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== Origin of the name "Easter" ==
== Origin of the name "Easter" ==
The term "Easter" is likely derived from ''Eastre'' or ''Isthar'', who was the pagan goddess of fertility for whom the Festival of Ishtar was celebrated each spring. [http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/5695/#easter Others suggest] that the word comes from the Anglo-Saxon word for "passover". In biblical times the Jewish [[Passover]], which commemorates the sparing of the [[Hebrew]] firstborns, was celebrated at roughly the same time as the vernal equinox or this "Easter" festival. The theory of pagan origin surmises that while the Gospel was being spread to the pagans, the celebration of Isthar/Eastre and the celebration of the resurrection became combined and the Christians adopted the name that the pagans had used for their festival.
The term "Easter" is likely derived from ''Eastre'' or ''Isthar'', who was the pagan goddess of fertility for whom the Festival of Ishtar was celebrated each spring. [http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/5695/#easter Others suggest] that the word comes from the Anglo-Saxon word for "passover". In biblical times the Jewish [[Passover]], which commemorates the sparing of the [[Hebrew]] firstborns, was celebrated at roughly the same time as the vernal equinox or this "Easter" festival. The theory of pagan origin surmises that while the Gospel was being spread to the pagans, the celebration of Isthar/Eastre and the celebration of the resurrection became combined and the Christians adopted the name that the pagans had used for their festival.
== Holy Week ==
''See also:'' [[Holy Week]]
[[Holy Week]] (or "passion week") is the week before [[Resurrection Sunday]], and also in [[Catholicism]] the last week of [[Lent]]. It begins on [[Palm Sunday]], and also includes [[Maundy Thursday]], [[Good Friday]] and [[Holy Saturday]]. During Holy Week, the events of [[Christ]]'s passion are commemorated, including His [[Last Supper]], betrayal and [[Crucifixion]]. It is used to commemorate the [[Passion of Christ]].
== Date of Resurrection Sunday ==
== Date of Resurrection Sunday ==