
	Where results make sense

Topic: Passover (Christian Holy Day)

Related Topics

Christian demonology

Christian Democratic Union of Germany

Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters

Christian fundamentalists

Christian IX of Denmark

Hans Christian Andersen

Christian IX

Christian X of Denmark

Coptic Christianity

Christian VII of Denmark

Christian Democrats

Contemporary Christian music

In the News (Wed 23 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Keeping the "Lord's Day" Holy: Christian Resource Centre (Bermuda)
		Certainly, Christians are no different from other people in enjoying the weekly day of rest; but at the same time they are keenly aware of the uniqueness and originality of Sunday, the day on which they are called to celebrate their salvation and the salvation of all humanity.
		Sunday is the day of joy and the day of rest precisely because it is "the Lord's Day", the day of the Risen Lord.
		The holy days of obligation in all the Eastern Churches are the Feasts of the Nativity of the Lord, the Epiphany, the Ascension, the Dormition of Mary Mother of God and Saints Peter and Paul: cf.
	www.nisbett.com /comparative/catholic/cath-lordsday.htm (17189 words)

	Bible - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The overwhelming majority of Christians refer to the Bible as the combination of Hebrew Scripture, known to Christians as the Old Testament or First Testament; and the New Testament, which describes the life and message of Jesus.
		Both Christians and Jews regard the Bible as the revealed word of God, with widespread variation on its accuracy, interpretation and legitimacy.
		The New Testament is a Christian collection of 27 books with Jesus as its central figure, written primarily in Koine Greek in the early Christian period.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bible (4248 words)

	Booklet > God's Holy Day Plan > The Passover: Why Did Jesus Christ Have to Die? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The day on which this profound event, the crucifixion, transpired was the 14th day of the first month of God's calendar, the same day on which the Passover lambs were to be killed (Leviticus 23:5).
		On the 14th day of that month at evening, the Israelites were to kill the animals and place some of their blood on the doorposts of their homes.
		Passover, as a memorial of Jesus' death, is to be observed annually rather than whenever or however often one chooses, just as all of the other annual festivals are to be kept once a year.
	www.ucg.org /booklets/HD/havetodie.htm (3687 words)

	[No title]
		The holiday called Easter (9) has come to be known as the Christian day of observance of the resurrection of Jesus.
		It is considered to be the "most important holy day of the Christian Religion." The day Easter is observed is difficult to calculate.
		In post flood days the celebration for tree worship was founded by Semiramis who purportedly found her son Nimrod in an evergreen tree while she was still a virgin.
	tzion.org /holidays/History.html (3359 words)

	Messiah Truth: A Jewish Response to Missionary Groups
		One of the most significant differences between Judaism and Christianity (or Messianic Judaism) is that the latter rejects the laws that God gave to Moses to teach to the children of Israel.
		Christianity is based on the unique belief that Jesus was God's Son, born of a virgin, sacrificed for the Salvation of man. In reality, as sacrificed virgin-born Savior Son of God, Jesus was not unique.
		A Torah View of the Founder of Christianity: Rabbi Ariel Bar Tzadok looks at the one whom the Christians believe to be their Messiah in his own words and actions taken from the Christian Bible.
	www.messiahtruth.com /response.html (3947 words)

	Judaism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Pesach or Passover celebrates the Exodus from Egypt, and coincides with the barley harvest.
		Yom Kippur, or The Day of Atonement, also called "the Sabbath of Sabbaths," is a holiday centered on redemption; a day of Atonement and fasting for sins committed during the previous year.
		Christianity survived, but by breaking with Judaism and becoming a separate religion; the Pharisees survived but in the form of Rabbinic Judaism (today, known simply as "Judaism").
	judaism.iqnaut.net (7047 words)

	Eggs Around the World
		Historic belief in its Christian origins is derived from the observation that only in those communities where Jews and Christians lived together, primarily in Eastern Europe, did Jews color eggs for their Passover festivities.
		Similarly, Lag B'Omer, which falls chronologically between the Jewish holiday of Passover and the Christian holy day of Pentecost, is often celebrated with a family picnic featuring colored eggs that represent the rainbow and god's promise to Noah and the Jews.
		Artistic evolution in Central Europe brought with it a change in hue, as many Christian societies replaced the Easter egg's original pastel colors with shades of deep crimson, representing the blood, passion, suffering, purification embodied in the crucifixion of Christ.
	www.globalgourmet.com /food/egg/egg0397/eggworld.html (273 words)

	Was Jesus Resurrected on Easter Sunday? :: Library :: Bible Tools
		The Passover is a Sabbath, and all Sabbaths occur on the seventh day.
		On the first day there shall be a holy convocation, and on the seventh day there shall be a holy convocation for you: No manner of work shall be done on them, but that which everyone must eat—that only may be prepared by you.
		Traditional Christianity claims Jesus died on Friday primarily because of their misreading of John 12:1 combined with their insistence that only Friday can be a preparation day for the Sabbath.
	bibletools.org /index.cfm/fuseaction/Library.show/CT/RA/k/101 (2426 words)

