50 days Pentacost is 50 days after Easter -- hence the name.
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Pentecost Sunday is 49 days after Easter Sunday.
The church season of Easter lasts 49 days.
Lent last for 40 days before Easter
The Pentecost is usually seven weeks after Easter Sunday. The Pentecost usually comes 50 days after Easter. The days counted include Easter Day.
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Days to Easter 2011Since the days to Easter change with each passing day and Easter is on April 24, 2011, you can count the days until April 24 to find how many days are left. Once April arrives, you can subtract the date of the current day from April 24, 2011 to get how many days are left until Easter.Today, April 12, subtracted from April 24, leaves 12 more days until Easter 2011.
Jesus observed Passover, as he was Jewish. Easter did not exist then. It was his resurrection that created Easter.
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There were 385 days between Easter Sunday 2008 (March 23) to Easter Sunday 2009 (April 12).
Many Christians including Catholics celebrate the Easter liturgical season for 50 days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost.