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History of Easter  
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Tags: Easter, christianity, spring, resurrection

Easter has a controversial history and different parts of the Christian world still debate about where it should fall on the calendar.

	Easter is linked with the Jewish holiday of Passover
	Originally a Saxon celebration of Spring and the Goddess of Spring, Estre
	Falls anywhere between March 22 and April 25
	It falls on the Sunday following the first Paschal full moon after the Spring Equinox
	According to the New Testament, Christ was crucified on the Eve of Passover
	The Easter Festival commemorates Christ's resurrection
	There has been much speculation as to the actual date for this celebration.
	Those of Jewish origin celebrate it immediately following Passover, making it fall on different days of the week
	Christians of Gentile origin wanted it to fall on a Sunday
	The Council of Nicaea unanimously ruled that the Easter festival should be celebrated throughout the Christian world on the first Sunday after the full moon following the vernal equinox

Lister: Kristin
Source: LAL Editor

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