Is easter sunday when jesus was cruciffied or when he rose again?
Easter supposedly commemorates the resurrection of Christ, but reputable sources link it with false worship. Easter was “originally the spring festival in honor of the Teutonic goddess of light and spring known in Anglo-Saxon as Eastre,” or Eostre. Easter was not an early Christian observance and is not celebrated by Jehovah’s people today. Jesus did not command his followers to commemorate either his birth or his resurrection, but he did institute the Memorial of his sacrificial death. (Romans 5:8) This is the only event he commanded his followers to observe. (Luke 22:19, 20) Also called the Lord’s Evening Meal, this annual event is still being observed by Jehovah’s Witnesses.—1 Corinthians 11:20-26. This is held on the Jewish Passover of Nisan 14 after sundown. This year it is 30 March.
