Resurrection Sunday

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Christian feast day Christian holy day moveable feast religious festival

Resurrection Sunday is a Christian holy day celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed each year on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox.

Aliases (5)

Easter Sunday ×30
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord ×1
Feast of Resurrection ×1
Feast of the Resurrection ×1
Воскресение ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast day → Christian holy day → moveable feast → religious festival →
alsoKnownAs	Easter Sunday → Feast of the Resurrection →
associatedWith	appearances of the risen Christ → empty tomb of Jesus →
celebrates	resurrection of Jesus Christ →
centralTheme	hope of eternal life → triumph of Christ → victory over death →
commemoratesEventDescribedIn	Gospels → New Testament →
contrastsWith	Good Friday →
dateDependsOn	lunar calendar → vernal equinox →
determinedBy	computus →
follows	Good Friday → Holy Week → Paschal full moon →
hasCustom	reading of resurrection Gospel accounts → singing of Easter hymns → special church services → sunrise service →
hasLiturgicalCelebration	Divine Liturgy → Eucharist → Mass →
honors	Jesus Christ →
liturgicalColor	gold → white →
observedBy	Anglicans → Baptists → Catholics → Eastern Orthodox Christians → Lutherans → Methodists → Oriental Orthodox Christians → Pentecostals → Protestants → Reformed Christians →
observedOn	Sunday →
occursAfter	first full moon after the vernal equinox →
partOf	Paschal cycle →
precedes	Easter Monday →
religion	Christianity →
season	Eastertide →
theologicalSignificance	affirmation of Christ’s divinity → foundation of Christian faith →

Referenced by (36)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Black Saturday ("Easter Sunday") → Easter Eve ("Easter Sunday") → Easter Vigil ("Easter Sunday") → Good Friday ("Easter Sunday") → Great Week ("Easter Sunday") → Holy Saturday ("Easter Sunday") → Holy Week ("Easter Sunday") → Joyous Saturday ("Easter Sunday") → Palm Sunday ("Easter Sunday") →	precedes
Ash Wednesday ("Easter Sunday") → Fifth Sunday of Lent ("Easter Sunday") → Holy Monday ("Easter Sunday") → Holy Tuesday ("Easter Sunday") → Maundy Thursday ("Easter Sunday") →	occursBefore
Easter → Resurrection Sunday ("Easter Sunday") → Resurrection Sunday ("Feast of the Resurrection") →	alsoKnownAs
Ascension Day ("Easter Sunday") → Easter Monday ("Easter Sunday") →	follows
Christian liturgical year ("Easter Sunday") → General Roman Calendar ("Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord") →	includesFeast
Eastertide ("Easter Sunday") → Great Fifty Days ("Easter Sunday") →	startsOn
Paschal troparion ("Easter Sunday") →	associatedFeast
Gospel of the Resurrection →	associatedWithFeast
Paschal Triduum ("Easter Sunday") →	containsDay
Holy Wednesday ("Easter Sunday") →	dateRelativeTo
Lent ("Easter Sunday") →	endsBefore
Iztapalapa Holy Week passion play ("Easter Sunday") →	endTime
Paschal Divine Liturgy ("Easter Sunday") →	hasLiturgicalDay
Gospel of the Resurrection ("Easter Sunday") →	isProclaimedDuring
Joyous Saturday ("Easter Sunday") →	occursBetween
Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival ("Easter Sunday") →	occursOn
Resurrection ("Воскресение") →	originalTitle
Joyous Saturday ("Easter Sunday") →	relatedTo
Anaphora of Saint Gregory (Coptic form) ("Feast of Resurrection") →	usedDuringSeason