When Is Easter?
Easter and the associated holidays do not fall on fixed dates because they follow the Jewish Lunar Calendar and not the Solar Gregorian Calendar. Generally the first Sunday after the full moon that falls on or just after Spring Equinox is fixed as Easter. Easter, thus, may occur on any date between 22nd March and April end.
Still, there is difference of opinion between the churches of the West and orthodox churches of the East, which are deeply prejudiced by the old traditions. In the year 1997, the World Council of Churches put a suggestion to restructure the methods of determining the date of Easter to remove this difference of dates in the Western and the Eastern Churches. Even if this reform was to be implemented since 2001, it failed due to lack of support from these churches.
Easter Calendar 2010
April 04 - Easter Sunday (Western)
February 17- Ash Wednesday
source: happyeaster .org .uk
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Showing posts with label Easter 2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Easter 2010. Show all posts
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Easter Egg Hunts Game
Easter Egg Hunt
Adults fill little plastic eggs with toys and goodies They then hide them under bushes and in other obvious places.
On Easter morning the children of the house join in a search to locate the eggs that the Easter Bunny had hidden while they where asleep. The kids are turned loose to find them. The searching might continue through out the house with the older children helping the youngest. The aim is to find the good stuff before anyone else does. Sometimes prizes of candy are awaiting the child finding the most eggs. Easter egg hunts can are also part of a community's celebration of holiday.
Adults fill little plastic eggs with toys and goodies They then hide them under bushes and in other obvious places.
On Easter morning the children of the house join in a search to locate the eggs that the Easter Bunny had hidden while they where asleep. The kids are turned loose to find them. The searching might continue through out the house with the older children helping the youngest. The aim is to find the good stuff before anyone else does. Sometimes prizes of candy are awaiting the child finding the most eggs. Easter egg hunts can are also part of a community's celebration of holiday.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Happy Easter 2010
Easter Symbols
Easter Bells
Are rung in France and Italy throughout the year but they are not rung on the Thursday before good Friday. They are silent as way to remember the death of Jesus. They are then rung on Easter Sunday as way of telling people Jesus is alive again.
The Cross
This is the symbol for the Christian religion as Jesus was nailed to a cross but then came back to life.
The Easter Lily
The lily was a reminder to the Christians of how Jesus came back to life. The white Easter Lily is used in many Easter services. It is supposed to be a symbol of the purity of the Virgin Mary.
Easter Flowers
Such as daffodil, narcissus and the tulip. Area symbol as they bloom in the spring.
Pussy Willows
These are especially picked at Easter in England and Russia. People would tap each other on the shoulders with a branch of the pussy willow for good luck.
Lambs
The lamb is a symbol as people thought of Jesus as the Good Shepherd who would watch over them as they were lambs. Lambs are born in spring. The Israelites also used lamb's blood to save their firstborn in ancient Egypt.
Rabbits
Rabbits are reminder of spring and new life. They were the favorite animal of the spring goddess Eastre.
The Egg
These are a symbol of spring as well as Easter. They are a sign of new life.
Chicks
The chicks are born from eggs and are a reminder of spring and Easter.
Candles
Candles give light in darkness. Jesus is seen as "the eternal light" showing Christians the way from death to life.
source: easterbunnys .net
Easter Bells
Are rung in France and Italy throughout the year but they are not rung on the Thursday before good Friday. They are silent as way to remember the death of Jesus. They are then rung on Easter Sunday as way of telling people Jesus is alive again.
The Cross
This is the symbol for the Christian religion as Jesus was nailed to a cross but then came back to life.
The Easter Lily
The lily was a reminder to the Christians of how Jesus came back to life. The white Easter Lily is used in many Easter services. It is supposed to be a symbol of the purity of the Virgin Mary.
Easter Flowers
Such as daffodil, narcissus and the tulip. Area symbol as they bloom in the spring.
Pussy Willows
These are especially picked at Easter in England and Russia. People would tap each other on the shoulders with a branch of the pussy willow for good luck.
Lambs
The lamb is a symbol as people thought of Jesus as the Good Shepherd who would watch over them as they were lambs. Lambs are born in spring. The Israelites also used lamb's blood to save their firstborn in ancient Egypt.
Rabbits
Rabbits are reminder of spring and new life. They were the favorite animal of the spring goddess Eastre.
The Egg
These are a symbol of spring as well as Easter. They are a sign of new life.
Chicks
The chicks are born from eggs and are a reminder of spring and Easter.
Candles
Candles give light in darkness. Jesus is seen as "the eternal light" showing Christians the way from death to life.
source: easterbunnys .net
Monday, February 22, 2010
Easter 2010: Easter Days
Holy Thursday
Holy Thursday also referred to as Maundy Thursday. In Europe the Christian monarchs used to wash the feet of poor people on the Thursday before Easter in memory of Jesus's Act.
Also on this day Jesus ate and drank with his followers. This meal became known as the Last Supper, because Jesus died soon after.
