Facts About Easter

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1 – The word Easter is derived from the name of an ancient Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre who was celebrated at the beginning of spring.

2 – The first mention of Easter was found on a stone tablet dating back to A.D. 165.

3 – Some Christians believe that if you spend time with your family this weekend, it’s like spending time with Jesus because he spent his last days on earth doing just that before he died.

4 – For Christians who follow Lent rules (fasting), they often break their fast by eating something special on Sunday morning after church service has ended.

5 – One tradition involves painting eggs and hiding them for children to find on Easter morning.

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6 – Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the full moon following March 21.

7 – Eggs are a symbol of new life and rebirth in many cultures around the world.

8 – The three-day period between Good Friday and Easter Sunday is known as Holy Week because of its association with Jesus’ last week before his crucifixion.

9 – The first recorded mention of Easter eggs is in 14th century Germany. Legend has it that children were told to paint their eggs with pictures so they could use them as religious symbols for Lent.

10 – In some cultures, people dye eggs red to symbolize blood and use them in rituals for fertility and luck.

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11 – The word “Easter” means “to rise,” which symbolizes Jesus’s resurrection from death.

12 – There are many different customs associated with Easter including egg hunts, dyeing eggs, sharing baskets of food such as candy or fruit, greeting neighbors wearing brightly colored clothing to celebrate Springtime.

13 – In Iceland there is an annual tradition called paska bunnies where families make their own bread shaped like rabbits (paska) and give them away to friends and neighbors on Easter Sunday.

14 – The three colors of dye used in the traditional Ukrainian egg decorating process represent the Holy Trinity – blue for God the Father; red for Jesus Christ; yellow for Holy Spirit.

15 – There are many theories about how easter eggs came to be associated with this time of year, but most people believe it’s because eggs were a symbol for new life and springtime.

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16 – Eggs represent new life because they have both yolks (the sun) and whites (the moon), which symbolize day and night.

17 – Christians believe that during Lent, Jesus fasted for 40 days in anticipation of his death on Good Friday. When he was resurrected on Easter Sunday morning, it represented the triumph over death and sin.

18 – Hot cross buns have been eaten since medieval times as a way to celebrate the end of Lent.

19 – The date for Easter varies year to year, but it always falls between March 22nd and April 25th.

20 – One legend says that if you eat an easter egg before midnight on Easter Sunday night, you’ll have good luck all year round!

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21 – It is also customary to wear new clothes on Easter morning because it symbolizes rebirth after death.

22 – The earliest known reference to the celebration of Easter can be found in a letter by Pope Gregory I dated around 600 AD.

23 – Rabbits have nothing to do with easter – they’re just cute and fluffy animals that people like to put around their houses during this time of year.

24 – The bunny was originally called “The Hare” which would come out at night to lay eggs in people’s gardens then disappear before morning.

25 – The Easter bunny may have originated from a pagan tradition where people would leave baskets of food along with colored eggs and other treats for rabbits to eat at their burrows.

The first mention of an Easter egg hunt comes from 18th century Germany when children hid painted wooden eggs in gardens and fields.

Easters eggs were originally painted with bright colors to represent joyfulness in contrast to Lenten fasting which was traditionally observed by giving up worldly pleasures such as eating meat or wearing brightly colored clothes.

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