Easter

long held traditions kept by their religion or faith. Holiday traditions was a topic in the French class, the traditions of different cultures were misunderstood or could not be explained by their basic language. The explanations of the “Easter bunny” or the “Easter bell” were dismissed by some of the students as tall tales since they could not adequately describe the true meaning with their limited vocabulary or understanding of the history. All of the stories were just funny when explained so…

Resurrection Life Easter was my father’s most favourite time of year, and it became increasingly so as he grew older. His spirit identified with nature as it came to life again after the desolation and cold of a long Manitoba winter. Each new flower species, from crocus to daisy, heralds new life after death. Unless a seed dies, God cannot give it a new body. When I was doing my first term of Clinical Pastoral Education at University Hospital in Saskatoon, SK, a World War Veteran was assigned…

CHRISTIANS VS JEHOVAH WITNESS What are holidays? How are they perceived between two different religions? To many people, holidays are a time of gatherings, gifts and socializing. To others, they are like any other day. Let’s take a look at two different religions and dive a little deeper into their holiday views and the reasoning behind them. Holidays why are they viewed totally differently by different religions? Many people do not realize the vast difference of opinions amongst many religious…

The word Ostara is just one of the names applied to the celebration of the spring equinox on March 21. now other religions call it Easter. the Spring Equinox, which in the northern hemisphere is around the 20th or 21st of March and in the southern hemisphere around the 23rd of September. Ostara is called Easter in the christian religion sadly they do not know the whole story behind it so lets get some insight to it. Nature Spirits: Mer-people, Air and Water beings who are connected with spring…

Mennonites first arrived in Canada in 1776. They had originated from German speaking countries making the German language on of their defining traits during that time. A census done in 2001 stated that 191,000 Mennonites live in Canada, and as of 2010 the largest concentrations of which lived in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, and Kitchener-Waterloo area. Over half of the Mennonite populations live in cities, mainly Winnipeg (Millette, 2015). Much is not commonly known about the Mennonite culture to those…

would have been more open and willing to share his feelings and fix his problems. For Wade, we can see his lack of honesty in his slightly tumultuous relationship with his virtual friend Aech. Wade becomes so obsessed with finding the keys for the Easter egg and his relationship with Art3mis that he has a fallout with Aech. The primary reason for this is Wade’s dishonesty to Aech. An instance of this is him lying about his relationship with Art3mis to Wade (Cline, 257). He spends more time with…

Every December we get together to celebrate Christmas, which is Jesus’ birthday. We also celebrate Easter Sunday in April. Easter is a Sunday that is dedicated in the remembrance of resurrection of Jesus Christ. My family does not have any certain “rituals” or traditions that we follow. We do however have the common faith in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. This…

knowledge I had was from my first communion and confirmation classes. Every year my parents would have us watch the story of Jesus during Christmas and Easter day, which is also how I learned about our faith. Growing up until now the Virgin Mary has been an essential part of our faith. Even though we rarely attended Church we have never missed mass on Easter Sunday, Christmas, and the Virgin Mary’s big day or any other important celebrations. We basically haven’t missed any celebration regarding…

prayers and the Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great. In Sweden, the holiday, connected to ancient folklore about witches, often sees children dress up as witches and knock on doors for treats and Easter eggs. In Bulgaria, it marks the day when people traditionally color Easter eggs and begin to prepare for the Easter…

in addition to my birth. This is the most important day in history because the resurrection of Jesus occurred, tax day struggles intensified, and Fred Lebow was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Easter, the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. A wonderful day every year but especially in 2001. Easter is the most essential holiday in the Christian religion. It was a wonderful day with family bonding and sweets to enjoy. Churches gave out candy with, “a biblical passage on the label and a…