WORLD RELIGIONS

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. For many Christian churches, Easter is the joyful end to the Lenten season of fasting and penitence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Scripture says that Jesus died for our sins (1 Corinthians 15:3). He rose from the dead showing that he had paid the price for our sins. It was his resurrection we celebrate at Easter that proved that his death was more than a tragedy. It was part of his plan to save us from our sins.

Detailed explanation-3: -Candles are used in churches all over the world to start the Easter Day Midnight celebrations. Candles help Christians to remember that Jesus is the light of the world and that when he rose to life on Easter Day he got rid of the darkness of evil. In some churches, the service starts in darkness.

Detailed explanation-4: -Easter Sunday marks Jesus’s resurrection. After Jesus was crucified on the Friday his body was taken down from the cross and buried in a cave tomb. The tomb was guarded by Roman soldiers and an enormous stone was put over the entrance. On Sunday Mary Magdalene and some of Jesus’s disciples visited the tomb.