Easter & Christianity
Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ; it is celebrated with joy and happiness by Christians all over the World. The day which Easter falls is different from year to year. Most dates of other events of the Christian calendar are actually related to the date Easter falls on each year. The interior of churches are decorated with flowers and relevant hymns and songs are sung on the day. Not everything about Easter can find its way from Christianity, for example, the Easter bunnies have pagan origins.
The Story of Easter
On Good Friday, Jesus was taken down from the cross where He was executed via crucifixion. From the Cross He was taken to a cave where He was buried. The entrance of the cave was placed a great big stone and the cave was guarded so that no one could take the body away. On the Sunday that followed, some women went to visit the cave to find that the stone had been removed and that Jesus’ body was no longer there. What had happened was that Jesus was spotted later that day alive and well, and His followers realised that He had been resurrected from the dead by God.
