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Easter is our annual festival that commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the principal feast of our Christian year and is celebrated on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25th. The Easter holiday begins with the 40 day observation of Lent which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at midnight on Holy Saturday before Easter Sunday. Good Friday is the Friday before Easter Sunday and marks the date Jesus was crucified and died for our sins. The Octave of Easter extends from Easter Sunday to the following Sunday. White garments are worn by newly baptized and signify light, purity and joy. 
God so loved His only Son, that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life. | |||||||||||||
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The white lily, the symbol of the resurrection, is the special Easter flower. Easter lilies, famed for their snowy flowers and sweet fragrance, are grown by the millions each year, timed to open their blossoms for the Easter season. The flowers, 6 to 8 inches long with a 4 to 5 inch spread, bloom for about a week, the leaves are up to 6 inches long. 
The Easter Egg Of all the symbols associated with Easter, the egg, the symbol of fertility and new life, is the most identifiable. The customs and traditions of using eggs have been associated with Easter for centuries. | |||||||||||||
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The Easter rabbit has become as traditional at Easter time as the Easter egg. Like the egg, the hare or rabbit was a symbol of fertility and new life among the Egyptians and other ancient peoples. How the rabbit became associated with Easter and Easter eggs is unclear, but it may have been intended to symbolize the fertile life that the risen Christ would send His followers. In any case, the Easter rabbit has had a long history in European folklore. Modern Easter rabbits are often stuffed toys or made of candy; especially popular are chocolate bunnies. A man was blissfully driving along the highway, when he saw the Easter Bunny hopping across the middle of the road. He swerved to avoid hitting the bunny, but unfortunately the rabbit jumped in front of his car and was hit. The basket of eggs went flying all over the place. Candy, too. The driver, being a sensitive man as well as an animal lover, pulled over to the side of the road, and got out to see what had become of the bunny carrying the basket. Much to his dismay, the colorful bunny was dead. The driver felt guilty and began to cry. A woman driving down the same highway saw the man crying on the side of the road and pulled over. She stepped out of her car and asked the man what was wrong. "I feel terrible," he explained. "I accidentally hit the Easter Bunny and killed him. There may not be an Easter because of me. What should I do?" The woman told the man not to worry. She knew exactly what to do. She went to her car trunk, and pulled out a spray can. She walked over to the limp dead bunny, and sprayed the entire contents of the can onto the little furry animal. Miraculously the Easter Bunny came back to life, jumped up, picked up the spilled eggs and candy, waved its paw at the two humans and hopped on down the road. 50 yards away the Easter Bunny stopped, turned around, waved and hoped on down the road another 50 yards, turned waved, hopped another 50 yards and waved again!!! The man was astonished. He said to the woman, "What in heaven's name is in your spray can?" The woman turned the can around so that the man could read the label. It said: "Hair Spray. Restores life to dead hair. Adds permanent wave."  Please be sure to sign my guestbook on your way out 
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