Good Friday as the Friday before Easter Sunday and Easter Saturday as Holy Saturday. Recollecting in contemplation of the risen Christ in the Church. Chocolate and coloured eggs like presents for Easter. The Easter Lamb, showing a banner of Resurrection.
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1. Origins of Easter Like most Christian festivals, Easter has its origins in pre-Christian times. Our ancestors believed that the sun died in winter and was born anew in spring. The arrival of spring was celebrated all over the world long before the religious meaning became associated with Easter. Today, Easter celebrates the rebirth of Christ. Different Gods were thanked for bringing the Earth back to life. The word Easter is thought to have derived from the goddess Easter, an Anglo-Saxon Goddess. Even though Easter is associated with Spring here in England, it is not so in countries in the southern hemisphere. In these countries Easter falls near the end of autumn. However, through out the world Easter is felt to be a time of new life and new beginnings because of Jesus rebirth. Easter starts with Good Friday. 2. Good Friday (Holy Friday) Good Friday is the Friday before Easter Sunday. On this day, Christians remember the day when Jesus was crucified on a cross. The name may be derived from Gods Friday in