Easter

E697

Easter is the principal Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed with religious services and various cultural traditions worldwide.


Statements (74)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious festival
moveable feast
public holiday in many countries
alsoKnownAs Pascha
Resurrection Sunday
associatedCustom Easter egg hunts
Easter parades
blessing of food baskets (in some traditions)
church attendance
exchange of greeting cards
family meals
sunrise services
associatedDay Easter Monday
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Maundy Thursday
Palm Sunday
associatedFood Easter bread
chocolate eggs
lamb dishes
associatedPeriod Holy Week
Lent
associatedSymbol Easter bunny
Easter egg
Paschal candle
empty cross
empty tomb
lamb
calendarSystem Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
Julian-based Paschalion (most Eastern Orthodox churches)
celebratedBy Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran churches
Methodist churches
Oriental Orthodox churches
Protestant churches
Reformed churches
many non-denominational Christian churches
commemorates empty tomb of Jesus
resurrection of Jesus
coreBiblicalEvent appearances of the risen Christ to disciples
discovery of the empty tomb by women followers of Jesus
coreBiblicalSource New Testament Gospels
dateDetermination first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the March equinox
followedBy Eastertide
Pentecost (end of Easter season in many traditions)
followsEvent Crucifixion of Jesus
hasSecularAspects yes
linkedToJewishHoliday Passover
liturgicalColor gold (in many Western traditions)
white (in many Western traditions)
mainTheme resurrection of Jesus Christ
majorService Easter Sunday Mass
Easter Vigil
Paschal Divine Liturgy
partOf Christian liturgical year
Paschal cycle
preceededBy Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Holy Week
publicHolidayIn Australia
Brazil
Canada
France
Germany
Italy
Philippines
Spain
United Kingdom
many other countries
religion Christianity
typicalMonth April
March

Referenced by (65)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Coptic Orthodox Church ("Resurrection (Easter)")
Copts ("Coptic Easter")
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ("Pascha")
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ("Fasika (Easter)")
Georgian Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox Church ("Pascha")
Syriac liturgical year ("Pascha")
majorFeast
Gloria
Gospel of the Resurrection ("Pascha")
Paschal Stichera ("Pascha")
Paschal Stichera
associatedWithFeast
Exsultet
Paschal Stichera ("Pascha")
Paschal troparion
Service of Light
liturgicalSeason
Christian cross
Easter egg
Festal Letters
associatedWith
Eastern Christianity ("Pascha")
Roman Catholicism
Serbian Orthodox Church
hasMajorFeast
Antiochian Orthodox Church ("Pascha (Easter)")
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America ("Pascha")
Orthodox Church of Cyprus ("Pascha (Orthodox Easter)")
observesFeast
Easter Bunny
Easter lily
associatedWithHoliday
Church of the Holy Cross of Hanga Roa
Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival
celebrates
Patriots’ Day ("Easter Sunday")
Whitsunday
follows
Lutheranism
Methodist churches
liturgicalSeasonObserved
Paschal canon ("Pascha")
Paschal canon
mainLiturgicalOccasion
Easter ("Pascha")
alsoKnownAs
Paschal troparion ("Pascha")
associatedFeast
Easter ("Easter bunny")
associatedSymbol
Quadragesima
associatedWithEvent
Easter Alleluia
associatedWithSeason
Pentecostarion ("Pascha")
beginsOn
Belarusian Orthodox communities ("Orthodox Easter")
celebrate
resurrection of Jesus Christ ("Easter Sunday")
celebratedOn
Old Catholic Church of Poland
celebratesFeast
Holy Week ("Easter Sunday")
culminatesIn
Jesus Christ
feast
Russian Orthodox Church ("Pascha (Easter)")
hasFeast
Church of Norway
hasHoliday
Christianity
hasImportantHoliday
Paschal Divine Liturgy ("Pascha")
hasLiturgicalSeason
Roman Catholicism ("Easter season")
hasLiturgicalYear
Paschal cycle
hasMainReferenceFeast
Anglican rite
hasSeason
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
holiday
Holiday Inn
holidayTheme
Irish Catholics
importantFeast
Gospel of the Resurrection
isProclaimedDuring
Christian liturgical year
keyMovableFeast
Orthodox Church of Albania ("Pascha")
mainFeast
Jordanian Arab Orthodox ("Pascha (Easter)")
mainFeasts
Easter Island ("Easter Sunday")
namedAfter
Urbi et Orbi blessings
occasion
Quadragesima
precedes
Passion of Christ
relatedFeast
Easter Aldermaston March
timeOfYear
Pentecostarion ("Pascha")
usedForFeast

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