Good Friday
Good Friday is the commemoration of the Trial and Crucifixion of Jesus. In some countries the bells are tolled while in other countries they are silenced until Sunday. A custom also is the eating of Hot Cross Buns. Many superstitions go with hot cross buns such as they are a charm against evil and to keep indefinitely.
Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday is part of the period mourning which begins on Good Friday. For Christians in countries such as Bulgaria, Greece and Poland, Hoy Saturday is a day of cooking, ready for the feasting the following day to celebrate the Resurrection.
Easter Day
Easter day is the Commemoration of the Resurrection of Jesus, with its promise of eternal life. A symbol of the Resurrection is the egg out of which a bird hatches.
It is an ancient tradition in Britain to climb the nearest hill to see the sunrise. In America they hold outdoor services at dawn in such places as the Hollywood Bowl. On this day it is also tradition to wear new clothes which has been carried on to the modern "Easter Parade".
There is always a Feast with various foods in different countries such as hot cross buns in Australia; simnel cake in Britain; pacoca in Brazil; Easter cakes in Finland and Italy; turkey or chicken in Lebanon; and pasenbrood in the Netherlands.
Easter Monday
Easter Monday is day of sports and games o various kinds. In Britain Football is the game played. Also the game of egg shackling in which you hold a hard-boiled egg firmly in your hand and hit against another opponents. Another is Ducking Monday.
Other Easter Days
Eastertide goes on until Whit Sunday, fifty days after Easter day. The day is also known as Pentecost. Several other days during Eastertide are; the first Sunday after Easter is known as Low Sunday. In England the Monday and Tuesday following Low Sunday are called Hocktide. Hocktide Monday is were the women bind and gag them until they pay a ransom, then on Tuesday it's the men's turn to do the same in kind to the women. This tradition is at least a thousand years old.
Holy Thursday also referred to as Maundy Thursday. In Europe the Christian monarchs used to wash the feet of poor people on the Thursday before Easter in memory of Jesus's Act.
Also on this day Jesus ate and drank with his followers. This meal became known as the Last Supper, because Jesus died soon after.
Good Friday
Good Friday is the commemoration of the Trial and Crucifixion of Jesus. In some countries the bells are tolled while in other countries they are silenced until Sunday. A custom also is the eating of Hot Cross Buns. Many superstitions go with hot cross buns such as they are a charm against evil and to keep indefinitely.
Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday is part of the period mourning which begins on Good Friday. For Christians in countries such as Bulgaria, Greece and Poland, Hoy Saturday is a day of cooking, ready for the feasting the following day to celebrate the Resurrection.
Easter Day
Easter day is the Commemoration of the Resurrection of Jesus, with its promise of eternal life. A symbol of the Resurrection is the egg out of which a bird hatches.
It is an ancient tradition in Britain to climb the nearest hill to see the sunrise. In America they hold outdoor services at dawn in such places as the Hollywood Bowl. On this day it is also tradition to wear new clothes which has been carried on to the modern "Easter Parade".
There is always a Feast with various foods in different countries such as hot cross buns in Australia; simnel cake in Britain; pacoca in Brazil; Easter cakes in Finland and Italy; turkey or chicken in Lebanon; and pasenbrood in the Netherlands.
Easter Monday
Easter Monday is day of sports and games o various kinds. In Britain Football is the game played. Also the game of egg shackling in which you hold a hard-boiled egg firmly in your hand and hit against another opponents. Another is Ducking Monday.
Other Easter Days
Eastertide goes on until Whit Sunday, fifty days after Easter day. The day is also known as Pentecost. Several other days during Eastertide are; the first Sunday after Easter is known as Low Sunday. In England the Monday and Tuesday following Low Sunday are called Hocktide. Hocktide Monday is were the women bind and gag them until they pay a ransom, then on Tuesday it's the men's turn to do the same in kind to the women. This tradition is at least a thousand years old.
Easter 2010 Song: Traditional Jewish Easter Song
Jewish Easter Song
How does this night differ from all
other nights?
On all other nights we may eat
leavened and unleavened bread , and on
this night only unleavened.
On all other nights we are permitted to
eat any kind of herbs, and this night
better herbs.
On all other nights we are not required
to dig even once, and on this night we
are required to do so twice.
On all other nights we eat either sitting
upright or leaning, on this night we all
lean.
How does this night differ from all
other nights?
On all other nights we may eat
leavened and unleavened bread , and on
this night only unleavened.
On all other nights we are permitted to
eat any kind of herbs, and this night
better herbs.
On all other nights we are not required
to dig even once, and on this night we
are required to do so twice.
On all other nights we eat either sitting
upright or leaning, on this night we all
lean.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Easter 2010 Song: Christ is Risen
Christ is Risen
Christ has risen from death
Through death he defended death
And he gave life
to the dead in the graves.
Christ has risen from death
Through death he defended death
And he gave life
to the dead in the graves.
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