The bright holiday of Easter is celebrated in mid-April. Joy and fun accompany people on this day, and everyone feels involved in a great celebration, in any case, this is how Orthodox believers describe their feelings.
Passover story according to Torah and Old Testament
The story of the origin of the holiday of Light Easter is amazing. In order to understand it, you need to remember the Bible and everything that is said in it in the part called “Exodus”.
"Exodus" tells about the Jewish people who were enslaved by the Egyptians. The Jews suffered beatings and humiliations from their Egyptian rulers, they were powerless slaves in a foreign land. But despite all the troubles, the people of Judah hoped that one day a savior would come and change their lives, and open their eyes to the promised land. And so it happened. Moses, who was born among the Jews, was chosen by God, and through him God worked his miracles and sent many misfortunes to the Egyptian tyrants.
The Bible says that God sent down 10 troubles to the Egyptians, but Pharaoh did not want to recognize the divine power, did not want to release the Jews from slavery. And then there was a vision to Moses, and he commanded the Jews to paint the rungs of their houses, at night an angel came down to earth and killed the children of the Egyptians, but did not touch the children of the Jews, whose houses were anointed. And only then was Pharaoh afraid and expelled the Jewish people. Having lost their slaves, the Egyptians set off in pursuit of them, but, as the biblical legend says, God helped Moses and his people to pass through the waters of the Red Sea, and drowned the Egyptians. This event is celebrated by Jews every year, celebrating their liberation.
Easter Story New Testament
The story of the origin of Easter in the New Testament is somewhat different, it seems to have a continuation. So, the New Testament says that after several centuries Jesus Christ was born. The Gospel tells that Jesus preached in different cities, taught goodness and the Word of God, he could heal people, helped the poor and tried to reason with the rich. However, people were afraid of him and hastened to get rid of the prophet at any cost, and very soon Jesus was crucified on the cross, and this happened just after the Jewish holiday of Passover.
After death, the Son of God was resurrected and called people to rejoice in eternal life and follow his commandments. And today, in honor of that distant day, people prepare delicious treats, bake cakes and gather with the whole family at the festive table. In Russia, for example, on Easter, it is customary to paint eggs, draw beautiful patterns on them, and then play hard-boiled boiled with household members as a joke. Traditionally, Easter is understood as a holiday in honor of the resurrection of the Lord, although it is obvious that the history of this day is deeper.
At first, Passover was often celebrated on the same day as the Jewish holiday. However, around the first half of the 2nd century, Christians changed this tradition and began to celebrate the holiday a week after the Jewish one. Today, there are as many as three types of Easter - there are Orthodox, Catholic and Jewish. Each individual holiday has its own characteristics and traditions, but they all share a common belief in God and that miracles happen.
