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All Christian faith is based on the events of Easter week: the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. The four Gospels are surprisingly combined in the description of Holy Week. Therefore, researchers assume that the condemnation and crucifixion of Jesus on a Passover holiday is a historical fact. The resurrection is, of course, a matter of faith. It is the central core of all Christian churches. myth or reality? One thing is certain: no historical figure has changed the course of history as much as Jesus of Nazareth. It’s in the Bible.
Palm Sunday: Entry to Jerusalem
Passover, April 30: Tens of thousands of Jewish pilgrims flock to Jerusalem from all over the country to celebrate the Biblical Exodus from Egypt. The mood is boiling – the coming of the Messiah is expected. Roman invaders and Jewish high priests fear unrest. Then there is the provocation. Jesus riding a donkey into the city: a sign that the Messiah (King of the Jews) has come to deliver the Jewish people from oppression. The crowd is cheering. The Jewish and Roman rulers panicked: they cannot tolerate someone hailed as the Messiah.
Monday: cleaning of the temple
The courtyard of the temple (where the Islamic Dome of the Rock is now) is teeming with people buying sacrificial lambs. It’s a thriving business for priests. Jesus exclaimed, “My house will be a house of prayer, but you will make it a den of bandits,” and drove the merchants out of the temple. Jesus challenges the religious elite.
Tuesday: The rope is tightened
Jesus is preaching in the temple. The Pharisees and scribes try to persuade Jesus to blaspheme the LORD, the Jewish God, with theological trick questions – that would be his death sentence.
Wednesday: Jesus will be killed
Jesus becomes a threat to the omnipotence of the high priests. High Priest Caiaphas decides to kill Jesus.
In the evening, there is a special feast for Jesus and his disciples with his friends. Mary Magdalene rubs precious oil on her head. Judas Iscariot condemns the wasteful action. He goes to the high priests and offers to betray Jesus for thirty pieces of silver.
Maundy Thursday: Communion and Arrest
Jesus celebrates the Jewish holiday with his twelve apostles (the Lord’s Supper in the Christian Mass reminds us of this moment!). Judas sneaks away to betray Jesus.
After the meal, Jesus and his friends go to the Garden of Gethsemane. A cohort with swords and spears, led by Judas, who betrayed his former master with a kiss, attacks the olive grove and arrests Jesus.
Good Friday: Convicted and Abandoned
Jesus is questioned by the Jewish council. The trial is a show: the decision was made a long time ago. High Priest Caiaphas: “Are you the Son of God?” “You say so,” Jesus replied. Now Caiaphas has what he needs: blasphemy!
There is no one with Jesus, his disciples fled. Peter cowardly denied his Lord three times. Caiaphas wants Jesus to die, but he is not allowed to serve the death penalty under Roman law. So they take Jesus to the Roman governor Pontius Pilate.
However, he finds no reason to execute Jesus. But Pilate could not afford any turmoil in Jerusalem. What should she do? Traditionally, a prisoner is given freedom on this day. Pilate asked the crowd in front of his palace, “Who shall I release for you, Barabbas or Jesus?” he asks. “Barabbas!” he calls.
torture and crucifixion
Jesus is condemned and tortured. The spines of the whip tear off the skin and flesh from the body. A crown of thorns is placed on his head. Flayed and exhausted, he takes the beam and drags her to Calvary. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher stands on that spot today.
Roman servants crucified Jesus on a small skull-like rock and hammered nails into his ankles and feet. Death on the cross is painful: shortness of breath, circulatory disorders, exhaustion. A storm is preparing. At three o’clock in the afternoon, Jesus dies. The sun is getting dark, an earthquake is shaking Jerusalem.
His friends place Jesus in a new tomb and seal it with a stone.
Easter Sunday: Resurrection
Mary Magdalene goes to the tomb. The stone rolled, the body was gone. “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, he has risen,” says the Gospel of Luke. For followers, this is proof: Jesus of Nazareth was the son of God.
easter tradition
Easter is the Christian festival of resurrection. This tradition has existed for almost 2000 years and dates back to the Savior. Even though the basis of the festival is considered pagan influences, Easter is today the most important festival for Christians to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. The Easter season begins on the Easter Vigil from Saturday to Sunday and lasts 50 days until Pentecost. Before Easter, there are certain traditions, such as Lent. During Lent, people abstain for 40 days of indulgence and certain products such as meat, sweets or alcohol. Fasting is also called Passiontide.
When is Easter celebrated?
Easter is always celebrated on different dates, which can cause confusion on the calendar. The festival is based on the Jewish Passover and the phases of the moon. The date of Easter Sunday is always the night of the first full moon after the astronomical beginning of spring on March 20.
Where do the names “Easter” and “Easter Bunny” come from?
The origin of the German name “Ostern” is not entirely clear. Its name is often associated with the pagan festival of Ostara. Ostara is the Germanic fertility goddess. Easter symbolism is also associated with it, as the goddess is said to have created the rabbit from a bird. Another explanation for the Easter bunny can be found in Holda, the Germanic earth goddess whose symbols are rabbits and eggs.
Source : Blick
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