	Allegheny College: Inside News Weekly
		Christian celebration of the lives of all the saints.
		Christian holy day marking the birth of Jesus.
		Thirty days of fasting from sunup to sundown in honor of the first revelations to the Prophet Muhammed.
	www.allegheny.edu /news/inw/holidays (372 words)

	Pentecost/Shavuot - Spiritual Birthday of the Church
		Christian scholars mark that historic Pentecost in Jerusalem as the "spiritual birthday of the church." (A.R. Fausset's Bible Dictionary, p.
		EDB: On that day, as the priest in the House of God, the Temple, was waving the "two leaven loaves," as an act of thanksgiving for the agricultural harvest, a "promise" in prophecy was fulfilled.
		In that day a fountain shall be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants, of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness (13:1 NKJV)
	www.cdn-friends-icej.ca /judeochr/pentcost/pentcost.html (976 words)

	Foot Washing [John 13]
		Easter is a Christian holy day remembering the resurrection of Jesus three days after He was crucified.
		During the Passover, the children were taught -- and all of Israel remembered -- the meaning of the Passover.
		Both were actively involved in the Passover meal and this was at least the third Passover meal with Jesus, the Son of God, being the master of the seder.
	www.brainerd.net /~wjc/IRCC/Sunday_232.htm (2507 words)

	Computus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The canonical rule is that Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the 14th day of the lunar month (the full moon) that falls on or after 21 March (nominally the day of the vernal equinox).
		The Christians in late-Roman times had to redefine this for the Julian calendar that was used at that time, which is a solar calendar.
		The first day of a lunar month is considered the day of the New Moon.
	computus.iqnaut.net (3990 words)

	Dwight Watt Internet Article #82
		It is the culmination of a season of Christian celebrations of significance to Christians.
		Different groups put more significance on certain days, but in my opinion Easter should be the most significant day of the year for us as Christians.
		Although may have made the meanings of the secular fit to Christianity, we need to remember as we celebrate, that our children need to know Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus.
	home.att.net /~dwight-watt/articles/art-82.html (765 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin
		Christians, east and west, were pretty much on the same page about that for centuries, even after the 1054 A.D. split between the Rome-based church and four Orthodox branches in the Middle East on political and theological issues.
		It also fixed the year at 365 1/4 days long, so it was 11 minutes longer than the true solar year, a glitch that has compounded through the centuries.
		He dropped 10 days to reconcile the lunar and solar calendars -- now that was a weird year -- and set March 21 as the date of the vernal equinox.
	starbulletin.com /columnist/column.php?id=9223&col_id=17 (659 words)

	Holy Easter Monday? - Silver Chips Online
		Passover is a festival remembering the Jewish people’s release from bondage by the Egyptians, as described in both the Hebrew Torah and the Christian Bible.
		If the author had bothered to research more about what Easter Monday is and why it IS a Christian holy day, perhaps she would realize that her tone is wholly inappropriate regarding the religious issues of this date.
		I'm sick of all this "the county's being against the christian's and for the jews." The school calender is based around the christian holidays.
	silverchips.mbhs.edu /inside.php?sid=1719 (814 words)

	Good Friday Protest
		Non-Christian employees of the county and state must deduct their religious holy day observations from the total of their limited personal/vacation days.
		Christians may sincerely believe that the crucifixion of Jesus Christ was a divine act, "part of God's plan for salvation" (which is their right), but to non-believers - the majority in Hawaii - there is no religious pretext whatsoever.
		By consecrating a Christian holy day, the Hawaii legislature has effectively sent the rest of the population a message.
	www.lava.net /~hcssc/goodfriday2002protest.html (1852 words)

	Good Riddance to the Easter Bunny
		Among Latin-speaking Christians, the week beginning with the Feast of the Resurrection was known as hebdomada alba (white week), since the newly-baptized Christians were accustomed to wear their white baptismal robes throughout that week.
		Christians were celebrating the resurrection at different times.
		Jewish Christians celebrated the resurrection immediately following Passover, which, according to their calendar, fell on the evening of the full moon (the 14th day in the month of Nisan, the first month of the year).
	www.americanvision.org /articlearchive/03-14-05.asp (741 words)

	Should Jesus Christ be worshipped on Saturday or Sunday? Which day is the Christian Holy day of rest?
		The worship of Christ on Sunday originated because that was the day that Christ rose from the grave.
		On this same historical note, it should be stated that in the middle of the second century, the Bishop of Smyrna, Polycarp, a disciple of John the Apostle, debated with Anecetus, the Bishop of Rome, over several points of doctrine.
		The observance of Passover, instead of what has come to be called Easter, and the keeping of the Sunday, instead of the Saturday Sabbath, being chief among them.
	www.truechristian.org /q_and_a/saturday_sabbath.html (733 words)

