Why Easter?
Why Easter?

Author: Barbara Reaoch

Publisher: Shepherd Press

Published: 2012-02-17

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 1936908336

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Easter is a celebration of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. But how many children know why Jesus died and came to life again? This illustrated devotional contains 28 lessons—one for each day of the four weeks leading up to Easter—in a short, focused format designed to help parents show the Christ of Easter to their children. A companion volume, Why Christmas?, is available to help parents teach their children about Jesus’ incarnation.

Encyclopedia of Easter Celebrations Worldwide
Encyclopedia of Easter Celebrations Worldwide

Author: William D. Crump

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2021-02-22

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 147664196X

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At Eastertime, the most important holiday in the Christian world, religious processions in many Latin American countries pass over ornate street "carpets" fashioned from colored sawdust, flowers and fruit. Children in Finland and Sweden dress as "Easter witches." In the Caribbean, those who swim on Good Friday risk bad luck. In the Philippines, some penitents volunteer to be crucified. In some European countries, Easter Monday is the day for dousing women with water. With 240 entries, this book explores these and scores of other unusual and sometimes bizarre international Holy Week customs, both sacred and secular, from pilgrimages to Jerusalem to classic seasonal films and television specials.