[H/T Beach Milk on Gab]
In the US in particular, across the Protestant bible belt as it was, the term is Resurrection Day rather than Easter and the expression is: "He is risen!"
For the nature worshipping or at least celebrating, it's rebirth, spring, across the west it's celebrated the way you know, it's a joyous occasion whichever way it's looked at, except by the cabal, for whom it's a devastating blow.
Next Sunday is the Orthodox celebration I remember, when hardboiled eggs or drained shells are decoratively painted the week before. Either way, church bells proclaim: "Khristos vos-kress'e," or "He is risen," followed by the response, "Voistinu voskrese!" Or, "Indeed He is risen!"
I have some writing to do next weekend.
In world terms, it's far more than just commercial easter egg eating, though they're quite yum all the same. For billions, it's a most important day, maybe the most important day of the year, for me it's a day of historically continuing to research in a good mood and writing to you.
Greetings to all readers this UK morning in whatever form, from Julia and me, also on behalf of our other authors.
"In the US in particular, across the Protestant bible belt as it was, the term is Resurrection Day"
ReplyDeleteSince when? Since Obama no doubt. In the 90s and warly 2000s it was still Easter.
James, likewise to ask at OoL.
ReplyDeleteAs I said to my relatives and family, today we celebrate the day when Jesus Christ rose from the dead having paid for our sins.
To me it is the most important day of the year, because without it, we have nothing and nowhere to go.