Celebrating The Rejoice Of Easter In Australia

Easter, a season of rejoicing and rejuvenation, will be celebrated on Sunday, April 21, 2019. In the Easter event, Christians revive the passion for their religion by observing the religious practices of fasting and prayers in the 40 day period called Lent or Feast of the Ascension. The festival is concluded by honoring the holy week which includes:

-    Palm Sunday: Jesus arrival in Jerusalem is honored on Sunday prior to the Easter holiday

-    Holy Thursday: the day when Jesus had his last supper with friends

-    Good Friday: day of Jesus crucifixion

-    Easter Sunday: also known as Pentecost Sunday, marks the end of Eastertide

Golden embellished eggs, chocolate bunnies, and traditional parties amplify the fun and fiesta of the festival.

 

Easter, the most enchanted festival of the Christian church year, is commemorated in the remembrance of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on his third post-crucifixion day done by the Romans. The crucifixion period is famously known to be happening in 30 A.D. on Friday by a Roman soldier. It is the most ancient Christian festival as according to the sources its commencement is dated to the beginnings of the religion. The name ‘Easter’ is derived from the title of the goddess of spring, Eostre, to whom the month of April was gifted. The new word, Easter, served an advantage of an easy conversion to the Christian community because of the historical link to the ancient spring celebration. 

In the past, deciding the actual date and day for the Resurrection of Jesus created layers of controversies in the tribes of east and west. This problem is also called as Paschal controversies and continued till the 8th century. The date varies annually in the range of April 4th and May 8th according to the Julian calendar which is followed by the Eastern Orthodox Christians. When considering the Gregorian calendar, the Easter event is always scheduled between March 22nd and April 25th by the West with respect to the Sunday when Jesus rose from the dead. The date is decided according to the first full moon of the Vernal Equinox and the Autumnal Equinox in the northern and southern hemisphere respectively.

The orthodox community has prohibited the Easter celebration before or on the day of Passover festival. In the 20th century, the dispute was finally brought to conclusion by fixing a day for Easter that is the second Sunday of April. Later in the 21st century, representatives of Eastern Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox, Coptic, Anglican, and Roman Catholic churches thought for the renewing of Easter dates. However, they chose to bring no changes in the fixed date.

 

It is the best time of the year to cherish the bond of family and friends in the basketful of blissful springs. The Easter festival is celebrated with great splendor, zeal, and enchantment in Australia as 61% of the population belongs to Christianity. The population ratio of other religions in Australia is less like 2% of Muslims, 1.5% of Hindus, and 2.5% of Buddhists. However, the count of Christians in Australia has declined by 3% according to the census of 2011.

 

The streets and cities of Australia get sparkled by glittery and dazzling colors like gold and purple. It gets embellished by beautiful decors. All the churches are beautified by special themed decors and flowers. On Easter Sundays, a gigantic crowd of Aussies gathers on the streets to enjoy and eat Easter sweet dishes like sweets fruit bun, chocolate eggs, bunnies, and hot cross buns as last year, 38% of Aussies took Easter Holiday.  An average of $3 billion was spent during Easter in the year 2014, according to a report. Children buy and eat different themed chocolate eggs. Most of them are gifted with eggs which have a toy inside.

 

The world’s largest Easter show is organized in Sydney. This annual event reflects the true Australian spirit of rejoicing for Easters. It is organized in Sydney Olympic Park between the two weeks of Easter Holiday. Every year Australian Gospel Music Festival, Easterfest, is arranged in the Queen’s Park of Queensland. This three day annual music event is attended by the gigantic crowd of more than 20,000 people. 

Many shops and online stores run Easter campaigns where they run exciting discount and coupon offers on their products and services. For example, a candy shop serves 50% discount on Easter eggs and bunnies. Customers hunt for Easter discount and coupons on online websites for clothes, accessories, and beauty products. This holiday season gives them a chance to enjoy a saving larger portion of income.  

Families and friends rave Easter parties by planning Egg hunt and Egg rolling games. This activity also takes place at stores and website to increase the influx of customers. It is the most famous Easter game mostly played in gardens and parties where everyone has to search for hidden eggs and the one to find the most is declared a winner with a bunch of goodies. 

Easter meals define the charm of the Easter festival in Australia. It is mostly served in family dinner and parties as to the signature dish. It comprises of roasted lamb or chicken with toppings of potatoes and pumpkins. Australia has entitled Bilby, an endangered animal, as their Easter symbol to increase awareness for animal protection from extinction. Hence, many candy companies manufacture Easter bilbies based chocolates.

 

-    Buy flowers or wines as a souvenir for your beloved family and friends at the gatherings. 

-    You may online shop some spring collection clothes at discounted rates from Easter coupons. 

-    Hunt the best sweets shop in the town where you can order your own customized Easter eggs, bunny candies, and chocolates

-    Buy your special ones a small Easter gift as a token of love which can include necklace, watch, shoes, or accessories. (You can easily search for them on online websites)

 

It is the converged festival of the three primary Easter traditions, Pagan, Hebrew, and Christian. Most of the traditions are derived from the Pagan Celebrations, dominated by the pagan goddess, Eostre.

 

The resurrection of Jesus is the fundamental pillar of belief in Christianity. Easter holds a key significance of in the New Testament of the Bible and Christian worships. According to the beliefs, Jesus was crucified by the Roman warriors because of his claim to be the Prophet of Almighty. While other sources speak that he was targeted because he was a threat to the powerful Roman Empire. He was martyred by the Roman soldier, Pontius Pilate, in the location of Judea in 30 A.D. This crucifixion day is honored and remembered by the Christians as the Good Friday holiday. All forms of gospels emphasize on the building of strong belief about Jesus’ death and resurrection.

 

Easter has vital associations with Jews and their worship practices. It is linked with the Jewish holiday, Passover, and the Old Testament quotes the event of a migration of the Jews from Egypt. Before Jesus’s arrest, his last supper was of a Passover observance feast which created a link to Judeo-Christian calendar. His sufferings and sacrifices laid the foundation of the Christian religion as the basic ritual.

 

Some of the traditions hold no trace of Pagan or Christian involvements. The practice of buying and making Easter eggs, egg hunt, and egg rolling is enthusiastically celebrated by many non-Christians globally. Egg decorating is considered as a significant religious act because it reflects the firm belief of Jesus’s resurrection. A character, Easter bunny, distributes an Easter basket full of Bunny candies and chocolate eggs in different households on the early morning of Sunday Easter to children.

In this era, Easter holds a vital place as a commercial event and religious festival. It is being celebrated with delight and passion globally. Besides the religious importance, it holds significance in generating sale leads to the businesses by providing them a chance to market their product on discount and coupons. Common highly sold products are greeting cards, eggs, bunnies, chocolates, and flowers. It is a fruitful time of the year for the consumer department as well because, with much-discounted rates, they can shop a large section of expensive products. It just a game of playing with Easter coupons and discount offer as almost 99 percent of the businesses favor Easter discounts. So, enjoy the bliss of the festival by shopping more and more.