Passover: "One of the Jewish religion’s
most sacred and widely observed holidays, Passover (Hebrew: Pesach)
commemorates the story of the Israelites’ departure from ancient Egypt,
which appears in the Hebrew Bible’s books of Exodus, Numbers and
Deuteronomy, among other texts. Jews observe the weeklong festival with a
number of important rituals, including traditional Passover meals known
as seders, the removal of leavened products from their home, the
substitution of matzo for bread and the retelling of the exodus tale."
Thanks to: http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/passover
"Easter, which celebrates Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead, is Christianity’s most important holiday. It has been called a moveable feast because it doesn’t fall on a set date every year, as most holidays do. Instead, Christian churches in the West celebrate Easter on the first Sunday following the full moon after the vernal equinox on March 21. Therefore, Easter is observed anywhere between March 22 and April 25 every year. Orthodox Christians use the Julian calendar to calculate when Easter will occur and typically celebrate the holiday a week or two after the Western churches, which follow the Gregorian calendar."
Now for the connection of the two:
"The exact origins of this religious feast day’s name are unknown. Some sources claim the word Easter is derived from Eostre, a Teutonic goddess of spring and fertility. Other accounts trace Easter to the Latin term hebdomada alba, or white week, an ancient reference to Easter week and the white clothing donned by people who were baptized during that time. Through a translation error, the term later appeared as esostarum in Old High German, which eventually became Easter in English. In Spanish, Easter is known as Pascua; in French, Paques. These words are derived from the Greek and Latin Pascha or Pasch, for Passover. Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection occurred after he went to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover (or Pesach in Hebrew), the Jewish festival commemorating the ancient Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt. Pascha eventually came to mean Easter."
Thanks again to: http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/history-of-easter
So now we know why we should all get along!
Love and peace are important each and everyday of the year and we should realize that we as human beings are more alike than different, even if we were VIVA LA Difference!
On that note of unity for all peoples to love and accept one another, allow me to be the very first to wish all of you a very happy good night and ask you all to kindly count all your blessings and share all your overages with you know who, and we will too!
And next time please be here or be square, ya hear!
Thanks to: http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/passover
"Easter, which celebrates Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead, is Christianity’s most important holiday. It has been called a moveable feast because it doesn’t fall on a set date every year, as most holidays do. Instead, Christian churches in the West celebrate Easter on the first Sunday following the full moon after the vernal equinox on March 21. Therefore, Easter is observed anywhere between March 22 and April 25 every year. Orthodox Christians use the Julian calendar to calculate when Easter will occur and typically celebrate the holiday a week or two after the Western churches, which follow the Gregorian calendar."
Now for the connection of the two:
"The exact origins of this religious feast day’s name are unknown. Some sources claim the word Easter is derived from Eostre, a Teutonic goddess of spring and fertility. Other accounts trace Easter to the Latin term hebdomada alba, or white week, an ancient reference to Easter week and the white clothing donned by people who were baptized during that time. Through a translation error, the term later appeared as esostarum in Old High German, which eventually became Easter in English. In Spanish, Easter is known as Pascua; in French, Paques. These words are derived from the Greek and Latin Pascha or Pasch, for Passover. Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection occurred after he went to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover (or Pesach in Hebrew), the Jewish festival commemorating the ancient Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt. Pascha eventually came to mean Easter."
Thanks again to: http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/history-of-easter
So now we know why we should all get along!
Love and peace are important each and everyday of the year and we should realize that we as human beings are more alike than different, even if we were VIVA LA Difference!
On that note of unity for all peoples to love and accept one another, allow me to be the very first to wish all of you a very happy good night and ask you all to kindly count all your blessings and share all your overages with you know who, and we will too!
And next time please be here or be square, ya hear!
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