Easter is one of the biggest festivals in the Christian faith and its significance can be gauged by the fact that it is usually marked as a major holiday by secular and non-Christian countries as well. Being globally known, non-Christians and non-practicing Christians are familiar with the celebratory aspect of the festival thanks to clever advertising gimmicks by makers of chocolates etc. However, a lot of people do not know the religious reasons behind the celebration of the festival.
The Christian festival of Easter is celebrates the resurrection of Christ after having been crucified on Good Friday. Being a day of feast and traditions, the celebrations of the day are marked with a lot of ancient customs that many today just don’t understand. The deal with the eggs and Easter are one such mystery to anyone not familiar with ancient tradition. We try to explain why we have eggs at Easter.
We have heard of Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, and we know why these two days were named that way. But why is it called an Easter Sunday or Easter Monday? Where did the word “Easter” come from? And what does it have to do with the Resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after he was crucified on what is now called Good Friday? Let’s find out!
