Happy Easter - the history of the origin and celebration of Easter briefly for children and adults

History of Easter Easter Week is an ancient, instructive and entertaining at the same time. It has its roots in the distant past. It should be noted that it is known, not all modern people. It's time to rectify the situation.

Happy Easter - the history of the origin and celebration of Easter briefly for children and adults

In order to understand the history and celebration of the great feast, you need to seek help from the Bible. Go to the "Exodus" and you absolutely other eyes look at your favorite holiday. This section describes the process of the liberation of the Jews from Egyptian captivity. With this event and began to celebrate Easter. The Bible describes in detail how the Jews suffered from the Egyptians, they suffered and endured harassment. But in any case, they believed in God's mercy. Moses was a prophet among the Jews.

However, in this event the history of the ancient Christian holiday ends. After many centuries, I was born Jesus, who saved the world. In thirty years, he went to teach people God's commandments in the area. Three years later, Jesus was crucified. This tragic event took place after the Jewish Passover. After the death of Christ began to celebrate Easter on the following Sunday after the Jewish Passover. People rightly decided that it is not good to celebrate the holidays in one day. Only after many centuries, the holiday was divided into Catholic and Orthodox Easter. As you can see, the history of the holiday is not as simple as many people today think. Now mark just three holiday. This is the Catholic, Orthodox and Jewish Passover. Each festival boasts its own traditions, history and legends. Also, for the Passover passed many traditions that used to be associated with the arrival of spring.

Whatever the stories are not overgrown holiday, in any case, it remains one of the most solemn, bright and happy days. We can say that Easter is different for every nation, but at the same time, it is common to all. In this day decided to quarrel or to sort things out. This Bright day created for peace and love.

Happy Easter - the history of the origin and celebration of Easter briefly for children and adults

In the Easter holiday people bake delicious cakes with raisins and dried fruit, painted eggs, consecrated water, cook a delicious cheese Paschi and delicacies for which they missed during the period of Lent. Forty days after the Resurrection of Christ takes the Easter period, although it was not celebrated so pompously and solemnly. Throughout these days the faithful people greeting each other with "Christ is risen!" And invariably hear in reply, "Truly He is risen!".

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