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This Article Is About The Christian and Cultural Festival
This Article Is About The Christian and Cultural Festival
Most Christians refer to the week before Easter as "Holy Week"it contains the
days of the Easter Triduum, including Maundy Thursday, commemorating the
Maundy and Last Supper,[7][8] as well as Good Friday, commemorating the
crucifixion and death of Jesus.[9] In Western Christianity, Eastertide, or the
Easter Season, begins on Easter Sunday and lasts seven weeks, ending with
the coming of the fiftieth day, Pentecost Sunday. In Eastern Christianity, the
season of Pascha begins on Pascha and ends with the coming of the fortieth
day, the Feast of the Ascension.
Easter and the holidays that are related to it are moveable feasts which do not
fall on a fixed date in the Gregorian or Julian calendars which follow only the
cycle of the sun; rather, its date is determined on a lunisolar calendar similar to
the Hebrew calendar. The First Council of Nicaea (325) established two rules,
independence of the Jewish calendar and worldwide uniformity, which were the
only rules for Easter explicitly laid down by the council. No details for the
computation were specified; these were worked out in practice, a process that
took centuries and generated a number of controversies. It has come to be the
first Sunday after the ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or soonest after 21
March,[10] but calculations vary.
Festivity knows no boundaries and this especially stands true in case of Easter.
Celebrated all across the globe with much pomp and vigor, Easter is one time
when people bury their differences and come together in hordes to rejoice this
day. Every nation has its own way of celebrating a particular festivity. Every
country has some unique traditions and customs. For example, it is the tradition
of America to conduct special Easter parades, where men and women flaunt
their special costumes and colorful bonnets. Being a major celebration in the
Christian calendar, Easter is celebrated with much fanfare. The Easter traditions
in America mark the arrival of spring and the period to celebrate the rebirth of
Jesus Christ. During Easter traditions, one gets to witness parades, carnivals,
Easter egg decorations, music and much more. Every year on Shrove Tuesday,
Mardi Gras carnival is hosted in many regions of the USA. New Orleans is a
major venue for the Mardi Gras carnival. Decorated floats are prepared by
different groups of people in the carnival. The Easter bunny forms a major part
of the Easter traditions in America. So, if you happen to be in the USA during
Easter, make yourself a part of the traditions and enjoy the most fun-filled
festival.
Here are some ideas about Easter customs and traditions in US: -
In the New Orleans, it is a trend of conducting an annual Easter carnival called
'Mardi Gras', which features lot of fun activities like parade, jazz music bands
and a bumper party.
A must play Easter game for American kids is Easter egg roll.
A special dish for Easter springtime in USA is baked ham, potatoes and
vegetables. Another most demanding recipe is hot cross buns.
It was in the early 1700's, when for the first time, eggs were dyed and the credit
for starting this practice in America can be attributed to Pennsylvania Dutch
(German) settlers.
As a part of Easter traditions in the US, sunrise services are held and the prime
motive is to include various Christian religious groups in this event.
Painting the Easter eggs and then conducting Easter egg hunt games for the
kids is what most American parents do on the Easter week.
Like in every other part of the globe, Easter symbols like bunnies, Easter tree,
Easter Eggs and Easter lamb make their presence felt in every corner of the
street, churches, shops and homes.
The popular Easter symbols like Easter bunny and egg tree were first brought in
by the German settlers who arrived in the Pennsylvania Dutch country during
the 1700s. Eventually, American people accepted these crafts and made these
symbols a vital part of their Easter celebrations.
The book 'Egg Tree' by Katherine Milhous was credited with popularizing the
custom of egg tree decoration in USA.
Like most other countries, pre-Lent carnivals also form an integral part of Easter
celebration in the USA.
Easter celebrations cannot be complete without extensive feasting. During
Easter time, people in US binge on Easter delights like baked ham, potatoes,
vegetables and other homemade delights.
Easter parties are also a common sight during this holiday time where people
come, feast and make merry.
