Easter Day

Easter Day: It is a festival celebrated in Christianity. This day is an occasion of great happiness. Easter is celebrated on Sunday, the third day after Good Friday. While Good Friday is the day associated with the sacrifice and sacrifice of Jesus Christ, Easter is the occasion of the good news of the salvation of Jesus Christ.
On Easter Day, people go to church and pray. Celebrating this festival with great pomp, we congratulate each other. Easter is celebrated in a special way. On this day people decorate different types of eggs and give eggs to each other as gifts. Only people of Christian religion celebrate this day.Many people associated with Christianity celebrate Easter as the birthday of Jesus Christ.

Why is Easter Day celebrated?
People of Christian religion celebrate the festival of Easter with great pomp and enthusiasm. In Christianity, Good Friday is celebrated three days before Easter. It is believed that on this day Jesus Christ was crucified. He was born again three days after his death and since then till now this day is celebrated as Easter. It is believed that Lord Jesus Christ stayed with his disciples for 40 days after rebirth and during this time he told them precious things related to life. After this he went to heaven again. This is the reason why Easter festival is celebrated for a total of 40 days. Americans spend 1.9 billion dollars every year on Easter Sunday. It’s the second biggest Easter candy holiday after Halloween.

The #mass to celebrate Easter Sunday is ongoing in Rujumbura constituency Rukungiri District

Matthew 28:5-6

The angel said to the women, Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen

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Easter 2021: Meaning of Easter Day

How and Where
On Easter day, people go to church and especially pray to Lord Jesus Christ. On this festival celebrated as his birth anniversary, candles are lit in the church and the Bible is also read. People of Christian religion consider egg as a new form of life, hence it has special significance on Easter day. People decorate eggs specially and gift them to each other on this day. Easter holds great religious significance, many children in countries like Australia, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom celebrate the occasion of Easter with new clothes, decorating eggs and Participate in egg hunts.