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|relatedto=[[Passover]], a [[Judaism|Jewish]] holiday which Christians related to the events now commemorated at Easter; [[Christmas]], which honors the birth of Jesus; [[Septuagesima]], [[Sexagesima]], [[Quinquagesima]], [[Shrove Tuesday]], [[Ash Wednesday]], [[Lent]], [[Palm Sunday]], [[Maundy Thursday]], [[Good Friday]], and [[Holy Saturday]] which lead up to Easter; and [[Ascension]], [[Pentecost]], [[Trinity Sunday]], and [[Corpus Christi (feast)|Corpus Christi]] which follow it.
 
|relatedto=[[Passover]], a [[Judaism|Jewish]] holiday which Christians related to the events now commemorated at Easter; [[Christmas]], which honors the birth of Jesus; [[Septuagesima]], [[Sexagesima]], [[Quinquagesima]], [[Shrove Tuesday]], [[Ash Wednesday]], [[Lent]], [[Palm Sunday]], [[Maundy Thursday]], [[Good Friday]], and [[Holy Saturday]] which lead up to Easter; and [[Ascension]], [[Pentecost]], [[Trinity Sunday]], and [[Corpus Christi (feast)|Corpus Christi]] which follow it.
 
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''', the '''Sunday of the Resurrection''', or '''Resurrection Day''', is the most important religious [[feast]] of the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[liturgical year]], observed at some point between late March and late April each year (early April to early May in [[Eastern Christianity]]). It celebrates the [[resurrection of Jesus]], which his followers believe occurred on the third day after his death by [[crucifixion]] some time in the period AD 27 to 33 (see [[Good Friday]]).  
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''', the '''Sunday of the Resurrection''', or '''Resurrection Day''', is the most important religious feast of the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[liturgical year]], observed at some point between late March and late April each year (early April to early May in [[Eastern Christianity]]). It celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, which his followers believe occurred on the third day after his death by crucifixion some time in the period AD 27 to 33 (see [[Good Friday]]).  
    
''Easter'' also refers to the season of the church year, lasting for fifty days, from Easter Sunday through [[Pentecost]]; and, in the [[Roman Catholic Church]], to the eight-day feast beginning on Easter Day called the [[Octave (liturgical)|Octave of Easter]].
 
''Easter'' also refers to the season of the church year, lasting for fifty days, from Easter Sunday through [[Pentecost]]; and, in the [[Roman Catholic Church]], to the eight-day feast beginning on Easter Day called the [[Octave (liturgical)|Octave of Easter]].
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