Easter is celebrated practically the same as it is in America except there is no Easter Bunny, since they are not commercialized. It's called "Pascha" in Russia and centers more around the religious meaning than it does in the United States.
Other than WHAT, exactly? Semana santa means Easter week; it is celebrated wherever there are Christians, in other words, probably in every country in the world.
The population of christians is more than hindus in UK. Easter is the festival of christians.
It is celebrated in america because it is a celebration that was created by the U.S. government to honor the more than 44 million people of hispanic descent currently living in this country.
Easter has never been celebrated on a specific date. It is always celebrated on Sunday, and the dates of Sundays vary. Also, the question of which Sunday involves calculations that vary by sect, so some churches celebrate it on a different Sunday than others.
In 2012, Easter Orthodox (Russian, Greek, Serbian, Bulgarian +++ Easter is celebrated on April 15. one week later than Western (Protestant & Roman Catholic) Easter. Every few years the date line-up, due to a different calender: In the West - Gregorian / In the East - Justinian.
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Orthodox Easter is the date when Eastern Orthodox Christians throughout the world celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. This year, Orthodox Easter is on 27 April 2008, according to the Julian Calendar. The Western Christians (Catholics and Protestants) now use the Gregorian Calendar to calculate their Easter. Orthodox Easter is also known as 'Pascha' in Greek, and has continued to be celebrated in the same way by Orthodox Christians for over 2,000 years.
Yes. Easter is more important than Christmas because without Easter we would not be able to enter heaven. Easter has always been considered more important than Christmas to Christians (although Christmas is still important)
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Easter is celebrated in Germany as a traditional religious holiday. There are also records of Germanic folk customs to include hares and giving away colored eggs going back to before the Birth of Christ. Our modern day Easter celebrations likely borrowed some of these customs and the name Easter from the Celtic-Germanic Ostara Festival which celebrated the spring Goddess Ostara.
It is around 700 miles (1,126.5 km) from Easter Island to Hawaii.