CHRISTIAN CELEBRATION OF EASTER

The New Fire of Easter

THE nEW FIRE

• Easter Vigil is also known as the Paschal Vigil or Great Vigil of Easter,
• It is a service held in traditional Christian churches as the first official celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus.
• Historically, during this service people are baptized. It is held at night between sunset on Holy Saturday and sunrise on Easter Day and is the first celebration of Easter.

THE PASCHAL CANDLE

PASCHAL CANDLE

• The Paschal candle is a big, white candle used at liturgy in the Western rites of Christianity.
• The cross is always the centre symbol The Greek letters signify that God is the beginning and the end Five grains of incense are in candle. during the Easter Vigil to represent the five wounds of Jesus: the three nails that pierced his hands and feet, the spear thrust into his side, and the thorns that crowned his head.

EASTER GARDENS

EASTER GARDENS

• Easter gardens may be found in churches, gardens, and homes, and may be small and quite simple or large and very elaborate.
• Sometimes they have figures to represent the people in the story. It has three essential things : a mound with at least one cross ; a stone or stone structure (empty tomb) ; and lots of greenery and flowers.

EASTER EGGS

EASTER EGGS

• Easter eggs are dyed red to represent the blood of Christ and the hard shell of the egg symbolized the sealed Tomb - the cracking of which symbolized his resurrection from the dead. They are distributed to the faithful.