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How the Easter Sunday card developedThe resurrection of Jesus Christ is commemorated by the annual festival of Easter Sunday and is
acknowledged to be one of the principal feast of the Christian year. On varying dates between March 22
and April 25 it is always celebrated on a Sunday and is therefore called a movable feast. Several other
ecclesiastical festivals, extending over a period between Septuagesima Sunday (the ninth Sunday before
Easter Sunday) and the first Sunday of Advent, are fixed in relation to the date of Easter. The 40-day
penitential season of Lent is connected with the observance of Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday and
concludes at midnight on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday. Holy Week, starts on
Palm Sunday, includes Good Friday, the day of the crucifixion, and terminates with Holy Saturday.
The Octave of Easter extends from Easter Sunday through the following Sunday. In early Christian
times, during the Octave of Easter, the newly baptized wore white garments which signifies joy,
light and purity.
The Jewish festival of Passover is related to the Christian Easter. Passover, or Pesach another name
for Easter. Being brought up in the Hebrew tradition, the early Christians, many of whom were of
Jewish origin and regarded Easter as a new feature of the Passover festival. This became a
celebration of the advent of the Messiah as foretold by the prophets. More recently Easter
Sunday is celebrated with the giving of cards. As well as religious symbols of Christ and the
resurrection the designs on the cards also portrayed the elements of spring. The concept of
the season and renewed life was illustrated by sprig flowers, especially daffodils.
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GOOD NEWS FOR WELSH LEARNERS Don't forget - you can write ANY message on ANY card with ANY image - just enjoy yourself !
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