Easter fire

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Christian ritual Easter custom religious bonfire

Easter fire is a traditional Christian ritual bonfire lit during the Easter Vigil to symbolize Christ’s resurrection and the light overcoming darkness.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian ritual ⓘ Easter custom ⓘ religious bonfire ⓘ
associatedWithDay	Easter Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Saturday NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Easter NERFINISHED ⓘ Easter Vigil NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithSeason	spring ⓘ
category	Christian liturgical objects ⓘ Christian liturgical practices ⓘ Easter traditions ⓘ religious symbolism of fire ⓘ
connectedToObject	Paschal candle NERFINISHED ⓘ
especiallyCommonIn	Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Poland ⓘ parts of Scandinavia ⓘ some regions of the United States ⓘ
hasElement	incense use ⓘ prayers of blessing ⓘ procession into darkened church ⓘ
historicalOrigin	adaptation of pre-Christian spring fire customs ⓘ early Christian liturgical practice ⓘ
litDuring	beginning of Easter Vigil ⓘ night of Holy Saturday ⓘ
location	outside church building ⓘ
partOf	Roman Catholic Easter Vigil liturgy NERFINISHED ⓘ Service of Light NERFINISHED ⓘ
providesLightFor	Paschal candle NERFINISHED ⓘ
regulatedBy	local fire safety laws ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
requiresMaterial	fire source ⓘ kindling ⓘ wood ⓘ
ritualAction	blessing of new fire ⓘ lighting of Paschal candle ⓘ
symbolizes	Christ as light of the world ⓘ Resurrection of Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ light overcoming darkness ⓘ victory of life over death ⓘ
usedInLiturgyOf	Anglican churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Catholic churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Lutheran churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Methodist churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ some Orthodox churches ⓘ some Reformed churches ⓘ

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acclamation "Lumen Christi" → associatedWith → Easter fire ⓘ

subject surface form: Lumen Christi