Easter

E697

Christian religious festival moveable feast public holiday in many countries

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

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Easter canonical	93
Easter Sunday	29
Pascha	21
Pascha (Easter)	6
Easter Day	3
Coptic Easter	2
Easter bunny	1
Easter holiday	1
Easter in Nigeria	1
Easter in the United States	1
Easter season	1
Fasika (Easter)	1
Orthodox Easter	1
Pascha (Orthodox Easter)	1
Resurrection (Easter)	1

Statements (74)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian religious festival ⓘ moveable feast ⓘ public holiday in many countries ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Easter ⓘ surface form: 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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran churches Methodist churches ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox churches Protestant churches ⓘ Christian Reformed Church in North America ⓘ surface form: 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	Gospels ⓘ surface form: New Testament Gospels
dateDetermination	first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the March equinox ⓘ
followedBy	Eastertide ⓘ Pentecost ⓘ surface form: 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 (163)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Paschal troparion → liturgicalSeason → Easter ⓘ

Paschal troparion → associatedFeast → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pascha

Paschal canon → mainLiturgicalOccasion → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pascha

Paschal canon → mainLiturgicalOccasion → Easter ⓘ

Paschal Stichera → liturgicalSeason → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pascha

Paschal Stichera → associatedWithFeast → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pascha

Paschal Stichera → associatedWithFeast → Easter ⓘ

Easter Aldermaston March → timeOfYear → Easter ⓘ

Old Catholic Church of Poland → celebratesFeast → Easter ⓘ

Urbi et Orbi blessings → occasion → Easter ⓘ

Festal Letters → associatedWith → Easter ⓘ

Belarusian Orthodox communities → celebrate → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Orthodox Easter

Church of the Holy Cross of Hanga Roa → celebrates → Easter ⓘ

Irish Catholics → importantFeast → Easter ⓘ

Jordanian Arab Orthodox → mainFeasts → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pascha (Easter)

Thursday of Mysteries → occursBefore → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Easter Sunday

Christian culture → hasHoliday → Easter ⓘ

Passion plays → associatedWith → Easter ⓘ

Resurrection → celebratedOn → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Easter Sunday

Solemnity → includes → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Easter Sunday

East Coker → containsAllusionTo → Easter ⓘ

Bacup Coconutters → seasonalEvent → Easter ⓘ

Semana Santa processions → associatedWith → Easter ⓘ

Pascal → relatedTo → Easter ⓘ

Roman Rite liturgical calendar → includesFeast → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Easter Sunday

Roman Rite liturgical calendar → keyMovableFeast → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Easter Sunday

Feria Quarta Cinerum → isLinkedTo → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Easter Sunday

Dies Cinerum → occursBefore → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Easter Sunday

Dies Cinerum → occurs46DaysBefore → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Easter Sunday

Church of England liturgical calendar → includesFeast → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Easter Day

Church of England liturgical calendar → includesVariableFeast → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Easter Day

Byzantine liturgical calendar → centralFeast → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pascha

Byzantine liturgical calendar → centralFeast → Easter ⓘ

Easter Sunday Mass → takesPlaceOn → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Easter Sunday

Hallelujah Chorus → associatedSeason → Easter ⓘ

name "Whitsunday" associated with white garments of baptismal candidates → follows → Easter ⓘ

subject surface form: Whitsunday

this entity surface form: Easter Sunday

Hop (2011 film) → subject → Easter ⓘ

Easter Egg Roll → hasTheme → Easter ⓘ

Easter Egg Roll → relatedTo → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Easter in the United States

Christianity in Tonga → hasHoliday → Easter ⓘ

Handel Messiah → typicalPerformanceSeason → Easter ⓘ

subject surface form: Messiah

Arab Christian community of Nazareth → celebrates → Easter ⓘ

Book of Pentecost → timeSpanStart → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pascha

Book of Pentecost → timeSpanStart → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Easter Sunday

Thomas Sunday → follows → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pascha

Thomas Sunday → follows → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Easter Sunday

Ukrainian Orthodox Church → hasFeast → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pascha

Bulgarian cuisine → eatenOn → Easter ⓘ

Semana Santa de Guadalajara → endsOn → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Easter Sunday

Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee → occursRelativeTo → Easter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pascha