Easter wedding is a popular trend in USA. People in USA usually like to their tie
nuptial knot on this propitious day
Tradiciones de Pascua en Estados Unidos
Festividad no conoce fronteras y esto es especialmente cierto en caso de
Pascua. Celebrado en todo el mundo con mucha pompa y vigor, la Pascua es
una vez cuando la gente entierra sus diferencias y se renen en hordas para
alegrarse este da.
Cada nacin tiene su propia manera de celebrar una festividad particular. Cada
pas tiene tradiciones y costumbres nicas. Por ejemplo, es la tradicin de
Amrica conducir los desfiles especiales de Pascua, donde hombres y mujeres
ostentan sus trajes especiales y gorros coloridos. Siendo una celebracin
importante en el calendario cristiano, la Pascua se celebra con mucha fanfarria.
Las tradiciones pascuales en Amrica marcan la llegada de la primavera y el
perodo para celebrar el renacimiento de Jesucristo. Durante las tradiciones de
Pascua, se llega a presenciar desfiles, carnavales, decoraciones de huevos de
Pascua, msica y mucho ms. Todos los aos en Shrove Tuesday, carnaval de
Mardi Gras se encuentra en muchas regiones de los Estados Unidos. Nueva
Orleans es un lugar importante para el Carnaval de Mardi Gras. Flotadores
decorados son preparados por diferentes grupos de personas en el carnaval. El
conejito de pascua forma una parte importante de las tradiciones de Pascua en
Amrica. Por lo tanto, si te encuentras en los Estados Unidos durante la
Pascua, hazte parte de las tradiciones y disfruta del festival ms divertido.
Aqu estn algunas ideas sobre costumbres y tradiciones de Pascua en los
EEUU: -
En Nueva Orleans, es una tendencia de conducir un carnaval anual de Pascua
llamado 'Mardi Gras', que cuenta con muchas actividades divertidas como
desfile, bandas de jazz y una fiesta de parachoques.
Un juego de Pascua debe jugar para los nios estadounidenses es rollo de
huevos de Pascua.
Un plato especial para la primavera de Pascua en EE.UU. es el jamn al horno,
patatas y verduras. Otra receta ms exigente es los bollos cruzados calientes.
Fue a principios de 1700, cuando por primera vez, los huevos fueron teidos y
el crdito para iniciar esta prctica en Amrica se puede atribuir a los colonos
holandeses de Pensilvania (alemn).
Como parte de las tradiciones de Pascua en los Estados Unidos, los servicios
de salida del sol se llevan a cabo y el motivo principal es incluir varios grupos
religiosos cristianos en este evento.
La pintura de los huevos de Pascua y luego la realizacin de juegos de caza de
huevos de Pascua para los nios es lo que la mayora de los padres
estadounidenses hacen en la semana de Pascua.
Como en cualquier otra parte del mundo, los smbolos de Pascua como los
conejos, el rbol de Pascua, los huevos de Pascua y el cordero de Pascua
hacen sentir su presencia en todos los rincones de la calle, iglesias, tiendas y
hogares.
Los smbolos populares de Pascua como el conejito de pascua y el rbol del
huevo fueron trados primero adentro por los colonos alemanes que llegaron en
el pas holands de Pennsylvania durante el 1700s. Finalmente, el pueblo
estadounidense acept estas artesanas e hizo de estos smbolos una parte
vital de sus celebraciones de Pascua.
El libro "Egg Tree" de Katherine Milhous fue acreditado con la popularizacin
de la costumbre de decoracin de huevos en los EE.UU.
Como la mayora de los otros pases, los carnavales pre-Cuaresma tambin
forman parte integral de la celebracin de Pascua en los Estados Unidos.
Las celebraciones de Pascua no pueden ser completas sin un festn extenso.
Durante el tiempo de Pascua, la gente en los EE.UU. borrachera de las delicias
de Pascua como jamn al horno, patatas, verduras y otras delicias caseras.
Fiestas de Pascua son tambin una vista comn durante este tiempo de
vacaciones donde la gente viene, fiesta y hacer feliz.
La boda de Pascua es una tendencia popular en los EEUU. La gente en los
EEUU tiene gusto generalmente a su nudo nuptial del lazo en este da propicio