What are the origins and customs of Easter?

1, the origin of Easter: Easter, like Christmas, is a foreign holiday. It is recorded in the New Testament that Jesus was crucified and resurrected on the third day, hence the name of Easter.

2, Easter customs: Easter Eggs: history and customs-based, the marchers disguised as a Scottish bagpipe band as well as the palace guards, attracting many tourists. The arrival of Easter also makes people have to change into new clothes. In the past, Christians would go to church before the festival to be baptized and then put on their new robes to celebrate the new birth of Christ. The custom of dressing up remains today, as it is believed that it is bad luck not to wear new clothes during the holiday. During Easter, people also like to clean their homes thoroughly to show that a new life has begun.

Development of the Easter Holiday

The early churches used it as a substitute for the Jewish Passover. At first some churches observed it on the 14th day of the month of Nisan in the Jewish calendar; in 325 the Council of Nicaea established Easter as the first Sunday after the fullness of the equinoxes, and in 1582 Western Europe switched to the Gregorian calendar (i.e., the Gregorian calendar). Some churches in the East still used the Julian calendar, so their Easter was usually one or two weeks, or even five weeks, later than the Catholic and Protestant churches. Easter eggs are exchanged during the festival to symbolize life and prosperity. Since the date of the equinox is not fixed every year, the exact date of Easter is also uncertain. However, the festival falls roughly between March 22nd and April 25th.