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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Easter |
 | | The Church adopted the observance into the Easter ceremonies, referring it to the fiery column in the desert and to the Resurrection of Christ; the new fire on Holy Saturday is drawn from flint, symbolizing the Resurrection of the Light of the World from the tomb closed by a stone (Missale Rom.). | | | Easter is the principal feast of the ecclesiastical year. | | | Easter was celebrated in Rome and Alexandria on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox, and the Roman Church claimed for this observance the authority of Sts. |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05224d.htm
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| | Easter |
| | The Orthodox Eastern Church calculates Easter somewhat differently, so that the Orthodox Easter usually comes several weeks after that of the West. | | | In the West, Easter is celebrated on the Sunday following the full moon next after the vernal equinox (see | | | Easter—A Tale of Two Easters - Why one faith and two celebrations? |
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http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0816577.html
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