Images for Easter
Both Christians and followers of many other religions have celebrated
‘death and resurrection’, following the spring equinox
(on or around 21 March) for thousands of years.
For Christians, Easter is the most important festival of the year.
The dates (because of the ‘Last Supper’) are linked
to the Jewish Passover. While western Christians celebrate on
the Sunday
after the next full moon, the Orthodox churches follow the older
Julian calendar, so their Easter takes place several weeks later.
The word ‘Easter’ is derived from Estere, a Teutonic
fertility goddess. It can be traced further back to the Mesopotamian
goddess Astarte - who may have given us the symbol of the ‘Easter
egg’.
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