Happy Easter

We would like to wish you all a Happy Easter. From all the Team @ Windrush Alliance

History of Easter

Easter,
which celebrates Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead, is
Christianity’s most important holiday. It has been called a moveable
feast because it doesn’t fall on a set date every year, as most holidays
do. Instead, Christian churches in the West celebrate Easter on the
first Sunday following the full moon after the vernal equinox on March
21. Therefore, Easter is observed anywhere between March 22 and April 25
every year. Orthodox Christians use the Julian calendar to calculate
when Easter will occur and typically celebrate the holiday a week or two
after the Western churches, which follow the Gregorian calendar.The
exact origins of this religious feast day’s name are unknown. Some
sources claim the word Easter is derived from Eostre, a Teutonic goddess
of spring and fertility.

Other accounts trace Easter to the
Latin term hebdomada alba, or white week, an ancient reference to Easter
week and the white clothing donned by people who were baptized during
that time. Through a translation error, the term later appeared as
esostarum in Old High German, which eventually became Easter in English.
In Spanish, Easter is known as Pascua; in French, Paques. These words
are derived from the Greek and Latin Pascha or Pasch, for Passover.
Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection occurred after he went to Jerusalem
to celebrate Passover (or Pesach in Hebrew), the Jewish festival
commemorating the ancient Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt.
Pascha eventually came to mean Easter.

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