Facts about Easter Sunday

Easter is without a doubt one of the most important Christian festivals and is celebrated by countless Christians around the world. Christians celebrate this festival in remembrance of Christ’s resurrection from the cross. A joyous occasion, the festival is celebrated by grand feasts and the act of giving gifts / sweet treats to friends and family members. However the origin of this day is pretty complicated and there are certain facts about Easter Sunday that is bound to interest you. Read further to know more.

Complications Surrounding the Dates of Easter

The early Christian church apparently had a hard time deciding on an appropriate date for Easter. There was an apparent power struggle between early Christians who were racially Jewish and those who were not about an appropriate date to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Apparently the Jewish converts had their way as Easter is currently celebrated soon after the Passover or the first Sunday following the paschal moon.

Christ Did Not Resurrect from the Dead on Easter Sunday

If and when Christ did resurrect from the dead, it couldn’t have possibly been on Easter Sunday as this day is celebrated on different dates every year. In fact the most well known aspect of this day is that it is just symbolic of the resurrection of Jesus from the dead and Christians set aside this day to celebrate his resurrection. 

Homemade Easter Gifts for Girls

Easter is the ideal time to exchange gifts. This is how we can maintain our unity. The main aim of all festivals is to forget all differences between ourselves and be friends forever. Besides, we also have to think about the little one at home. Kids’ also expect attractive Easter gifts from the elders specially, mom and dad and their older siblings.

Are you planning to arrange some homemade Easter presents for your little girl? It will be a great idea. This is how your presents should have a personalized touch as well. Little girls love to eat candies and jellies. Get them a basket where you can keep variety of candies specially made at home during Easter, chocolate eggs, egg pastries, Easter cup cakes, lemonade and handmade cookies. Mums love to cook some of the favorite homemade foods for their kids during this festival.

You must decorate the gifts for the kids. Girls can be gifted with colorful ribbons, hair clips, pretty shoes and frocks that are completely made from your hands. Being mother, you can sew her pretty sweater or a cool cap. Baby girls enjoy all these presents from their parents. 

How to Decorate Easter baskets?

Always keep in mind that nothing makes a easter basket more special than a dose of genuine affection. For the brass tacks you need colorful ribbons, colorful gift wraps and jazzy papers, ducts, scissors and gums. Instead of buying the readymade hampers, you can make the baskets all by your own. The DIY hampers have personal touch in them and are much more appealing to the receivers.

1.     Just do the best wrapping as you can. If you want to keep the rugged look of the cane baskets or picnic hampers, you can. But if you have picked some plastic baskets and want to wrap the body of the silo, you can wrap those with colorful gift wrapping paper.

2.   If adhesives are used to wrap the body of the storage, leave those hampers for some time and let those dry up.

3.  You can fix some colorful ribbons at the handles of the storage and can deck up the storage with cool paper crafts.

4.   Finally, you need to fill up the Easter baskets with the gifts that are brought for those it may concern. Make sure that the foods are properly packed and stored inside the hamper. Don’t forget to keep some colorful Easter eggs inside the silos. 

Few Good Reads on Easter Island (Books)

We have picked some of the most appreciated and best sellers Easter Island books. Have a look.

The mystery of the island has attracted many fiction writers to think and pen down mystery novels. The same happened with Jennifer Vanderbes and her book “Easter Island”. The book has been ranked as a great debut copy of a well comprehended story teller like Vanderbes, an English graduate from the Yale.

The story deals with a master storyline of love, lust, betrayal, intellectual alliances and history. The book narrates the story of Elsa Pendleton, who travelled down to the Easter Islands from extreme North England along with her husband who was an archeologist. And he was by the Royal Geographical Society to research on the Moai statues.

The next good read on Rapa Nui would be The Mystery of Easter Island by Katherine Routledge. This is a narration on the writer’s experience on exploring the mysterious island and how the locals helped her and her team.

Chile & Easter Island (Lonely Planet Country Guide) is a book published by the Lonely Planet and is penned by Thomas Kohnstamm and Charlotte Beech. This is a beautiful travelogue and a guide to help the tourists to Chili and the Easter islands. Without anty doubt the book lists among the best sellers.

Easter Programs on TV

Festival related programming on special occasion such as Easter and Christmas has been a trend with television channels for quite some time. The very fact that TV channels air content with a focus on festivals is because of the fact that such programs are popular amongst viewers. TV channels in the Western world put a lot of effort in to creating relevant content on Easter day most of which is entertaining and insightful so there is no harm in turning on your television set if you want to partake of the festivities without leaving the comfort of your home.

Celebration Content on TV for Kids

More than a few channels geared towards entertainment for kids feature content related to the festival on the occasion. Most of this content is informative and entertaining for kids. Special fiesta themed cartoons or shows featuring the making of relevant crafts such as Easter egg painting, making bunnies and chicks and putting together gift baskets can be a creative avenue for your kids to spend their time.

Festival Content on TV for Adults

While many movie channels feature movies with the festival theme such as “Passion of The Christ” or “He Lived Amongst Us” many channels feature documentaries on the history of Easter. Bearing in mind that there is a little for everybody on the television during the festival season, one can go ahead and rest back and enjoy the festivities from home.