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| | MSN Encarta - Easter |
 | | Easter, annual festival commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and the most important feast of the Christian year. | | | On Palm Sunday, Jesus and his disciples entered the city of Jerusalem, where people were gathering for the Jewish festival of Passover. | | | According to the Gospels, Christ was crucified on the evening of Passover and shortly afterward rose from the dead. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761568507/Easter.html
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| | Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : March 27, 2005 : Easter Sunday |
| | Easter is the feast of feasts, the unalloyed joy and gladness of all Christians. | | | Every Sunday will furnish a reminder of it, and from Sunday to Sunday, from year to year, the Easters of this earth will lead us to that blessed day on which Christ has promised that He will come again with glory to take us with Him into the kingdom of His Father. | | | » Easter Prayers (for the Octave of Easter) |
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http://www.catholicculture.org/lit/calendar/day.cfm?date=2005-03-27
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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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| | The Easter Season |
| | Easter or Resurrection Sunday is the day Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus the Christ from the dead. | | | Easter should be the most openly joyful time of celebration of the church year. | | | From the earliest days of the church, the Easter Vigil was primarily a means of preparing new converts for baptism into the Christian Faith, which was normally done on Easter Sunday as the focal point of the entire year. |
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http://www.cresourcei.org/cyeaster.html
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| | What is the origin of Easter? - ChristianAnswers.Net |
| | The Bible says that he was "a mighty one"[1] Jewish tradition indicates that Nimrod was a tyrant "who made all of the people rebellious against God."[2] It is evident from history that Nimrod was not only a political leader, but also the lead priest of a form of occultic worship. | | | "Easter" is simply one of the names of a woman who mightily deceived the world and whose religion has caused untold suffering and misery. | | | The name "Easter" has its roots in ancient polytheistic religions (paganism). |
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http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/edn-t020.html
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| | Catholic Pages Directory: » Seasonal » EASTER |
| | Easter Hymn An Easter hymn written by St. Venantius Fortunatus, bishop of Poitiers, formerly sung during the procession before the Mass on Easter. | | | Easter and the Eucharist by Fr John Hardon SJ (from Catholic Faith, March/April 1998) | | | Preparation and Celebration of the Easter Feasts Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship (16 January 1998) |
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http://www.catholic-pages.com/dir/easter.asp
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| | Easter on the Net - Story |
| | In Christian countries Easter is celebrated as the religious holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the son of God. | | | he early Christians, many of whom were of Jewish origin, were brought up in the Hebrew tradition and regarded Easter as a new feature of the Passover festival, a commemoration of the advent of the Messiah as foretold by the prophets. | | | Palm Sunday takes its name from Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem where the crowds laid palms at his feet. |
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http://www.holidays.net/easter/story.htm
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| | Easter Sunday |
| | The Easter table should be adorned with the best of everything -- the most beautiful china and tablecloth, the best possible wine, flowers, etc., all with the colors white and gold -- symbolizing purity and glory -- and the traditional symbols of Easter predominating. | | | They are an ancient Christian symbol of the Resurrection, and representations of them are found on the tombs of ancient Christians as an expression of their hope to follow Christ in His defeat of death. | | | Easter eggs may be blessed by the priest with the following blessing from the Roman Ritual: |
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| | The Date of Easter |
| | Easter is an annual festival observed throughout the Christian world. | | | The Eastern Christian churches still determine the Easter dates using the older Julian Calendar method. | | | The western (Roman Catholic and Protestent) Christian churches use the Gregorian tables; many eastern (Orthodox) Christian churches use the older tables based on the Julian Calendar. |
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http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/easter.html
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| | The Season of Easter |
| | During Easter Season, the theme of worship is the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. | | | Pentecost Sunday is the fiftieth day of Easter; it is the birthday of the Church through the Holy Spirit (Acts 2). | | | For the eastern Church, Pentecost Sunday and Trinity Sunday are the same day. |
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http://www.kencollins.com/cgi-bin/Holy-06.asp
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| | Marvelicious Happy Easter |
