Easter Week
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Easter Week is the Christian liturgical period beginning with Easter Sunday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus through a series of post-Easter observances and services.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Easter season | 13 |
| Easter Week canonical | 1 |
| Easter period | 1 |
| Festtage (Easter festival, historically) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast
ⓘ
liturgical period ⓘ moveable feast ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
joyful liturgical celebrations
ⓘ
renewal of baptismal promises ⓘ singing of the Alleluia ⓘ singing of the Gloria ⓘ |
| beginsOn |
Resurrection Sunday
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Sunday
|
| calendarBasis | date of Easter Sunday ⓘ |
| celebrates |
resurrection of Jesus Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Resurrection of Jesus
|
| commemorates | post-resurrection appearances of Jesus ⓘ |
| duration | 8 days ⓘ |
| endsOn | the Sunday after Easter Sunday ⓘ |
| follows | Holy Week ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Bright Week
ⓘ
Octave of Easter ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Octave
Octave of Easter ⓘ Renewal Week ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalRank | solemnity (each day in Roman Catholic practice) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
encounters with the risen Christ
ⓘ
new life in Christ ⓘ victory over death ⓘ |
| includesDay |
Easter Friday
ⓘ
Easter Monday ⓘ Easter Eve ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Saturday
Resurrection Sunday ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Sunday
Easter Thursday ⓘ Easter Tuesday ⓘ Easter Wednesday ⓘ Second Sunday of Easter ⓘ |
| inEasternOrthodoxyCalled | Bright Week ⓘ |
| inEasternOrthodoxyPractice | fasting is traditionally prohibited ⓘ |
| inRomanCatholicismAlsoCalled | Octave of Easter ⓘ |
| inRomanCatholicismPractice | special Mass propers for each day of the octave ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Paschal mystery ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | white ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Churches
Methodist churches ⓘ
surface form:
Methodist Churches
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
other Protestant Churches ⓘ |
| occursIn | spring in the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| partOf |
Paschal cycle
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter season
|
| precedes | remainder of the Easter season ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ascension of Jesus
ⓘ
Pentecost ⓘ |
| usedIn | Christian liturgical calendar ⓘ |
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Festtage (Easter festival, historically)
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Easter season
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