RELIGIONS
CHRISTIANITY
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Yom Kippur
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Christmas
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Advent
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Easter
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Detailed explanation-1: -Easter is one of the principal holidays, or feasts, of Christianity. It marks the Resurrection of Jesus three days after his death by crucifixion.
Detailed explanation-2: -The resurrection of Jesus (Biblical Greek: ) is the Christian belief that God raised Jesus from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion, starting – or restoring – his exalted life as Christ and Lord.
Detailed explanation-3: -The naming of the celebration as “Easter” seems to go back to the name of a pre-Christian goddess in England, Eostre, who was celebrated at beginning of spring. The only reference to this goddess comes from the writings of the Venerable Bede, a British monk who lived in the late seventh and early eighth century.