| | The date of Easter Sunday was established by the church council of Nicaea in A.D. Easter Sunday ends a period of preparation for the feast of Easter. | | | The custom comes from the baptism on Easter Sunday of early Christians who were led into church wearing new robes of white linen. | | | The new clothes worn on Easter Sunday are a symbol of new life. |
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http://www.marvelcreations.com/easter.html
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| | Easter A |
| | Sunday by Sunday, Reflections on Stewardship based on the RCL Gospels, Year A. Prepared by the Reverend Michael Pollesel, Stewardship Education Coordinator, Diocese of Ontario. | | | Lectionary Hymns, Easter Sunday, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship. | | | Preaching Helps (Easter Sunday): Worship Notes, Hymn Suggestions and Worship Resources from the United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship, 2005. |
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http://www.textweek.com/yeara/easterda.htm
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| | How to Observe Easter Sunday - eHow.com |
| | Easter Sunday, which falls on April 23 in 2000, is a time for Christians to celebrate Christ's resurrection and is considered the most joyous festival on the Christian calendar. | | | Attend your church's Easter vigil, which for many churches begins with a sunrise service and may comprise Bible readings and a baptism for new converts. | | | Many churches also cover a cross in flowers to symbolize new life. |
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http://www.ehow.com/ehow/ehow.jsp?id=15930
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| | Easter Dating Method |
| | Easter Sunday is the date of the annual celebration of Christ's resurrection. | | | Consequently, their Easter Sunday dates are identical up to 1582, then from 1583 onwards often differ from those of Western churches. | | | April 3 in 1922) is their Orthodox Easter Sunday date for that year. |
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http://www.assa.org.au/edm.html
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| | Ecclesiastical Calendar: Enter a Year... |
| | Fixing the date of Easter to a particular Sunday would still mean that Easter and the Feasts related to it would be movable, but the movement would be restricted to a span of seven dates (for example, the second Sunday in April must fall between April 8th-14th). | | | Alex Kochergin writes that in the Eastern Orthodox perspective, Septuagesima and Quinquagesima are still celebrated- in fact, the three Sundays of Pre-Lent before Lent starts have as their Gospel Readings: the Parable of the Publican and the Pharisee, the Parable of the Prodigal Son, and Christ's reminder of the Last Judgement. | | | Easter Sunday in both the Western (Catholic, Anglican, and Protestant) Christian, and in the Eastern (Orthodox) Christian traditions; |
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http://www.smart.net/~mmontes/ec-cal.html
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| | Astronomical Information - Easter Sunday |
| | Western Churches use the Gregorian Calendar, while Eastern Churches use the Julian Calendar, meaning that Easter Sunday is most often different for the two religious groups. | | | The calculations described here refer to the Easter Sunday defined by the Western Churches, occuring as early as March 22 or as late as April 23. | | | If the full moon falls on Sunday, Easter is not that day, but the following Sunday. |
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http://www.hourworld.com/easter.htm
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| | Dates of Easter, Rosh Hashanah, and Passover |
| | Julian Easter is celebrated by the Orthodox Church. | | | Note that Julian (Orthodox) Easter may not fall on the same actual day as Gregorian Easter, because the rule for Gregorian Easter is different. | | | Here is a pointer to a web pages that can calculate the date of Easter for both Gregorian and Orthodox (Julian) calendars. |
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http://quasar.as.utexas.edu/BillInfo/ReligiousCalendars.html
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| | Holiday Insights : About Easter |
| | It is a day to feast as the long lenten season is over and Christ has arisen. | | | That's one meaning to Easter, especially if you are a kid or a "Chocolaholic". | | | It is the first Sunday after the full moon following the spring equinox. |
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http://www.holidayinsights.com/easter
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| | BBC - Religion & Ethics - Easter |
| | The date of Easter changes each year, and several other Christian festivals fix their dates by reference to Easter. | | | His followers realised that God had raised Jesus from the dead. | | | Jesus himself was seen that day, and for days afterwards by many people. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/easter.shtml
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| | The intention is to be gently inviting; to present a quiet but compelling witness to the faith. | | | I've received e-mail from folk who insist that Easter is a pagan holiday. | | | I need not give up my celebration of the Resurrection because of Easter bunnies and Easter eggs - all symbolic of new and abundant life and literally bursting with joy - being associated with paganism. |
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http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/easterpage.html
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| | History of Easter |
