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Easter
A Dictionary of British History
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Easter —the uniquely English word is derived from the Teutonic goddess Eostre—is the primary Christian feast celebrating Christ's resurrection. Its dating has always presented a problem. While the gentile church, stressing the resurrection element, celebrated it on a Sunday, the province of Asia followed the Jewish Passover date in the lunar calendar. At the Council of Nicaea (325) Easter was settled as the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox. Another revision (6th cent.) caused divergence between the Celtic church and Rome, thus creating animosity when the 6th/7th‐cent. Roman missionaries arrived in Britain until resolved at the Synod of
Whitby (664).
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EASTER CALENDAR.(Religion)(Calendar)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 4/11/2009; 700+ words
; EASTER SERVICES Alplaus United Methodist Church, 1 Brookside Ave., Alplaus. 399-6000. Easter Sunday: 7 a.m. service followed by breakfast 10:15 a.m. service featuring Easter Cantata "Followers of the Light." Assumption...
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 "The Journal (Newcastle, England)")
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Easter is here - but what's it all about?(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England); 4/18/2003; 700+ words
; Byline: By Joanna Peart Easter is never complete without chocolate...ending on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday. It is traditionally a time...day fast of Christ in the desert. The Easter egg means new life, because it symbolises...
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 "Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)")
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Poems for Easter.(Family Life)
Newspaper article from: Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England); 4/2/2007; 700+ words
; With Easter just days away we asked pupils at Linthorpe...putting pen to paper to create their very own Easter poems. Here MARIE TURBILL shares a selection...hatching, Rabbits jumping, Eggs rolling, Easter time, Easter time. Easter time, Easter...
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 "Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL)")
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Easter brings egg hunts, bunnies
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 3/14/2008; 700+ words
; The Easter bunny is hoppin' along that trail and seems to be making plans to stop at many Fox Valley locations: Aurora Community Easter Egg Hunt: An indoor community Easter Egg Hunt for children up to age 12 will be held at 10 a.m...
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EASTER/HOLY WEEK SERVICES.(RELIGION)(Correction notice)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 4/12/2003; 700+ words
; ...Dixon, Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Albany. Easter: 6 a.m. sunrise service with fellowship breakfast...5:30 p.m. mass. Holy Saturday: 7 p.m. Easter vigil mass. Easter: 10 a.m. mass. ANGLICAN Church of St. Thomas...
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Easter weekend events planned by area churches
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 3/22/2008; 700+ words
; Bangor - Easter sunrise service by Columbia Street Baptist and Essex Street...Holy Saturday prayers, 9 a.m. March 22; Great Vigil of Easter, 7 p.m. March 22; Easter Sunday Eucharists, 8 and 10 a.m. March 23, St. John...
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easter events.
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 3/21/2008; 700+ words
; easter services CHESAPEAKE Alexander Baptist...United Methodist, 2004 Dock Landing Road. Easter services, "SonRise" celebration with...Good Friday service, 7 p.m. today; Easter service, 8:15 and 11 a.m., breakfast...
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EASTER FUN FOR KIDS LINING UP ACROSS REGION.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 4/6/1995; 700+ words
; Byline: AZRA HAQQIE Staff writer Easter is a solemn occasion for Christians...when children look forward to hunting for Easter eggs and maybe even getting a real bunny for a pet. Some of the Easter-related activities aimed at children...
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On Easter celebrations
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 4/21/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Ellen Whyte New Straits Times 04-21-2003 On Easter celebrations Byline: Ellen Whyte Edition...Outlook Education Column: Smart@school EASTER celebrations ended yesterday. What is Easter? Easter, the festival celebrating the resurrection...
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 "Courier-News (Elgin, IL)")
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Easter around the world
Newspaper article from: Courier-News (Elgin, IL); 4/10/2001; 700+ words
; Easter is celebrated by Christians as the day Jesus...life here on earth. All over the world, Easter is celebrated. Here are some traditions...bright red-colored egg as a symbol of Easter (Pascha). Eggs are colored on Holy Thursday...
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Easter
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
EASTER EASTER. Easter, the Christian festival commemorating the resurrection of Christ, was the earliest feast day decided upon by the ancient Christian Church. Like its Jewish predecessor Passover, it is a movable feast, based on the lunar...
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Easter Island
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
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Easter Seals, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Easter Seals, Inc. 230 West Monroe Street, Suite...813219 Other Grantmaking and Giving Services Easter Seals, Inc., is a network of affiliates...people with disabilities. Through 160 local Easter Seals Societies and more than 450 service...
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Easter Sepulchre
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Easter Sepulchre. The ritual ‘burial...was usually of high quality). Early on Easter Morning, the church was illuminated with...etc.) for the days after Holy Week. The Easter Sepulcre often found more permanent architectural...
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Easter Offensive
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Easter Offensive (1972).Knowing that the United...March 1972—three days before Easter—the North Vietnamese Army...the cities and recaptured Quang Tri. The Easter Offensive cost the NVA dearly. Americans...
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