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Most churches celebrate Resurrection Day on the first Sunday after the full Moon following [https://www.britannica.com/science/vernal-equinox the spring equinox].<ref>[https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Resurrection+Sunday Easter], ''The Free Dictionary.com''</ref> This is the result of accepting the Western Church’ insistence on the date of the Passover Holy Supper. The Paschal controversy was sparked between the Eastern and Western Churches from the 2nd century to the 4th century. | Most churches celebrate Resurrection Day on the first Sunday after the full Moon following [https://www.britannica.com/science/vernal-equinox the spring equinox].<ref>[https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Resurrection+Sunday Easter], ''The Free Dictionary.com''</ref> This is the result of accepting the Western Church’ insistence on the date of the Passover Holy Supper. The Paschal controversy was sparked between the Eastern and Western Churches from the 2nd century to the 4th century. | ||
The Western Church insisted that the Holy Supper should be celebrated on the Resurrection Day, not on the evening of the 14th day of the first month by the sacred calendar which Jesus had taught. In A.D. 325, the churches decided to follow the insistence of the Western Church at the [[Council of Nicaea]], and so the [[Passover of the new covenant]], the day the Holy Supper was originally held on, disappeared from the ecclesiastical calendar, and the date of Resurrection Day was set to be the “first Sunday after the first full Moon following the spring equinox.”<ref>[https://www.worldhistory.org/Easter/ Easter], ''WORLD HISTORY ENCYCLOPEDIA'', January 11, 2021</ref><ref>Supremacy of the Popes, James Gibbons, The Faith of Our Fathers, 1876, pg. 134</ref> In the Gregorian calendar, it is usually between March 22 and April 25,<ref>[https://www.timeanddate.com/news/holidays/early-easter-2008.html Easter 2008 is the Earliest in Nearly a Century], ''Time and Date'', March 14, 2008</ref> which is similar to the feast day of the goddess Ēostre (Easter), which was widely worshiped in Europe at that time.<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-15/the-origins-of-easter-from-pagan-roots-to-chocolate-eggs/8440134 Origin of Easter: From pagan festivals and Christianity to bunnies and chocolate eggs], ''ABC.net'', April 15, 2017</ref> Today, the word ''Easter'' is related to the festival of the goddess Easter.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-04-12/why-easter-is-called-easter-and-other-little-known-facts-about-the-holiday Why Easter Is Called Easter, and Other Facts About the Holiday], ''U.S.News'', April 12, 2017</ref> | The Western Church insisted that the Holy Supper should be celebrated on the Resurrection Day, not on the evening of the 14th day of the first month by the sacred calendar which Jesus had taught. In A.D. 325, the churches decided to follow the insistence of the Western Church at the [[Council of Nicaea]], and so the [[Passover of the new covenant]], the day the Holy Supper was originally held on, disappeared from the ecclesiastical calendar, and the date of Resurrection Day was set to be the “first Sunday after the first full Moon following the spring equinox.”<ref>[https://www.worldhistory.org/Easter/ Easter], ''WORLD HISTORY ENCYCLOPEDIA'', January 11, 2021</ref><ref>Supremacy of the Popes, James Gibbons, The Faith of Our Fathers, 1876, pg. 134</ref> In the [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gregorian-calendar Gregorian calendar], it is usually between March 22 and April 25,<ref>[https://www.timeanddate.com/news/holidays/early-easter-2008.html Easter 2008 is the Earliest in Nearly a Century], ''Time and Date'', March 14, 2008</ref> which is similar to the feast day of the goddess Ēostre (Easter), which was widely worshiped in Europe at that time.<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-15/the-origins-of-easter-from-pagan-roots-to-chocolate-eggs/8440134 Origin of Easter: From pagan festivals and Christianity to bunnies and chocolate eggs], ''ABC.net'', April 15, 2017</ref> Today, the word ''Easter'' is related to the festival of the goddess Easter.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-04-12/why-easter-is-called-easter-and-other-little-known-facts-about-the-holiday Why Easter Is Called Easter, and Other Facts About the Holiday], ''U.S.News'', April 12, 2017</ref> | ||
==Ceremony of Resurrection Day== | ==Ceremony of Resurrection Day== | ||