Easter in Germany

In Germany, Easter, besides Christmas is the most important holiday.

On this sacred day all Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ from the grave. This is the greatest and most joyful event of the year for the believers, when the tragedy of Jesus' crucifixion on Good Friday was healed by the message of the angel at the empty tomb "He is not here. He is risen!"

There is a belief that the name "Easter" originates from an ancient Anglo-Saxon goddess of the dawn named "Eastre", "Eostre", or "Ostara".
The time of celebration is very special and determined by the Church on the Sunday, following the Vernal Equinox. Thus Easter is always the first Sunday, after the first full Moon, after the Vernal Equinox.

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