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Easter period would be one of the best Easter period ever, as we stay
to remember the death and resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Previously, I published an article which details the Happy Easter 2015 Quotes, SMS and Wishes collection, today's stroll, I would be sharing some lovely Happy Easter 2015 HD Wallpapers, Images and Pictures.
Before I share some HD Wallpaper with you guys, let me quickly brief you about what easter is all about.
According to whyeaster, Easter is said to be the time of the Christian year when Christians remember the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
They
believe that Jesus, who they believe was the son of God, died for
everyone's wrong-doings and then came back to life three days later to
defeat death and evil: so if you believe in Him you will live forever in
Heaven.
The
word 'Easter' comes from two old pagan spring festivals. The old
European pagan festival of 'Ostara' that celebrated new life and Arabian
Sun festival of 'Ishtar'. The early Christians took over the festivals
and turned the pagan festivals of new life to mean the new life that
Jesus gave the world when he rose from the dead.
Unlike Christmas, when Jesus's birth is celebrated (although we don't know what time of
year Jesus was born!), Easter is celebrated around the same time of year that he was killed. This is
because Jesus died at the time of the Jewish Passover festival.
The
Passover festival dates from about 4,000 years ago when Jewish people
remember that God saved them from slavery in Egypt. Jesus was a Jew and
so celebrated the Passover. Passover takes place in the first month of
the Jewish New Year (14-15 of the month of Nisan).
The Jewish calendar follows the cycle of the moon, so the date changes a bit every year.
The
first Jewish Christians added Easter celebrations to the Passover
festival and because Jesus rose from the dead on a Sunday, so Easter Day
became the first Sunday after Passover.
Over
the years, the Christian festival moved in date slightly from the
Jewish Passover, so they don't now have the same date, but sometimes
they are very close! The Christian date for Easter also follows the
moon, so it also changes every year.
To
make things even more complicated, Orthodox Christians celebrate
Easter, like Christmas, on a different day to Catholic and Western
Christians!
For
Christians, the full Easter period lasted for a long time. Easter
officially starts with Lent on Ash Wednesday, 46 days before Easter Day.
(Lent lasts for 40 days but you don't count the Sundays!) Then 39 days
after Easter Day, Christians celebrate Ascension Day, when they remember
Jesus going back into Heaven and promising to come back to earth one
day. Easter officially ends 49 days after Easter Day with the Christian
Festival of Pentecost or Whitsun, when Christians remember that God sent
his Holy Spirit to help Christians. So Easter is a very
busy time for Christians! - (Source- Whyeaster)
