrated the Passover offering—that is, on
the 14th day of the first full moon of spring, 14 Nisan
(see Jewish calendar).
14. › The Resurrection, then, was observed two days later, on
16 Nisan, regardless of the day of the week. In the West
the Resurrection of Jesus was celebrated on the first day
of the week, Sunday, when Jesus had risen from the dead.
› The Council of Nicaea in 325 decreed that Easter should
be observed on the first Sunday following the first full
moon after the spring equinox (March 21). Easter,
therefore, can fall on any Sunday between March 22 and
April 25.
15. › In the 20th century several attempts were made to arrive at
a fixed date for Easter, with the Sunday following the
second Saturday in April specifically proposed. While this
proposal and others had many supporters, none came to
fruition.
16. › According to Christian dogma, Jesus died on what we now
call Good Friday and rose from the dead a few days later,
on Sunday, before ascending into heaven.
› The holiday occurs on the Sunday after the first full moon
following the vernal equinox, which welcomes spring in the
northern hemisphere.
› Religious Easter falls on a Sunday between April 4 and
May 8 each year in Eastern Orthodox Christianity, which
follows the Julian calendar.
17. › As a result, the Orthodox Easter celebration usually occurs later than
that of Roman Catholics and Protestants.
› One thing about Easter never changes: the fact that it's on a Sunday.
That's because the holiday is structured around Jesus‘s death and
resurrection.
18. Who celebrates Easter?
› Easter is celebrated by Christians as a joyous holiday
because it represents the fulfilment of the prophecies of the
Old Testament and the revelation of God's salvific plan for
all of humankind.
› Easter not only honours the Resurrection of Jesus but also
the triumph of life over death and the promise of eternal
life.
19. Where Easter is celebrated?
› The Christian celebration of Easter is marked in around 95
countries across the world.
› Many Christians worldwide celebrate Easter with special
church services, music, candlelight, flowers and the ringing
of church bells. Easter processions are held in some
countries such as the Philippines Singapore ,Spain. Many
Christians view Easter as the greatest feast of the Church
year.
› The Easter Festival in Antigua, Guatemala, is the largest
Easter celebration in the world.
20. › Sand and colored sawdust are
painstakingly designed and laid
in the streets in intricate
patterns for the march to
proceed over. On Easter
Sunday, the city joyously
celebrates the resurrection of
Jesus with fireworks and the
solemnity of the Lenten season
is over.
21. How Easter is celebrated?
› People make chocolaty eggs
and bunnies with their kids.
› People do add for Easter
decorations, they Bring lights
and clean their home for the
grand celebration.
22. › Organise Easter Egg Hunt
people hide the eggs in
garden and make their kids
search for them. They
make it a tradition and
organise it every year.
› Everyone loves to spread
happiness by buying Easter
hampers and gifts for loved
ones and surprise them.
23. › Prepare an Easter Dinner
Roast lamb and Simnel
cake are the must to have
dishes on Easter. people
make the Easter
celebration extra special by
organizing a grand dinner.
› A dinner is incomplete with
Easter specials and should
be prepare a delectable
meal with family and relish
it.
24. › Eggs have long been
associated with Easter as a
symbol of new life and Jesus'
resurrection.
› Another egg-shaped candy, the
jelly bean, became associated
with Easter in the 1930s
(although the jelly bean's origins
reportedly date all the way back
to a Biblical-era concoction
called a Turkish Delight).
25. Conclusion
› Easter is a major festival of the Christian church year, celebrating the
Resurrection of Jesus on the third day after the Crucifixion.
› In Western churches Easter falls on a Sunday between March 22 and
April 25, depending on the date of the first full moon after the spring
equinox. This time span was fixed after the Council of Nicaea (325 CE).
› A joyful festival and a time of redemption, Easter brings an end to the
long period of penitential preparation that constitutes Lent.
› .
26. › The word Easter 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.
› The colouring of eggs and tales of a rabbit who decorates
and hides eggs are among the folk customs associated
with the holiday and are enjoyed by Christians and also by
some non-Christians in many places
