Thanks to a decision made more than 400 years ago, not all Christians observe the holiday on December 25.
Some Christians initially celebrated Easter on Passover, while others waited until the following Sunday, as it was the day of the Resurrection. However, in 325 A.D. at the Council of Nicaea, Emperor Constantine wanted to unify the celebration of Easter on a specific date. It was then ...
Why do Christians celebrate the Last Supper? What cup did Jesus drink from at the Last Supper? Did Jesus eat at the Last Supper? How did Jesus celebrate the Last Supper with his disciples? Why is matzah eaten during Passover? Why was it called the Last Supper?
In Judaism, eggs are an important part of the Passover seder plate. For some Christians, the egg symbolizes the rock tomb out of which Christ emerged to the new life of his Resurrection. Also, there was a practical reason that eggs became popular on Easter: They were forbidden during the ...
He has taken our sin and slavery through his sacrifice. Through his suffering, Christians can celebrate in the freedom that He bought with his body and blood. Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Now a slave has no permanent place in the family...
to help set a standard date to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Prior to this council meeting there had been some confusion amongst Christians regarding when the holiday should be celebrated and Christians in different countries held the celebration at different times. The Passover-related date...
Christians believe that Jesus is the light of the world, so the early Christians thought that this was the right time to celebrate the birth of Jesus. They also took over some of the customs from the Winter Solstice and gave them Christian meanings, like Holly, Mistletoe and even Christmas ...
The launch date of the Zionist invasion of Iraq was Purim of 2003, and the mission goal was to capture Baghdad in order to celebrate Jewish Passover in the main presidential palace of Saddam, which the press had pilloried as the megalomaniac “new Nebuchadnezzar”. Add to this, however, th...
Answer: It would not have been impossible in Jerusalem. There is no reason to think that all Christians in that city made up only one congregation. Although they met daily in the temple, we know that they did not celebrate the Lord’s supper there. The Jews would never have permitted tha...
In Judaism, eggs are an important part of the Passover seder plate. For some Christians, the egg symbolizes the rock tomb out of which Christ emerged to the new life of his Resurrection. Also, there was a practical reason that eggs became popular on Easter: They were forbidden during the...