The Days Before
A forty-day season of prayer and fasting that represents Jesus' period of fasting in the dessert and being tempted by Satan (This is most celebrated in the Catholic and Greek Orthodox Christian Churches).
What is Lent?
3 days.
How many days was Jesus in the tomb? (That's a T, not a W. He was in there for 9 months)
How long ago was Easter?
Around 2,000 years ago.
What is an alternate name for Easter?
The week before Easter that consists of Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday.
What is Holy Week?
The name for the stages of Jesus' crucifixion.
What is the Passion of Jesus/Stations of the Cross?
A pagan spring goddess named "Eostre"
Where do we get the name Easter?
What do some (Not all) Atheists confuse with Easter?
Christmas
The first day of Lent. It is forty lenten days before Easter.
What is Ash Wednesday?
A murderer who could've been crucified with Jesus. When Pontius Pilot asked the Jewish crowd who he should let free, the Jews started screaming his name.
Who is Barabbas?
They represent new life.
Why do we use eggs for Easter?
Which is more important, Easter or Christmas?
Easter. You could argue that Easter could've never happened if Jesus was never born, but Easter is what allowed us to go to Heaven.
The first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring equinox.
How do we determine what day Easter is on?
Likely 33 years of age.
How old was Jesus when he died?
It's likely when it originally occured.
Why is Easter in the spring?
How long was Jesus on Earth after Easter?
Fourty Days
We remember Easter on those days, so they don't count for Lent.
What is Sunday?
The person crucified on Jesus' left (Our right) who repent his sins to Jesus and went to heaven.
Who is Dismas?
The pagan spring goddess Eostre had this animal as her companion. They are also generally associated with the spring season, and so is Easter.
Why do we use bunnies as a symbol for Easter?
Where did people go before Jesus rose from the dead?
Limbo