Easter and its importance

Easter is one of Christianity’s highest holidays because it commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on a different day every year, since it is one of the so-called moving holidays. When it takes place gets determined by the moon, since it is set after the first full moon after the start of spring. Every other moving holiday, like Pentecost, is also determined by Easter. 

No one quite knows where Easter gets its name. Although it is being speculated that the word Easter comes from the old Germanic word for dawn »Ausro«, which could have been the name for a spring festival as well. The dawn also has a significance in the Christian believe; since Jesus’ empty grave was discovered by the time the sun was rising.