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eastertraditionsandsymbolsareabundant.butwhataretheoriginsoftheseeastertraditions?learnthehistoryofeastertraditionshere.
theeasterseason
easterisnotonlyaholidaybutaseasonuntoitself.tomanyreligiouspeople,itmarksatimeofmiraclesandareaffirmingoffaith.tothosewithamoresecularviewoftheworld,itisacelebrationoftheendofwinter,atimetolooktowardthewarmthofthecomingsummerandachancetoshedtheheavyclothingofthewinterforthebrightcolorsofspring.
thedateofeaster
goddessofthespring
easterisamovableholiday,whichiscalculatedasthefirstsundayafterthefullmoonthatoccursonorafterthevernalequinox.ifthefullmoonfallsonasunday,theneasteristhefollowingsunday.theholidaycanoccuranywherebetweenmarch22andapril25.thisyeareasterisapril16,2008.
thepaganoiginsofeaster
longbeforeeasterbecametheholidayitistoday,thespringfestivalwascelebratedbythepeoplearoundtheworld.thecelebrationwasoriginallybasedonthelunarcalendar.thenameeasterisderivedfromthesaxoneostre(whichissynonymouswiththenameofthephoeniciangoddessofthemoon,astartephoto),agermanicgoddessofspringandthedeitywhomeasuredtime.