“Easter on the Net”

Holidays on the Net invites you to our holiday celebration – Easter on the Net.

Visitors will find a “Hoppy” Celebration of Easter with bright and colorful holiday graphics and animation, along with pages of information about the history, customs, music and food of the holiday.

For the kids there are holiday pictures to print and color. Send your family and friends holiday greetings with our FREE e-greeting cards. This year Easter is celebrated Sunday April 08th. (Greek/Orthodox Easter will also be celebrated Sunday, April 08th)

Easter on the Net

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Easter Even / Holy Saturday / The Great Sabbath (Christian, Orthodox)
The Saturday before Easter and last day of Holy Week.

In Roman Catholic Churches, the altar is either stripped completely bare or coloured in violet, while the administration of the sacraments is severely limited. Holy Communion is given only as Viaticum. All Masses are strictly prohibited. No Mass at all appears in the liturgy for this day, nor for the preceding day, Good Friday. Many of the churches of the Anglican Communion observe most of the same traditions, however their altars are usually stripped or coloured in black.*

* source: wikipedia – Holy Saturday