week before Easter
1Easter Week — or Bright Week is the period of seven days from Easter Sunday through the Saturday following.Western ChurchIn the Latin Rite of Roman Catholicism, Anglican and other Western churches, Easter Week is the week beginning with the Christian feast of… …
2Easter — This article is about the Christian Festival. For secular uses, see Easter customs and Ēostre. For other uses, see Easter (disambiguation). Easter Resurrected Jesus and Mary Magdalene, by Antonio da Correggio, 1543 …
3Easter — • Includes information on the feast and customs Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Easter Easter † …
4Easter Eve — or Easter Even, the day before Easter Sunday; Holy Saturday: »Part of special Holy Week rites that are steeped in traditions fifteen centuries old, the liturgy of Easter Even opened with the Blessing of the New Fire (New York Times) …
5Easter Vigil — The Easter Vigil, also called the Paschal Vigil or the Great Vigil of Easter, is a service held in many Christian churches as the first official celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus. Historically, it is during this service that people… …
6Easter — /ee steuhr/, n. 1. an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on… …
7Easter bonnet — An Easter Bonnet An Easter Bonnet represents the tail end of a tradition of wearing new clothes at Easter,[1] in harmony with the renewal of the year and the promise of spiritual renewal and redemption. The Easter bonnet was fixed in popular… …
8Easter egg (media) — Ex …
9Easter parade — For other uses, see Easter parade (disambiguation). Participants in New York City s 2007 Easter parade The Easter parade is an American cultural event consisting of a festive strolling procession on Easter Sunday. Typically, it is a somewhat… …
10easter even — noun Usage: usually capitalized both Es Etymology: Middle English ester even, from ester Easter + even eve more at even (eve) : the 24 hour period preceding Easter * * * Easter Eve …
