{"id":175885,"date":"2018-03-31T06:30:36","date_gmt":"2018-03-31T04:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=175885"},"modified":"2018-03-29T14:48:56","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T12:48:56","slug":"what-is-easter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/03\/31\/what-is-easter-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Easter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the Christian religion, Easter is the holiday that celebrates and commemorates the central event of the Christian faith: the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after his death by crucifixion.<\/p>\n<p>All major branches of Christianity observe the holiday.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Today, other than church attendance, the holiday often involves Easter Eggs, toys and candy, as well as the imagery of bunnies and rabbits.<\/p>\n<p>Easter occurs the Sunday after Good Friday.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/175397\/unit-offers-support-and-hope-to-crime-victims\/\" target=\"_blank\">Unit offers support and hope to crime victims in Germiston<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the centerpiece of the Christian faith, according to the Apostle Paul, who even says that if Jesus Christ has not been resurrected then the Christian faith is worthless and futile (1 Cor. 15:14-17). Therefore, without Easter there is no Christianity.<\/p>\n<p>Easter is the oldest Christian holiday and the most important day of the church year.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/175763\/easter-trivia-facts-need-know\/\" target=\"_blank\">Easter trivia and facts you need to know<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>All the Christian movable feasts and the entire liturgical year of worship are arranged around Easter.<\/p>\n<p>Easter is preceded by the season of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and repentance culminating in Holy Week, and followed by a 50-day Easter Season that stretches from Easter to Pentecost.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh 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