| | EASTER The most joyous of Christian festivals, and one of the first celebrated by the Christians, commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on the first Sunday after the full moon following the vernal equinox. | | | But the custom of coloring eggs goes back to the ancient Egyptians and Persians, who practiced this custom during their spring festival. | | | The practice of eating eggs on Easter Sunday and giving them as gifts to friends and children probably arose because, in the earlier days of the church, eggs were forbidden food during Lent (the 40 days before Easter) and were therefore always eaten on Easter Sunday. |
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http://www.billpetro.com/HolidayHistory/hol/easter/easter.html
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| | Easter - Its Origins and Meanings |
| | Most religious historians believe that many elements of the Christian observance of Easter were derived from earlier Pagan celebrations. | | | The Eastern Orthodox churches follow a different calculation; their celebration is often many weeks after the date selected by the Western churches. | | | Modern-day Easter is derived from two ancient traditions: one Judeo-Christian and the other Pagan. |
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http://www.religioustolerance.org/easter.htm
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| | Annie's Easter Welcome Page |
| | You can find out about the history of the holiday along with the symbols and their meanings. | | | You can take the holiday and use it for a way to share your faith with others. | | | to share the gospel with everyone at Easter. |
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http://www.annieshomepage.com/easter.html
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| | History of Easter: Palm Sunday |
| | PALM SUNDAY The week we now call Holy Week, started with Palm Sunday. | | | Why was this week so important that three of the gospel writers (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) devote a full third of their contents to reporting this week, and The Fourth (John) dedicates its entire last half? | | | This was the end of all privacy and safety, and the beginning of what would be an inevitable collision course with the religious and political authorities. |
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http://www.billpetro.com/HolidayHistory/hol/easter/palm.html
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| | Easter |
| | In Judaism, one of the most important and elaborate of religious festivals | | | What does Mardi Gras have to do with Easter? | | | Jelly beans were sent with soldiers during which war? |
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http://www.infoplease.com/spot/easter.html
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| | CBBC Newsround World Pope's blessing on Easter Sunday |
| | Easter is one of the most important days to Christians. | | | On Good Friday, the worshippers were shown a video message from the Pope, which showed him watching the crowds and ceremonies on a television screen. | | | Pope John Paul II has made an appearance at the Vatican window to bless the crowd on Easter Sunday. |
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| | Easter In Cyberspace: A Christian Perspective |
| | Easter is a celebration of Jesus Christ and the realization that the events of Good Friday and Easter Sunday have meaning for us today. | | | On Easter we celebrate the historical fact that nearly 2,000 years ago a man died, lay in a grave for three days and then got up and began walking around again, telling people that God loves them. | | | We invite you to a special page on Mel Gibson's movie, The Passion of the Christ and the discussion and controversy surrounding the film. |
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http://www.easterincyberspace.com
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| | Easter Day |
| | If the All Sundays box is ticked then the Almanac displays all the Sundays in the year, using the | | | An earlier version which just provided the date of Easter was implemented using this fragment of C. | | | By default, for years after 1752, Easter is calculated according to the rules of the Gregorian Calendar, introduced in 1582, and adopted in England in September 1752. |
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http://www.ely.anglican.org/cgi-bin/easter
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| | Easter on the Net - Welcome |
| | Western and Orthodox Easter dates for the next 5 years | | | Explore the Story behind the Festive Celebration of Easter. | | | Greek/Orthodox Easter will be celebrated Sunday, April 23, 2005. |
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http://www.holidays.net/easter
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| | The Lesson Plans Page - Easter Lesson Plans |
| | Why not fill out a simple form to Tell-A-Friend by e-mail about the page you're currently reading? | | | Help students learn their letters using Plastic Easter Eggs! | | | This Art lesson is for making an Easter Basket out of a Bleach Jug |
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http://www.lessonplanspage.com/Easter.htm
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| | Kids Domain - Easter |
| | Kids Domain brings you the best Easter activities for you and your children. | | | Everyone’s favorite March holiday is approaching, which means painted eggs, chocolate bunnies and family fun. | | | Get out your crayons, markers and paints, and have fun coloring! |
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| | Easter Sunday Poster (Art Print) |
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