Easter as a holiday
When did Easter become a holiday?
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There is no mention of Easter as a Christian festival in the New Testament.
Nevertheless, Easter is the oldest and most significant annual Christian festival,
and was observed well before Christmas.
Pinpointing first Easter is impossible since it evolved from the Jewish Passover
celebration and also draws from early pagan spring customs.
It was definitely already a widespread celebration when around the year 147,
Pope Pius I declared that it would be observed annually on a Sunday.
The current forumula for determining the date of Easter was established
when the calendar was reformed in 1582.
Encyclopedia of Days
There is no mention of Easter as a Christian festival in the New Testament.
Nevertheless, Easter is the oldest and most significant annual Christian festival,
and was observed well before Christmas.
Pinpointing first Easter is impossible since it evolved from the Jewish Passover
celebration and also draws from early pagan spring customs.
It was definitely already a widespread celebration when around the year 147,
Pope Pius I declared that it would be observed annually on a Sunday.
The current forumula for determining the date of Easter was established
when the calendar was reformed in 1582.
