Christian Religious Festivals
The central festival of Christianity is Easter, on which Christians celebrate their belief that Jesus Christ rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. Even for Easter, however, there is no agreement among the various Christian traditions regarding the date or manner of the observance, less for Christmas, Pentecost, or various other holidays. In the Christian faith both Protestants and Catholics observe certain festivals commemorating events in the life of Christ. Of these, the two most important are Christmas, which is the Feast of Christ's nativity, and Easter, which marks the anniversary of Christ's resurrection. Easter was also an important Holiday to the ancient Pagans of Europe in celebration of the Vernal Equinox that marked the changing of the season from Winter to Spring. Originally Pagan, Ostara became Easter after the Christianization of Europe.
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