It was first celebrated as a holy holiday on a.d. 325.
Easter was originally a pagan celebration of the goddess Ishtar (not a Christian holiday). The early Christians celebrated Passover and not Easter. The Roman Catholic church started celebrating Easter and then the Protestants did later. The resurrection of Christ has nothing to do with Easter bunnies and eggs. Those are fertility symbols from the pagan Easter. Many Christians call it Resurrection Day instead of the pagan name of Easter.
The Christian church changed the pagan holiday into the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. And, instead of the holiday being held on the spring equinox, the date was changed. In the year of 325 AD, the Church Council of Nicaea decided that Easter would be celebrated on the very first Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox. Because of their decision, the date of the Easter holiday differs from year to year. It can be celebrated as early as March twenty-second or as late as April twenty-fifth.
Easter is a day that is honered by nearly all of contemporary Christianity and is used to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The holiday often involves a church service at sunrise, a feast which usually includes an "Easter Ham", decorated eggs, and bunnies.
Many ancient peoples worshipped the sun, and celebrated in spring when the long winter was over. Some of these traditions have been incorporated into modern celebrations of Easter.
One of the best examples is pysanky, the ancient Ukrainian art of egg decorating, which is believed to pre-date Christianity.
People have been celebrating spring for as long as weather got cold in the winter, and food supplies dwindled. Birds usually lay their eggs in the spring, so eggs were a natural symbol for spring, rebirth, and new life. Rabbits are very fertile animals whose babies scampered about in spring, so they also became symbols of spring. Many ancient cultures celebrated the coming of spring with religious ceremonies.
When early missionaries arrived in Ukraine, they discovered pagan peoples who worshipped the sun, and who viewed the egg as a symbol of the sun (the yolk) and springtime. These people decorated their eggs in fantastic and beautiful ways, so the missionaries simply incorporated this tradition into their own Easter festivities. You can learn more about the ancient art form of pysanky at the Wiki Answers section "Pysanky Egg Art" which is under Hobbies and Collectibles/Arts and Crafts (see link below).
The first people to celebrate Easter were the disciples of Jesus the Christ and watched Him die for our sins. They didn't really understand why He had to die until He rose from the dead but it was sure a wonder and great cause for celebration. The entire Christian faith is one giant celebration of Easter, year-round.
Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the start of spring
Christians, as they celebrated Easter as the celebration of the risen King-Jesus Christ resurrected.
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Christmas celebrated in December 25 and Easter is celebrated in april or march.T.Y. for reading.....
Easter
yh its always after the first full moon yh its always after the first full moon
It's not very well-known but fukkatsusai (復活祭) is easter in japan.
It is celebrated from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday in Spain, Mexico and Guatemala.
It is celebrated in Winter! :)
The Catholic Church celebrated the first Easter Sunday the day that Our Blessed Lord rose from the dead, and every year after that. The Roman Church refers to the diocese of Rome, which was founded by St. Peter years later, it has always celebrated Easter Sunday since it's founding in the first century.
The first Easter Sunday was celebrated on the day that Jesus rose from the dead. Christians across the globe recognize Easter Sunday as the day in which Jesus died for their sins, and defeated death to ensure they will be able to reach heaven when they die.
The specific date changes every year, but it can fall anywhere between 22 March and 25 April