Easter is named after the goddess of fertility, Oestre, whose festival used to fall on the Spring equinox. Passover is a different holiday celebrated by a different religion and is still called its original name which is Pesach (meaning: the mouth speaks).
Jesus observed Passover, as he was Jewish. Easter did not exist then. It was his resurrection that created Easter.
I think Easter is the following Sunday after Passover.
Easter in 2016 was on March 27th, and Passover began on the evening of April 22nd.
Easter
The passover; the feast of Easter.
easter or passover
The orthodox Easter is celebrated on different dates as Easter in Australia because the orthodox religion follows the Jewish. This is the Sunday after the Jewish Passover and when the hours in the day are equal to the hours of the night called the "Equlbruim". The Sunday ( a week after the Jewish Passover) is called Palm Sunday for the Orthodox Christians. The Orthodox Christians use this tradition because that is the way it hs been instructed in the Bible.
Passover in 2016 begins at sunset on Friday, April 22nd and ends at nightfall on Saturday, April 30th. Easter in 2016 is on Sunday, March 27th.
Easter is observed around the same time as Passover.
Passover, lenten, paschal, quadragesimal...
The Passover is still the Passover, or Pesach, to the Jews. In the Christian calendar, Good Friday which is observed two days before Easter Sunday, falls at the same time as the Jewish Passover.
The Jewish Passover is a religious holiday that commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt, while the Christian Passover, also known as Easter, celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Jewish Passover is observed with a traditional Seder meal and rituals, while the Christian Passover is marked by church services and the Easter Sunday celebration.