Easter

Christians all over the world eagerly wait for the day of Easter. They celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and thus of faith on this day. Easter marks the end of the forty-day long fasting of Lent. The week that precedes Easter is called the Holy Week, during which the Christians observe Maundy Thursday commemorating the Last Supper of Jesus. The day after Maundy Thursday is Good Friday or the day of death of Jesus by crucifixion. The fifty day period that follows Easter is called Eastertide or Easter Season and it ends on Pentecost Sunday.

Easter is known as moveable feast since it doesn’t fall on a set date every year.The first Council of Nicaea determined the day of Easter on the first Sunday after the full moon cycle (Paschal Full Moon) that followed the Vernal Equinox. Based on that calculation the date of Easter varied between March 22nd and April 25th. Easter is also celebrated on different dates in eastern and western hemisphere depending on the calendar they use.