Easter lamb

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• Easter — /ee steuhr/, n. 1. an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on… …   Universalium

• Easter — • Includes information on the feast and customs Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Easter     Easter     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Easter Controversy — • The dispute regarding the proper time of observing Easter Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Easter Controversy     Easter Controversy      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Lamb of God — (Latin: Agnus Dei ) is one of the titles given to Jesus in the New Testament and consequently in the Christian tradition. It refers to Jesus role as a sacrificial lamb atoning for the sins of man in Christian theology, harkening back to ancient… …   Wikipedia

• Easter — This article is about the Christian Festival. For secular uses, see Easter customs and Ēostre. For other uses, see Easter (disambiguation). Easter Resurrected Jesus and Mary Magdalene, by Antonio da Correggio, 1543 …   Wikipedia

• Easter —    The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the central defining event of the Christian religion, and the time appointed to celebrate it would clearly be the most important festival in the ecclesiastical calendar. Holy Scripture defines the… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Lamb and mutton — Mutton redirects here. For goat meat used interchangeably with mutton, see Goat meat. For other uses, see Mutton (disambiguation). Leg and rack of lamb Lamb, mutton, and hogget (UK, New Zealand and Australia)[1] …   Wikipedia

• Lamb and Flag —    A symbolical representation of our Blessed Lord, used in Church decorations. The lamb is the chief emblem of our Saviour who was called by St. John Baptist, the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world. The lamb is represented with a …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

• Easter controversy — The Easter controversy is a series of controversies about the proper date to celebrate the Christian festival of Easter. To date, there are four distinct phases of the dispute.First phaseThis was mainly concerned with whether Christians should… …   Wikipedia

• Éaster — n (Éastres/Éastru) 1. of the Christian festival, Easter, the feast of Easter; 2. of the Jewish festival, the Passover, the paschal lamb; 3. of the season of the year, spring; [in W.S., the weak pl is almost always used; in the North, singular and …   Old to modern English dictionary

• Éasterþénung — f ( e/ a) Passover, the paschal feast, paschal lamb, the Passover …   Old to modern English dictionary