Just what is Easter, why do we celebrate Easter?
To Christians it is one of the two most holiest days that we celebrate.
The celebration of the Easter Season begins with Lent.
Lent,a period of fasting and penitence traditionally observed by Christians in preparation for Easter.
The length of the Lenten fast, during which observants eat sparingly, was established in the 4th century as 40 days.
The 40-day period begins on Ash Wednesday and extends, with the omission of Sundays, to the day before Easter.
The observance of fasting or other formsof self-denial during Lent varies within Protestant and Anglican churches.
These bodies stress penitence.Many just fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
It is a time of preperation and self sacrifice.
For Christ sacrificied himself on the cross for us.
Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter Sunday, observed by Christians in commemoration of Christ's Last Supper.
Jesus was observing the passover sader.
Since the time of the early church, the day has been dedicated to: penance,fasting, and prayer. It is when we "nail our sins onto the cross"
Easter Sunday, is the celebration of Gods fulfillment of his promise to us.
The promise of salvation, through His son, the Risen Christ to all who follow and believe.In the words to a hymn,"He lives, He lives"Christ has conqured death! Easter is celebrated by some with bunnies and eggs.
The egg is considered as a symbol of rebirth.
Life anew, which Jesus through his death and resurrection has granted us.
Although the use of eggs and bunnies have become symbols of Easter ,but they are not the sole reason or the major focus of Easter.
Remember the cross, the cross that Jesus was nailed to, suffered on, and died on that we may have life eternal is the reason for the season Ascension the departure of Jesus Christ from the earth 40 days after his resurrection from the dead.
Let us rejoice and lift up our hearts and voices and sing our praises unto the Lord, For He lives,He Lives
