What you didn’t know about Easter

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1. German word “Easter” It comes from the Old Germanic Austrō (“morning red”). Researchers believe it was once the name of a Germanic spring festival, perhaps a goddess of light. It later became a Christian holiday.
2. This easter date It was founded at the Council of Nicaea (near Constantinople) in 325: Easter is always the first Sunday after the first full moon in spring. Every year, we celebrate the holiday on March 21 at the earliest and April 25 at the latest.
3. However, the date of Easter is not uniform around the world. There are up to five weeks between our Easter and the Easter of orthodox and ancient Eastern Christians, because Eastern churches Gregorian calendar (introduced in 1582) was replaced.
4. This resurrection of JesusIt was not observed by anyone we celebrated on Easter. The Bible only reports that women from his homeland (including Mary Magdalene) found the empty tomb and the angels told them that Jesus was resurrected.
5. This Easter Bunny It was first mentioned in a manuscript by a German author in 1682. Even then, he was seen as a fantasy figure that adults talk about to their children. Its exact origin is disputed, with the rabbit possibly being a symbol of fertility.
6. This giving easter eggs common since at least the 12th century: they were eaten ceremonially after the priest had previously blessed them. Therefore, miraculous properties are often attributed to eggs, eg. B. Healing powers.
7. Easter determines all the moving holidays of the church year.: Ascension Dayt (Ascension) on the 39th day after Easter, White Monday on the 50th day after Easter and Corpus Christi (Solemnity of Christ’s Body and Blood) On the 60th day after Easter.
8. This biggest chocolate easter bunny Earth starred in South Africa in 2010: she’s 3.80 meters tall and weighs 3010 kilograms. The biggest chocolate easter egg Manufactured in 2012 in Bariloche, Argentina. It weighed 7500 kilograms and was 8.5 meters high. 27 confectioners worked for two weeks for eggs. His record even got into the Guinness Book of Records.

Source : Blick