When is Easter in 2019

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Every year, every Christian family sees the main church holiday - Easter. Prepare for the celebration in advance, and celebrate the day with family and friends. In order to have time to prepare everything for Easter in 2019, you need to know what date the Orthodox will have. If you use the church calendar or calculate the day yourself, it will become known that this year the bright holiday will be late.

There is still a lot of time to prepare, because Easter in 2019 will be celebrated on April 28.

history of the holiday

According to the biblical data, the son of God Jesus Christ dared to a painful death in order to atone for human sinful deeds. He was crucified on the cross, which was installed on Mount Golgotha. The crucifixion took place on Friday, this day became known as Good Friday. The body of Jesus, after terrible torment, was taken to the cave.

One of the repentant sinners, Mary Magdalene, with her helpers who converted to Christianity, on the night from Saturday to Sunday, decided to say goodbye to Jesus in order to show him their love and respect.

To do this, they came to the cave and noticed that the tomb in which the body was lying was empty, and two angels in one voice said: "Jesus Christ is risen."

The origin of the name of the holiday lies at the heart of the Hebrew language, namely from the word "Passover", which is tantamount to "mercy", "deliverance." There is a close connection with the tenth, most brutal Egyptian execution, which is demonstrated in the Torah and the Old Testament.

According to legend, people and animals were punished by the fact that the first-borns born to them soon died.

The exception included people whose dwellings were marked with the blood of a sinless lamb. According to researchers, the designation of the name of the holiday is closely intertwined with the Christian belief that Christ was as innocent as the lamb.

What date is Easter in 2019 for Orthodox Christians

Already, people are beginning to prepare for Easter in 2019 and want to know what date the Orthodox will have according to the calendar.

This year, such a bright day will be celebrated on April 28

According to tradition, when Easter comes in 2019, Lent will end, and for those who do not know what date the beginning of the fast is, the information is as follows - abstinence will last from 03/11/19 to 04/27/19. During this period, all Orthodox eat in a limited way, cleanse themselves from sins, and reconsider their behavior.

According to tradition, for Easter, it is customary to cook rich aromatic pastries, decorate street cakes, paint eggs, equip houses and territories with the symbols of the holiday: rabbits, lambs. Also, on this day, services are held in many churches, people go to the guests and greet each other with the phrase "Christ is Risen!", And in response - "Truly Risen!"

When is Armenian Easter in 2019

Many are interested in when will the Armenian Easter be in 2019, how many people will be able to celebrate this bright holiday in Armenia.

In the Armenian Apostolic Church, the calendar is based on the Gregorian calendar, therefore the celebration of such an event falls on the day of the celebration of Catholic and Protestant Easter.

This is the first Sunday after the first full moon in spring. To calculate the date, take into account the location of the sun and moon, that is, in accordance with the lunar calendar. Based on the number of days that remain until the nearest full moon from the vernal equinox, the day of Easter is determined. On Sunday, which follows the full moon, it is customary to celebrate a bright holiday.

For those who plan to prepare in advance for the holiday, it is important to know what date the Armenians will have Easter in 2019. Thus, the Armenian people will celebrate this day on April 21.

If you know about Easter in 2019, and what date the Orthodox have on the calendar for 2019, then you can predict the date of the Armenian bright event. It happens when the difference between these holidays is only 7 days, but such an interval is not always obtained, they may even coincide.

Catholic Easter in 2019

Often, Bright Catholic Sunday is celebrated a little earlier (1-2 weeks) compared to the Orthodox event, but sometimes it is different.

Once every three years, Lent and Easter allow Christian people to be reunited. Thanks to this, representatives of different faiths can while away the sacred time in peace and harmony.

As for Easter in 2019, and what date it is for Catholics, according to the calendar for 2019, it does not coincide with a Christian event. People professing the Catholic faith will receive congratulations on April 21 this year.

Jewish Passover in 2019 (Passover)

The Jews do not have a clearly established date for the celebration of Bright Sunday. To determine the day, it is necessary to use the lunar calendar, with the help of which the festive events in antiquity were calculated.

Passover (Passover) is celebrated on the first full moon in spring, on the 14th day of the first month of the Jewish calendar (Nisan). As indicated by modern chronology, they usually triumph from March to April and for one week.

Thus, Easter in 2019 for Jews, according to the 2019 calendar, will begin on April 19 and end on April 27. During the periods from 20 to 21 April, as well as from 26 to 27 April, it is prohibited to perform any work. From April 22 to April 25, it is allowed to do business, subject to certain contraindications.

Holiday traditions

For many tens and hundreds of years, the religious people have been celebrating this holiday and fulfilling established traditions. Despite the differences in celebration, people from all over the world are united by a certain list of customs that are inherent in everyone.

The main traditions that people observe every year on Easter include:

• preparation of festive cakes according to different recipes, each family has its own baking technology. If you approach this business with a soul, you get an excellent dish;
• since the shell symbolizes a new and flashing life, it is customary to paint eggs for this day. According to legend, the stone that blocked the way to the tomb with the body of Jesus was egg-shaped. Initially, only a red tint was used in painting, as it symbolized the blood of the Savior. But after a while, other colors began to be used;
• it is customary to organize a festive table, at which all family members must be present;
• on this day they greet and answer the greeting differently. They begin a conversation with "Christ is risen!", And in response: "In truth he is risen!" Mutual hugs, kisses on the cheek (3 times) are accepted, and this order of communication should be maintained for forty days;
• also after the home celebration ends, it is customary to visit the guests in neighboring houses and treat their inhabitants with their goodies;
• a competition between children with colored eggs is necessary. This kind of fun is not forbidden, but rather enjoys approval;
• it is customary to put fresh flowers in the house, and dishes designed for special occasions are placed on the table.

The festive table must be covered with a pure white ironed tablecloth.

The celebration of such a bright event continues for forty days. Such a period of time was not established in vain, after the resurrection the Savior stayed on earth for exactly so many days.