The crucial festival Easter is celebrated by the Christian community around the globe, marks the day of resurrection of Jesus Christ, the central figure of Christianity, who was crucified at the Roman Cavalry, which results in his death on Good Friday.
According to the Bible, Jesus sacrificed his life on Good Friday, for his children, the people, so that their sins can be forgiven and they are freed from all the pain and suffering and his sacrifice established him as the Son of God.
The resurrection of Christ, after a very painful death, is the symbol of new beginning, new hopes and it is believed that those who have faith in him and follow him will walk in a new way of life.
Easter 2022 Date
The date of Easter is not fixed and it is calculated on the basis of the luni-solar calendar, therefore the dates keep varying each year. In 2022, the festival of Easter will be celebrated on Sunday 17, 2022, two days after the Good Friday.
In Western countries Easter Monday is celebrated as a public holiday. It is celebrated the day after Easter Sunday and also called the Octave of Easter and Bright Week in Western and Eastern Christianity respectively.
The Western Christians use the Gregorian Calendar or the modern calendar, and according to them, Easter date each year falls on Sunday after the full moon following March 21, while the Eastern churches, like the Eastern Orthodox Church, use the Julian Calendar. Due to this, the date of Easter is different for these two types of Churches, even though their way of calculating the date is similar.
Easter History
As per the holy Bible, on this day Jesus was God raise Jesus on the third day after his death on Good Friday, due to crucifixion, a highest form of criminal Punishment at that time.
For the Christian tradition, the bodily resurrection was the restoration to life of a transformed body powered by spirit and it guaranteed that all the Christian dead will be resurrected at Christ’s Parousia or Second Coming.
In Christian theology, the death and resurrection of Jesus are the most important events, the foundation of the Christina faith, as commemorated by Easter.
Easter 2022 Significance
Most Christians refer to the week before Easter as Holy Week, which as per Western Christianity comprises the days of the Easter Triduum, also known as Paschal Triduum, Easter Triduum, Holy Triduum or the Three Days.
Easter Triduum includes Maundy Thursday, the day to commemorate the Washing of the feet and Last Supper of Christ with the Apostles, as well as Good Friday, the day which commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus, and the Holi Saturday that commemorates the Harrowing of Hell while Jesus’s body lay in the tomb.
According to Eastern Christianity, the Three days are commemorated with the names of days all starting with Holy or Holy and Great and Easter might be called Great and Holy Pascha, Easter Sunday, Easter Sunday, Pascha or Sunday of Pascha.
Easter is celebrated by not only the Christians, but also by some non-Christians who also love to be part of some non-traditional festivities of Easter such as Easter Parade, Egg Hunting etc. The festival of Easter connects people and gives the message of new hopes, new beginnings, love, peace and co-existing.
Easter Celebration 2022
Easter is celebrated with fervor and full enthusiasm around the world. Various activities are done to mark the day like Churches are decorated and religious processions are held. Many churches hold special services on the day of Easter, people visit churches and offer their prayers to Jesus.
The day brings happiness for children too, as they are given baskets filled with candies, Eggs are also hidden from the children to find. Easter Egg and Easter Bunny is also a crucial part of the celebration.
As per Christianity, Egg is an ancient symbol of new life and rebirth as it is associated with Jesus’s Crucifixion and Resurrection. As a custom, Easter Eggs are commonly used as gifts on the occasion, they are painted red to represent the blood of Christ. Many people also view the cracking of the eggs to be symbolic of Jesus breaking out of his tomb.
Easter Sunday is also regarded as the Family Day as people enjoy together and organize a feast including many sweet dishes like cake, cookies, pastries, with family get together.
