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Happy Easter!
Frohe Ostern!
Felices Pascuas!

 

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He has risen!

 

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He has risen!

Indeed he has risen!

 

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frohe Ostern again!

 

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He has risen!

Now, he has truly risen.

What's the Difference Between Easter and Orthodox Easter? | HISTORY

The holidays both celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but have some different traditions and are based on different calendars.

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Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter later than most Christians in the western world because the churches calculate the holiday by different calendars.

Orthodox Easter takes place between April 4 and May 8, following the first full moon after Passover. Orthodox Easter always falls after the Jewish celebration of Passover, because, according to the New Testament, the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ took place after he entered Jerusalem to celebrate Passover. In 2024, Orthodox Easter occurs on May 5.

In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII instituted the Gregorian calendar to correct inaccuracies in the Julian Calendar. The new calendar added leap years to correct an 11-minute miscalculation that caused seasons to become out of sync with the calendar, thus pushing Easter away from the spring equinox. Under the Gregorian calendar, churches established Easter to be held on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. In 2024, Easter is celebrated on March 31.

Much of the world came to officially recognize the Gregorian calendar, but Orthodox churches, primarily in Greece, Cyprus, Russia, Romania, Bulgaria and others, continue to observe Easter according to the Julian calendar.