Easter is the most important religious feast of the Christian faith and it always falls on Sunday between March 22 to April 25 as per western Christianity and between early Paril to early May as per eastern christianity. Easter is also known as Pascha, the Feast of the Resurrection, the Sunday of the Resurrection, or Resurrection Day. It is observed in memory of the resurrection of Jesus, which his followers believe occurred on the third day after his death by crucifixion some time in the period AD 27 to 33. In the Roman Catholic Church, Easter is observed for eight days. Easter has got non-religious importance attached to it also. Initially, it was a pagan festival. It used to get celebrated by the ancient Saxons for the return of spring which was associated with the Goddess of spingtime and offspring also knwon as Eastre.
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