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 Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 2:26 pm
#29. Which animal is used in Australia instead of a rabbit? Easter Bilby : 
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 2:31 pm
#30. What was the purpose of the Easter Act passed in 1928 by Parliament in the United Kingdom?
The Easter Act 1928 (c. 35) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed and enacted in 1928 concerning the date for Easter that has never come into force.The effect would be to establish Easter Sunday as the Sunday following the second Saturday in April, resulting in Easter Sunday being between 9 April and 15 April.
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 5:28 pm
#1. Why is Easter considered a moveable feast?
He is risen!
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According to the Bible, Jesus's death and resurrection from the dead, which Easter celebrates, occurred around the time of the Jewish feast of Passover. That was celebrated on the first full moon following the vernal equinox. However, that soon led to Christians celebrating Easter on different dates.
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 5:34 pm
#2. Which calendar do Orthodox Christians use to determine the date of their Easter celebration?
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Many Orthodox churches base their Easter date on the Julian calendar, which differs from the Gregorian calendar that is used by many western countries. Therefore the Orthodox Easter period often occurs later than the Easter period that falls after the time of the March equinox.
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 5:39 pm
#3. What tasty treats do Easter and Passover have in common?
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Three Things Passover & Easter Have in Common - Macaroni Kids Rockville
Third, both Easter and Passover revolve around the idea of rebirth. Jesus is resurrected, or born again, and the slaves are reborn into freedom. Both holidays draw in the idea of birth or rebirth with Easter eggs and the hard-boiled eggs served on Passover.
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 5:43 pm
#4. How many days does Lent last?
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Lent lasts 40 days with the Sundays seen as celebrations and not counted. It officially ends on Maundy Thursday, which is April 9, 2020. Good Friday is also traditionally a day of fasting and penance. However, most people who have given things up for Lent, choose to carry on until Easter Sunday.Feb 26, 2020
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 5:46 pm
#5. How did bunny rabbits and Easter eggs become a part of this holiday (Easter) ?
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According to some sources, the Easter bunny first arrived in America in the 1700s with German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania and transported their tradition of an egg-laying hare called “Osterhase” or “Oschter Haws.” Their children made nests in which this creature could lay its colored eggs.
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 5:49 pm
#6. Which European people brought the legend of an egg-laying hare to the United States?
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Easter egg - Wikipedia
In the Greek Orthodox tradition, red eggs are also cracked together when people exchange Easter greetings. Egg dance[edit]. Egg dance is a traditional Easter game in which eggs are laid on the ...
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 5:56 pm
#7. At Christmas, some children leave out milk and cookies for Santa Claus. What do some leave for the Easter Bunny?
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After you've explained who the Easter Bunny is, have your kids leave a carrot and some water out for the bunny the night before the holiday. Nibble off the carrot tip while everyone's sleeping. You can further the illusion by leaving "bunny fur" around the house.
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 6:00 pm
#8. When were the first colored Easter eggs exchanged?
Take ye away the stone.
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Some Christians also regarded the egg as a symbol for the stone being rolled from the sepulchre. For the most part, the use of painted and decorated Easter eggs was first recorded in the 13th century.
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 6:04 pm
9. When was the first Easter Egg roll held at the white house?
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Easter eggs were rolled at the capitol as early as 1855 and at the White House as early as 1860. By the 1870s, the Capitol had become the most popular place to roll eggs, although they were also rolled at the White House and other places.
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 6:09 pm
10. What egg shaped candy became popular in the 1930's?
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Since the candies have an egg-like shape, and eggs are a symbol of rebirth, jelly beans became firmly entrenched in Easter traditions in the 1930s.Apr 19, 2014
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 8:25 pm
#1. Why is Easter considered a moveable feast?
because Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the vernal equinox full moon
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 8:27 pm
#2. Which calendar do Orthodox Christians use to determine the date of their Easter celebration?
the julian calendar
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 8:40 pm
#3. What tasty treats do Easter and Passover have in common?
nuts, eggs, and chocolate.
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