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'''Day of Resurrection''' (Resurrection Day) is a [[feast of God]] that commemorates Jesus’ resurrection three days after His death on the [[cross]]. In the Bible, the date of Resurrection Day is the “day after the first [[Sabbath]] (Sunday) following the [[Feast of Unleavened Bread]].” However, most churches keep it on the first Sunday after the full Moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox, calling it Easter. In many countries in Europe, the day before and after Easter is a national holiday, and it is celebrated as one of the biggest holidays of the year. In the U.S., spring break is generally before and after Easter, and it is observed by a large majority of schools. Many companies are closed and enjoy a holiday around Easter.<ref>[https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/france/2022 List of Holidays in France in 2022]. Public Holidays in France in 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.feiertage.net/frei-tage.php Gesetzliche Feiertage in Nordrhein-Westfalen 2022]. Die Feiertage 2022, 2023 n Deutschland.</ref><ref>[https://www.euronext.com/en/trade/trading-hours-holidays Calendar of business days 2022]. Trading Hours & Holidays, EURONEXT.</ref><ref>[https://guardian.ng/news/fg-declares-holidays-for-easter-celebration/ FG declares holidays for Easter celebration]. The Guardian, March 30, 2021</ref><ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/2017/04/16/christians-around-the-world-celebrate-easter-sunday/100544548/ Christians around the world celebrate Easter Sunday]. USA TODAY, April 17, 2017.</ref>  

Most churches celebrate Resurrection Day on the first Sunday after the full Moon following 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 [[World Mission Society Church of God]] keeps the Resurrection Day on the basis of the dates of the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened in the Bible, and break the bread, following the example of Jesus.<ref>[https://watv.org/bible_word/resurrection-day/ Resurrection Day of Jesus Christ], WATV.org</ref><ref>[https://watv.org/sacred-assemblies-2022/ Sacred Assemblies of the Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the Day of Resurrection 2022], WATV.org, April 15, 2022</ref>

Today, many churches celebrate Easter by eating boiled eggs, and regard bunnies and eggs as symbols of Easter. The reason bunnies and eggs became the symbols of Easter is assumed to be because the custom of worshiping the goddess Easter (Ēostre) of the Teutons, who governed spring and dawn, was introduced into Christianity.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/summary/Easter-holiday Easter summary], Britannica</ref> Since spring is the season of new life, Easter was regarded as the ''goddess of fertility'', and bunnies and eggs were both used as symbols of fertility.<ref>[https://www.crosswalk.com/special-coverage/easter/who-is-eostre-and-what-does-she-have-to-do-with-easter.html "Who Is Eostre and What Does She Have to Do With Easter?"]. 《crosswalk.com》. 2022. 3. 18.</ref> The fact that the Resurrection Day is called ''Easter'' in English and ''Ostern'' in German proves that Resurrection Day has been changed by the influence of pagan religions. The origin of Easter the goddess and eggs goes back further in history. Ancient Babylonians believed that a large egg fell into the Euphrates River from the sky and that the goddess Ishtar was hatched from this egg.<ref>Alexander Hislop, The Two Babylons, pg. 109, 1998</ref> In Israel, this goddess was called ''Ashtoreth''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/2265-baaltis |title="ASTARTE WORSHIP AMONG THE HEBREWS" |website=Jewish Encyclopedia |publisher=  |date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote=

|Eostre, Eostrae (the name of the goddess of spring and abundance)<ref name="이스터">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Easter-holiday|title="Easter"}} 《Britannica》</ref>

|Ostern<ref>[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/german-english/ostern Ostern], Cambridge Dictionary</ref>

|Pronunciation of the Hebrew word פֶּסַח [pesach]<ref>[https://www.studylight.org/lexicons/eng/hebrew/6453.html Strong's #6453 - פֶּסַח], StudyLight.org</ref> in the Greek way

|Pasen<ref>[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/dutch-english/pasen Pasen], Cambridge Dictionary</ref>