From The Desk Of Yonkers newswire Publisher Brian Harrod: EASTER 2021:Yonkers' Second Easter Under The Pandemic Brings A Few Bright Spots.

 

From The Desk Of Yonkers newswire Publisher Brian Harrod.... EASTER 2021:Yonkers' Second Easter Under The Pandemic Brings A Few Bright Spots YONKERS: Christian Leaders In The City Of Hills Noted That The Coronavirus Drove Churchgoers Away. Now They Are Wondering If Easter Will Bring Them Back To The City's Churches As Italy Enters A 3-Day Easter Lockdown As The Pope Urges Hope Amid ‘Darkness’ In His Easter Vigil Easter is a Christian holiday that celebrates the belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the New Testament of the Bible, the event is said to have occurred three days after Jesus was crucified by the Romans and died in roughly 30 A.D. The holiday concludes the “Passion of Christ,” a series of events and holidays that begins with Lent—a 40-day period of fasting, prayer and sacrifice—and ends with Palm Sunday followed by Holy Week, which includes Holy Thursday (the celebration of Jesus’ Last Supper with his 12 Apostles, also known as “Maundy Thursday”), Good Friday (on which Jesus’ crucifixion is observed) and Easter Sunday. The resurrection of Jesus, as described in the New Testament of the Bible, is essentially the foundation upon which the Christian religions are built. Easter is also associated with the Jewish holiday of Passover, as well as the exodus of the Jews from Egypt, as described in the Old Testament. These links are clearly seen in the Last Supper, which occurred the night before Jesus’ arrest and the sufferings Jesus endured following his arrest. The Last Supper was essentially a Passover feast. Easter foods are steeped in symbolism. An Easter dinner of lamb also has historical roots, since a lamb was often used as a sacrificial animal in Jewish traditions, and lamb is frequently served during Passover. The phrase “lamb of God” is sometimes used to refer to Jesus and the sacrificial nature of his death. https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2932420570348835/