Easter is an important holiday of Christians, which has been handled since ancient times. The celebration was served by the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter date is calculated on the solar-lunar calendar, so it is a rolling holiday. In 2015, Catholics will celebrate Easter on April 5, Orthodox Christians on April 12.
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To calculate the date of the Christian holiday, they take the basic rule, which states that Easter should be celebrated on the first Sunday after the night of the spring full moon. Spring is the first achievement of the full phase moon after March 21 - the equinox.
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If the full moon comes earlier than March 21, then the next full phase will be considered Easter. In the event of a full moon on Sunday, Easter will be celebrated only next Sunday. Thus, to calculate the date, we use the revolution of our planet around the Sun (day of the vernal equinox) and the revolution of the Moon around the Earth (full moon). Only the day of celebration is firmly established - it is Sunday.
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Catholic and Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter at different times. This is due to the fact that they use various Easter eggs to calculate the date. Eastern believers use the Alexandrian method, western - Gregorian Easter. Catholic Easter in 30% of cases coincides with the Orthodox, in 45% - ahead of seven days, in 20% - by five weeks and by 5% - by 4 weeks. There is no difference between three and two weeks.
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Until Easter, Christians hold Lent, which ends on the eve of the holiday. In 2015, it will begin on February 23 with the Orthodox and February 18 with the Catholics. It is the fast that prepares the believer for Easter. Great Lent lasts 40 days. According to legend, Jesus fasted in the wilderness for as many days. After the holiday there is Easter week, on the fortieth day the Ascension of the Lord is celebrated, on the fiftieth day, the Day of the Holy Trinity.
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The symbols of the holiday are Easter cakes, colored eggs and cottage cheese Easter. Easter cakes and eggs mean Life, Easter streams - Renewal, and Easter fire - Light. According to custom, the eggs are painted in different colors, the traditional color remains red. According to legend, it was the egg that turned red when Mary Magdalena presented it to the emperor Tiberius as a gift.
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On Easter night, believers go to church for solemn worship. They bring there a variety of dishes for lighting and blessing by the priest. Lunch must begin with Easter cake. Even the crumbs of this cake should not be thrown into the trash. Also on this day, every Christian should greet another with the words: "Christ is Risen!" and back to get the answer: "Truly risen!". The scope of public festivities on Easter Day is associated with Lent, when people abstained from family holidays and events.
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