	Traditions of Men vs. The Scriptues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Christianity, when it reached the Teutons, incorporated in its celebration of the great Christian feast day many of the heathen rites and customs which accompanied their observance of the spring festival.
		.In the 5th century the Western church ordered the feast to be celebrated on the day of the Mithraic rites of the birth of the sun and at the close of the Saturnalia, as no certain knowledge of the day of Christ's birth existed.
		In the document, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger told the bishops that it is incorrect to refer to Christian churches, such as Orthodox and Protestant, as 'sister' churches of the Catholic Church.
	www.yeshivahanateev.org /traditions.html (3585 words)

	Seasonal topics at year end
		Valentine's day: FEB-14; a celebration of love, based on the Lupercalia feast of the ancient Roman religion.
		This day is celebrated by many aboriginal, Neopagan and other religions, past and present.
		Easter: 2006-APR-16 in the West; 2006-APR-23 among Eastern Orthodox; a Christian holy day based on the Jewish celebration of Passover, and ancient Pagan festivals.
	www.religioustolerance.org /seaessay.htm (168 words)

	Sgt Grit's Marine Forum - Easter, a "Christian" Holy day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		And as far as it being observed when it is, it also coincides with the Jewish Passover, which is the time of year Christ was crucified.
		Since many Christians preferred not to have their heads chopped off, they would pick pagen celebration dates to have their own celebrations.
		Well actually, the early Christian Church, substituted "Christianity" into those pagan festival days, cause it was easier to get converts that way, like them damn Germans and Limeys........who were always looking for an excuse to celibrate something.....and get drunk.
	www.grunt.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=82710 (568 words)

	Drexel University: Office of the Provost (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Embodying a culturally and spiritually diverse community, Drexel University recognizes that on the occasion of important or solemn religious days, certain of its members will observe practices that preclude them from attending to their regular duties whether as faculty members or students.
		On the occasion of such days, it is equally important for all who do not share in these same practices to accommodate their colleagues and peers.
		Drexel University supports an environment that respects the religious observances of others and is committed to make every reasonable effort to accommodate the religious observances of instructors, students, and staff.
	www.drexel.edu /provost/memos/memo_religious_observances.asp (317 words)

	Renewal - Easter - UUFH Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		As we move from the winter season into the spring, the green daffodil shoots, the small crocus hears, and the just-visible swelling buds on the tree branches remind us that the earth has used these months for quiet regeneration.
		As we move ever closer to the weekend in which both the Jewish holiday of Passover and the Christian holy day of Easter are honored, we are invited, ever more deeply, into the meaning of this called renewal.
		Noah knew of it after the flood, after those wretched days on the ark, with death and destruction all around.
	www.uufh.org /newsdetail.html?key=29&back= (472 words)

	EASTER 2008 Is Capricious! - PASSOVER 2006 - PENTECOST 2007 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		ADDITIONALLY: The Hebrews of Christ Jesus' day kept time by counting their days and dates from sunset -to- sunset (from dusk -to- dusk), but Middle Eastern, pagan, heathen Gentiles (who had originated and still celebrated Easter) kept time by counting their days and dates from sunrise -to- sunrise (from dawn -to- dawn).
		It remains a theological scandal as long as Christian saints are deluded and oblivious to the religious mixture of the profane with the Divine.
		That year was the beginning of this author’s appeal to church-going Christians to observe Pentecost on the Biblically correct date.
	www.antipas.net /easter_plain.htm (2461 words)

	The Other Holy Day - Christian History
		Few calendars label it, and some churches don't observe it at all, though it may be the oldest of the Holy Week observances.
		In the Middle Ages, Maundy Thursday was sometimes called Shere Thursday, "shere" meaning "pure" or "guilt-free." ("Shere" also had something to do with shearing, as it was customary for medieval men to cut their hair and beards on this day.) Medieval Christians achieved purity by performing penance throughout Lent.
		The day they received the command to love, had their feet washed by a king, and first understood the link between the Passover sacrifice, Christ, and the bread of life, shouldn't be missed by any of us, even if the calendar shows a blank square.
	www.christianitytoday.com /history/newsletter/2002/mar22.html (722 words)

	Holidays
		Passover and Easter-A Quick Guide to Understanding Dates
		holiday - holiday [altered from holy day], day set aside for the commemoration of an important event.
		bank holidays - bank holidays, days when the law requires that banks be closed.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0882306.html (124 words)

	CNN.com - Palestinians: Israeli helicopters fire on Gaza village - April 8, 2001
		Israel Defense Forces were not immediately available for comment.
		The reported attack -- on the Jewish holiday of Passover and the Christian holy day of Palm Sunday -- followed scattered Israeli-Palestinian fighting in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Reuters reported.
		Palestinian witnesses and security sources told Reuters that Israeli tanks fired three shells in the Ramallah firefight, and another Israeli tank fired a shell in the nearby village of Beitunia after light weapons failed to discourage Palestinians who were firing from the town on an Israeli army position.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/meast/04/08/mideast.02 (258 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)