Jesus Easter in 2020 is on Sunday, April 12.
According to the Bible and New Testament, Jesus was crucified, and his body was resurrected on the third day, hence the name Easter. Easter is the most important festival in Christian religion, which is more important than Christmas. The religious origin and festival are in Israel. According to the Gospel of Matthew in the Bible, Jesus Christ was resurrected three days after his crucifixion, so this section was established. According to the Bible and the date of Passover in advanced Israel, historians calculate that the first Sunday after the full moon after the vernal equinox (March 2 1 day) is the day when Jesus was raised in the Bible. Because the vernal equinox is not fixed every year, the exact date of Easter every year is also uncertain. But the festival period is roughly between March 22 and April 25.
Regarding the death of Jesus Christ, according to Christian doctrine, it is to atone for the sins of the world; The resurrection of the body of Jesus Christ is to make believers have eternal life. Therefore, in Christian religion, Easter is of great significance.
Symbols related to Easter
Easter egg
Eggs symbolize the beginning of new life in spring, and even more symbolize the resurrection of Jesus from the stone tomb, so in the twelfth century, eggs began to be consecrated again. In fact, it is forbidden to eat eggs during fasting in great lent. It was not until the 12th century that eggs were consecrated.
Traditionally, Christians used to paint eggs red, ask priests to celebrate them, and then give them to friends as gifts. The scripture of the Easter egg is to pray God to make it healthy food and eat it with gratitude to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. This is the origin of the Easter egg.
Easter Bunny;Easter Hare
According to an ancient European legend, rabbits are animals that don't close their eyes all day. They can watch other animals around them in the dark. Therefore, the hare represents a bright moon in that dark night. In addition, the calculation of Easter is based on the full moon in spring, so the hare with strong fertility in spring is regarded as the symbol of Easter.
lamb
In many European countries, lamb is the main meal on Easter Sunday, in order to remind people that Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt through the blood of the lamb, and the lamb is the precursor of Jesus-that is, he is the holy lamb of God, and through the blood he left on the cross, human sins can be washed away and freed from the slavery of the devil.
bread
In addition to the consecration of eggs and lambs, there are actually other foods, such as cream, fermented milk and bread. In many European countries, people have the habit of baking Easter bread, which is marked with the words of Jesus Christ, or the pattern of a cross or a lamb. Therefore, the consecration of bread also reminds people of the transgression of Christ. The scripture of consecrating bread reminds us that Jesus is the living bread of eternal life.
lily
Lily blooms around Easter and is used as a symbol of Easter in modern times. The bulbs of flowers rot underground and give birth to new life, which is a metaphor for resurrection after death.