2. What is the Easter?
Easter is the most important celebration of the
Christian Church, where the Resurrection of Jesus
Christ is commemorated on the third day after being
crucified, according to the canonical Gospels. The
word Easter comes from the Latin "páscae" which in
turn comes from the Greek "πάσχα" (pasjua), an
adaptation of the Hebrew " פסח( " Pesach), which means
"pass" or "jump".
Easter is part of Holy Week where the crucifixion of
Jesus is celebrated in the "Good Friday" and the "Easter
Sunday" Resurrection and his first appearance to his
disciples celebrated.
3. Easter in Ecuador
Easter is one of the most important holidays in Ecuador;
They take a variety of celebrations and ceremonies in
different cities out. Like most holidays in Ecuador - and
Latin America, Easter has an important connection with
food. The most important dish of Holy Week in Ecuador is a
thick soup called Fanesca. The tradition is to eat the
Fanesca Santos on Thursday, as the Last Supper, but today
has become a very popular dish that can be found during
the whole week in many Ecuadoreans restaurants.
They say Fanesca must carry at least 12 grains and
vegetables, as they represent the 12 disciples, and that fish
represents Jesus. There is some debate about the origin of
Fanesca, some believe it originated in Ecuador during
colonial times, others believe it originated in Spain (or
Portugal) and was a dish introduced to Ecuador by the
Spanish.
4. Jewish holiday of Passover
Passover (in Hebrew ח ַסֶּפ' , jump') or Passover is a Jewish holiday that
commemorates the deliverance of the Hebrew people from slavery in
Egypt, told in the Pentateuch, mainly in the Book of Exodus. The Hebrew
people see the story of the exodus from Egypt peel as the milestone that
marks the consciousness of the descendants of Jacob, his identity
understood in terms of a free nation, also is called Passover or Passover (to
distinguish it from Easter celebrated by Christianity)
The festival begins on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan, and
lasts for seven days (eight in the Diaspora, to the old question
miscalculation calendar adds an extra day to ensure compliance), and
during it is prohibited food intake derived from grains (wheat, barley, rye,
oats and spelled) fermented, called in Hebrew chametz ( חמץ( ) the root
word indicates "fermentation"). Instead, during the festival it is customary
to eat matzah ( מצה), or unleavened bread. According to tradition, the
Jewish people left Egypt in a hurry and no time to prepare, so there was no
time to make leavened bread for the road, giving rise to the tradition.