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Easter
Easter Sunday is the feast day in the Christian calendar to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. We welcome all questions pertaining to the Easter Bunny too!
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What is the probability that march fourteenth will fall on a weekend?
March 14th falls on either a Saturday or a Sunday exactly 28.5% of the time (114 times every 400 years).
Are any electrical shops open on Easter Sunday?
Generally shops are closed though some may be open in certain locations.
Where would it be possible to buy Easter gift baskets?
Easter baskets can be purchased at a variety of online and in-store retailers, including but not limited to Toys R Us, Walmart, and Target. These types of baskets are more likely to be found in store around the Easter holiday.
Were baskets and eggs part of a pre-Christian pagan holiday in the Spring?
Almost all holidays we celebrate today are Pagan based. Easter is based on the pagan holiday Eostre or Ostara. These holidays are pagan fertility holidays. The eggs and "Easter bunny" of the Christian Easter come from the pagan use of them as fertility symbols.
What Scripture says Jesus was crucified on Friday and skies were black till Sunday?
I believe that you may be referring to the scripture that says that the sky was dark for three hours. That scripture is in Mark 15:32-34. You can see the scripture as taken from biblegateway.com below.
Mark 15:32-34 (English Standard Version)32Let(Answers.com) the Christ,(Answers.com) the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may(Answers.com) see and believe."(Answers.com) Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.The Death of Jesus33And when the sixth hour[Answers.com] had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.[Answers.com] 34And at the ninth hour Jesus(Answers.com) cried with a loud voice, (Answers.com) "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
When will elementary schools close for the Easter holiday?
Well Easter is on Sunday so unless your school goes to school on Sunday you will be off.
The Easter Bunny can hop 2 hops per minute ( 172 divide by 86 minutes = 2hops per minute) therefore he can hop 80 times in 40 minutes ( 2 hops per minutes x 40minutes = 80 hops).
When do we celebrate Christ's resurrection?
Knowing that you can't get 3 days and 3 nights from Friday 3pm to Sunday morning a few of us know the He walked out of the tomb Saturday afternoon, we have what is known as a Jewish Sader on Saturday afternoon.
Should a chocolate Easter bunny be eaten ears first feet first or tail first?
The origination of colored Easter eggs?
Reference works agree that the egg was a symbol of life and fertility among ancient pagans. Thebook Celebrations says:"Eggs were said to be dyed and eaten at the spring festivals in ancient Egypt, Persia, Greece, and Rome. The Persians of that time gave eggs as gifts at the vernal equinox." From these practices the dying ofeggs became popular in Easter celebrations.
Is Target closed on Easter Sunday in San Diego California?
No all targets in America are closed on Easter Christmas 4th of July and memorial day
Why do people eat the ears on the chocolate bunny first?
Because if you start to feel guilty you can stop eating it and the bunny will still be alive. =P
In Switzerland the equivalent of the Easter Bunny is the who brings the Easter eggs to children?
if you asked this question...................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................. you need a life.
Does the Post Office take off the Monday after Easter?
No, the Post Office does not take off the Monday after Easter.
What are chocolate Easter eggs made of?
To be honest, i think that is quite a stupid question to ask. What are Chocolate Easter eggs made out of?Well They are made out of chocolate obviously, what you meant to ask was: whats chocolate made out of? Yes, i maybe young, but i know that one. Chocolate is combined with dairy products: the main one would be milk. But obviously other things.
Happy Easter anyway guys!
