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Easter

By hayleylowden
  • 27

    Christ's Resurrection (27-30)

    Jesus rose from the dead in his tomb. Many Christians soon began meeting on Sunday's to worship and celebrate Christ's resurrection. This is how 'Easter Sunday' was decided.
  • 180

    The Annual Celebration (180 AD)

    The celebration of Christ's resurrection then became a yearly tradition that was held after the first full moon based upon the lunar calendar initiated by the Christian community. This tradition began to become a common practice throughout Europe. This is why Easter falls on the weekend after the first full moon in April.
  • 680

    The Relation of Eggs

    During lent, the Roman church created rules that placed restrictions on eating meat and any food products that come from 'meat' like cheese milk and most importantly eggs. Easter falls on the last day of lent, where Christians have been preserving and preparing eggs by hard boiling them to feast on what is now known as Easter Sunday. Often times people would die the eggs fun colours as a symbol of a celebration.
  • 1066

    The Name Easter

    When England was taken over by invaders the terms "pasques" and "Easter" became well-known terms used to symbolize Christ's resurrection. This is where the name of the holiday originated.

  • Pope Paul V.

    Pope Paul V. gave a speech giving his blessing to eating eggs on Easter, which was already a very common tradition.

  • The Relation of the Easter Bunny

    Hiding coloured eggs from their children started to become a very common tradition for the German people. Also, telling their children that rabbits were responsible for hiding the eggs.

  • The Easter bunny in North America

    Many German traditions related to Easter came to North America due to the migration of German people. The most common tradition from the German people is the Easter hare that is now known as the Easter bunny.

  • Chocolate Bunnies

    Chocolate bunnies made to symbolize the Easter bunny became very popular in North America.

  • Present day

    Nowadays children allover the world wake up to take part in an Easter egg hunt that is set up the easter bunny where they race to find the chocolate eggs. It is also an opportunity for family gatherings as it is a very important celebration for the Christian Community.