Easter
Transcript: Christian Converts Maundy Thursday Easter Day Palm Sunday Maundy Thursday Good Friday and Holy Saturday The Easter Bunny Before A.D. 325, Easter was celebrated on different days of the week. In that year, the Council of Nicaea made a rule that Easter should be celebrated on the first Sunday that occurs after the first full moon on or after March 21. Early Christian converts who celebrated Easter instead of other celebrations, were likely to die. To keep them from dying, Christian missionaries decided to spread their religious message slowly throughout their town . Palm Sunday Orgins of Easter Easter was originally a pagan festival. The ancient saxons celebrated the return of spring with a festival , in memory of their goddess The goddess of offspring and of springtime was called Eastre. When the christian missionaries saw the tribes of the North at the pagan celebrations, they tried to convert them to Christianity. Bibliography Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter day. The purpose is to remember Jesus's last journey to Jerusalem. People cut palm branches to spread on his path as he rode to the city. Good Friday is the remembrance of the trial, and crucifixion of Jesus. Holy Saturday takes place on Good Friday and is to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus. Pictures Maundy Thurday is when people from Europe use to wash the feet of the poor people This takes place on the Thursday before Easter. Jesus also ate and drank with his followers on this day, which became known as the last supper. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and is for 40 days. Lent is our time of fasting, prayer, temptation, and repentance. Lent is not required in the bible but is a custom to many people. Easter Day is the remembrance of the Resurrection of Jesus, with his promise of eternal life. A symbol of the Resurrection is the egg, out of which a bird hatches. The Easter bunny originated in Germany. The symbol originated with the pagan festival of Eastre. The goddess, Eastre, was worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons, through their symbol, the rabbit. German settlers believed that if a child was good, then a white bunny would leave colorful eggs on Easter morning. The egg was a symbol of rebirth in most cultures. The last Supper. The Date Of Easter The Season Of Lent http://www.phancypages.com/newsletter/znewsletter2599.htm