217471 1191 Religion & Spirituality Christianity Easter true Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:45:41 -0700 DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, religion, spirituality, religious, spiritual, christian, christianity, easter, celebrate, celebrating, true, meaning, story, jesus How To Celebrate the True Meaning Of Easter http://www.howcast.com/videos/217471-How-To-Celebrate-the-True-Meaning-Of-Easter http://www.howcast.com/videos/217471-How-To-Celebrate-the-True-Meaning-Of-Easter/edit live 2 tcrehan http://img.howcast.com/images/icons/howto-xxlarge.png 379 83817 1 0 Step Focus Remind yourself that Peter Cottontail is to Easter what Santa Claus is to Christmas—good fun, but not really the point.

]]> 83818 2 0 Step Remember Remember why we celebrate Easter. It is to honor the day that Jesus was raised from the dead after dying on the cross for mankind’s sins.

]]> 83819 3 0 Tip To refamiliarize yourself with the story of Christ’s resurrection, read the New Testament Gospels of Matthew (chapter 28), Mark (chapter 16), Luke (chapter 24), and John (chapter 20).

]]> 83820 4 0 Step Observe Ash Wednesday Visit a church on Ash Wednesday—which marks the beginning of Lent, the 40 days before Easter—and have ashes rubbed on your forehead in the sign of the cross.

]]> 83821 5 0 Step Sacrifice During Lent, show gratitude to God for sacrificing his only child by giving up something you love—ice cream, your nightly Jeopardy! fix, your weekly poker game.

]]> 83822 6 0 Step Donate In anticipation of Easter, make a conscious effort to help the poor—volunteer at a soup kitchen, contribute to a local food bank, or send an extra check to your favorite charity.

]]> 83823 7 0 Step Make a palm cross Attend church on the Sunday before Easter, known as Palm Sunday because palms are distributed to the congregants in memory of the ones that were laid in Jesus’ path as he entered Jerusalem. Take the palm home and fashion a cross out of it.

]]> 83824 8 0 Step Visit three churches On Holy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter, follow the old world tradition of stopping into three different churches, preferably ones that are new to you. Light a candle and say a prayer at each.

]]> 83825 9 0 Step Fast Commemorate Good Friday—the day Christ was crucified—by fasting. If you’re Catholic, don’t eat any meat. Attend Good Friday church services.

]]> 83826 10 0 Step Be grateful Say a little prayer of thanks for the celebratory foods you will be enjoying on Easter Sunday. In the old days, people brought their Easter edibles to church in baskets to be blessed.

]]> 83827 11 0 Step Rejoice! Begin Easter Sunday by attending Easter services, then go home and enjoy your Easter feast!

]]> 83828 12 0 Fact When St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Friday, Catholics are given special dispensation to eat meat so they can enjoy the traditional meal of corned beef and cabbage.

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