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Easter, or Resurrection Sunday is a festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.

This event is described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial after his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD. It is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus, preceded by Lent (or Great Lent), a forty-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance. Easter customs vary across the Christian world, and include sunrise services, exclaiming the Paschal greeting, clipping the church, and decorating Easter eggs (symbols of the empty tomb). The Easter lily, a symbol of the resurrection, traditionally decorates the chancel area of churches on this day and for the rest of Eastertide. Additional customs that have become associated with Easter and are observed by both Christians and some non-Christians include egg hunting, the Easter Bunny, and Easter parades.

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Easter & Jesus - Shabir Ally 10:43 721 views
Pagan Origins of Easter Exposed - Yahweh Ministry 5:35 724 views
Pagan Origins of Easter and Christmas - Jim Staley 1:56:00 690 views
Sun, Moon and Easter to mark Jesus' Resurrection - Ken Humphreys 4:40 678 views
Easter is not about Jesus' Resurrection. It is the worship of false Gods and demons - Beyond Today 28:26 765 views
Easter and Pagan Influences - Robert Breaker 1:07:58 525 views
Easter Worship is Pagan Worship - David Brett 28:32 486 views
Christmas and Easter mark the Winter Solstice and Equinox (Astrology) - Doug Michael 0:42 800 views
Easter: A Christian festival or Pagan? - DM Murdock 9:28 778 views
Easter, celebrate fertility, renewal and rebirth of the Sun - Robert Sepehr 11:11 483 views
Catholic Christians BANNED from Worship at Holy Sepulchre, Israel on Easter \| Young Turks 9:35 340 views

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1. Holiest day of the year - Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter worldwide \| RT News
2. The Christian History of 'Pagan' Easter \| Patheos
3. The pagan goddess behind the holiday of Easter \| Times of Israel
4. The pagan roots of Easter \| The Guardian
5. Jerusalem Church asks Israel to open Holy Sepulchre for Easter \| MEMO

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1.Where did Easter come from?

The name and traditions of Easter, including the bunny and eggs, are rooted in ancient, pre-Christian spring festivals honoring the goddess Oeastra (Astarte/Ishtar), with eggs representing new life in various ancient cultures.

2.When did Catholic Christianity become official religion of Rome?

In 380 CE, under the Edict of Thessalonica issued by Emperor Theodosius I, Nicene (Catholic) Christianity officially became the state religion of the Roman Empire, leading to the institutional regulation of religious practices and the formalisation of a calendar of feast days like Christmas and Easter.

3.Do Christian Science followers celebrate holidays like Christmas and Easter?

Yes, Christian Scientists fully celebrate traditional Christian holidays like Christmas and Easter, but with a distinct spiritual focus. Rather than emphasizing the material aspects or secular traditions, they use these times to deeply contemplate the spiritual meaning of Christ Jesus� birth, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection. They do not hold special communion services with physical bread and wine, preferring silent, internal communion with God.

4.What holidays do Jehovah Witness celebrate?

Jehovah Witnesses do not celebrate major religious or national holidays including Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, or the 4th of July. They also do not celebrate birthdays. Their rejection of these events stems from the belief that these celebrations have pagan origins or promote a nationalistic spirit that honors humans rather than God. The only major event they formally observe is the annual Memorial of Christ's Death (also known as the Lord's Evening Meal).

Say, We believe in God and what was sent down to us, and what was sent down to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, and what was given to Moses, Jesus and all the Prophets by their Lord
Quran 2:136

Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me
John 14:6

Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I
John 14:28

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord
Deuteronomy 6:4

The Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you mates from yourselves, and for the cattle (also) mates. By this means He creates you (in the wombs)
Quran 42:11

O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians): Come to a word that is just between us and you, that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partners with Him, and that none of us shall take others as lords besides Allah
Quran 3:64

I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me
John 5:30

Indeed, We have revealed to you, (O Muhammad), as We revealed to Noah and the prophets after him. And we revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, the Descendants, Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and to David We gave the book (of Psalms)
Quran 4:163

Blessed be He Who has placed in the heaven big stars, and has placed therein a great lamp (sun), and a moon giving light. And He it is Who has put the night and the day in succession
Quran 25:61

He (Jesus) Himself stood in their midst and said to them, Peace be to you
Luke 24:36

O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of God. Indeed, God forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful
Quran 39: 53

Indeed, man is in loss, except those who have faith and do righteous deeds, and advise one another to truth and patience
Quran 103:1-3

The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord
Mark 12:29

Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God
John 20:17

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Matthew 27:46

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
John 13:16

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind
Matthew 22:37

By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.
John 5:30

Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
John 5:19

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 7:21

Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me
Isaiah 49:9

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