When is Easter Celebrated in South Africa?
April 9th, Sunday
Easter is a Christian holiday that honours the conviction that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. According to the New Testament of the Bible, the incident took place three days after Jesus’ death in around 30 A.D. on a Roman cross.
The occasion marks the end of the “Passion of Christ,” a sequence of occasions and holidays that began with Lent, a 40-day period of penance, fasting, and sacrifice, and ended with Holy Week, which included Holy Thursday (also known as “Maundy Thursday”), Good Friday (when Jesus’ crucifixion is remembered), and Easter Sunday.
Despite being a day of great religious significance to Christians, many of the customs linked with Easter have their roots in pagan, pre-Christian cultures.
When is the Easter break in 2022?
Easter weekend will begin on April 15 and end on April 18 in 2022.
The Origin of the Name “Easter”
The English term “Easter” is said to have originated from Eostre, or Eostrae, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring and fertility, according to St. Bede the Venerable, the author of Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (“Ecclesiastical History of the English People”) in the sixth century. Other historians contend that the word “Easter” originates from in albis, a Latin expression that is pural for alba, or “dawn,” and which became eostarum in Old High German, the language that preceded modern English.
Easter tradition in religion
The New Testament of the Bible’s account of Jesus’ resurrection serves as the principal cornerstone for all of the Christian religions.
The New Testament claims that Jesus was detained by the Roman government primarily because he declared himself to be the “Son of God.” However, historians have questioned this claim, with some suggesting that the Romans may have seen Jesus as a threat to the empire.
Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor in charge of Judea from 26 to 36 A.D., pronounced a death sentence on him. Jesus was the living son of God because of his crucifixion, which is commemorated by the Christian festival Good Friday (the Friday before Easter), and three-day resurrection that followed.
