Easter is celebrated in many parts of the world.
It is considered as one of the most important festivals for christians.
Easter is also known as Pascha or Resurrection Sunday.
Here are some interesting fun facts and trivia associated with this holiday tradition which are worth knowing.
1. The white lily is the official flower of Easter.
The white lily represents grace and purity, which is why many churches and homes decorate with the white lily for the holiday.
In fact, they’re commonly known as “Easter lilies.”
2. Easter is celebrated at different times by Eastern and Western Christians. It is because the dates for Easter in Eastern Christianity are based on the Julian calendar, while Western Christianity follows the Gregorian calendar.
3. In the US, only 12 of the 50 states recognize Good Friday as a holiday.
4. Every year Easter falls on a different day, and you can blame the moon for that.
Christ’s death coincides with the Jewish Passover, which is celebrated during the first full moon after the vernal equinox, better known as the first day of spring.
The rule was set for the Christian church by the council of Nicaea, stating that Easter would be held on the first Sunday after the first full moon occurring on or after the vernal equinox.
5. Easter tentatively became an official Christian holiday in AD 325 at the first council of Nicaea presided over by Roman Emperor Constantine.
6. Next, to Halloween, Easter is the biggest candy-consuming holiday of the year.
7. The custom of giving eggs at Easter has been traced back to Egyptians, Persians, Gauls, Greeks and Romans, for whom the egg was a symbol of life.
8. The first chocolate Easter eggs were produced in 1873 by Fry’s in England. The world’s biggest Easter egg, however, was prepared by the Argentinians in 2015, using 8,000 kgs of chocolate.
9. Until 2018, It was illegal to sell alcohol on Good Friday in Ireland.
10. In Norway, it’s traditional to read crime stories over Easter weekend.
11. Easter eggs have been seen as an ancient symbol of fertility, new life and rebirth.
12. In Australia, it is not the Easter Bunny that visits children on the night before Easter, but the Easter Bilby (the bilby being an Australian marsupial).
13. In Sweden, they’re Easter Witches, and in France it’s flying church bells that visit the Vatican and bring back chocolate.
The list of fun facts shows that there is so much attached to Easter.
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Happy Easter!