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the eggs symbolise the celebration of new life, hence the lambs, chicks and other other baby animals you see around this time. they're chocolate because that's yummy, and the Easter Bunny is just a nice touch, don't you think? as usual, people have gone and commercialised it all, but you should be used to that by now
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoEaster comes from a pagan spring rite and eggs represent the rebirth of the world after the death in winter. The Catholic Church in the Middle Ages was able to convert the pagan tribes and give another meaning to Easter.
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∙ 12y agothe eggs are a symbol of life, like a animal being born
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Is Easter week holy week?
No. The week before Easter Sunday (from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday) is called Holy Week. It is also the last week of the 40 day period of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday. Officially, Easter Week is the week that begins on Easter Sunday. There are also 40 days in the period of Easter, beginning on Easter Sunday, which is actually only the First Sunday of Easter.
What are the special days in Holy Week and Easter?
holy friday
What is Holy Week in the Episcopal church?
Holy week lasts from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday
What is semena santa?
It's the holy week, or the week before easter.
What are the traditions for Easter?
Fasting, Absence, and Holy week
Is holy week part of Lent?
The very end. Holy Week is the last week before Easter.
What is the week?
Holy Week is the last week of Lent leading to Easter Sunday. Palm Sunday signals the start of holy week with the celebration of the blessing of the palms. In the Philippines, there are different traditions to celebrate the holy week particularly Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Angono is known for its special traditions during holy week
What does la semana santa mean?
it means the holy week- the week before Easter
Is it holy week This week why?
Holy Week is the entire week before Easter Sunday. Usually celebration/commemoration of the events leading to the death of Jesus Christ begin on Palm Sunday. In some traditions, the Wednesday of Holy Week is sometimes known as Spy Wednesday. The next significant date in the church's calendar is Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday. Good Friday, (the horrifying day that Christians believe the human race nailed their own God and Savior, Jesus Christ, to the cross) follows. The last day of Holy Week is Holy Saturday (not, as is often believed, Easter Saturday, which is a week later). The day that Jesus Christ is believed to have risen from the dead and ascended into Heaven to claim His throne is known as Easter Sunday (or, more properly, the First Sunday of Easter) and, although celebrated seamlessly as part of the events commemorated in Holy Week, is not in the same week of the year as Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday. The week of the year in which Easter (and, therefore, Holy Week) falls is determined by a complicated formula related to the full moon after the vernal equinox. This means that Holy Week can start as early as March 15 and as late as April 18 in the Western Christian tradition. Due to use of a slightly different formula, the Orthodox churches can celebrate Holy Week and Easter in a completely different week.
What Orthodox vestments are worn during holy week?
Purple during holy week, and then white on Resurrection Sunday (Easter Day).
What is the holy week for the year 2011?
Roman Catholic AnswerHoly Week is dependent on the feast of Easter - which moves every year. Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday, which is the Sunday before Easter.
Is Holy Thursday a feast day?
In the Roman Catholic faith Holy Thursday is the first day of the Easter Triduum. Easter Triduum is the Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday leading up to Easter. That entire week is called Holy Week which is not really regarded as a feast day. Feast days are usually reserved for specific saints.
