YOU JUST CELEBRATED EASTER, SO WHAT REALLY IS EASTER?

Easter is the most important festival in the Christian calendar. It celebrates the
resurrection from the dead of Jesus, three days after he was executed. The
Easter story is at the heart of Christianity.
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Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday marks Jesus' resurrection.
After Jesus was crucified on the Friday
(now known as Good 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, so that no-one
could steal the body.
On the Sunday, Mary Magdalene, followed
later by some of Jesus' disciples visited the
tomb and found that the stone had been
moved, and that Jesus' body had gone.
Jesus himself was seen that day by Mary
and the disciples, and for forty days
afterwards by many people. His followers realised that God had raised Jesus
from the dead. Christians call this the Resurrection...