Easter, also called Resurrection Day and Pascha, is a Christian holiday celebrating Jesus Christ returning from the dead. Christians believe that it is the holiest day in the year. Some people who are not Christians celebrate it also as a cultural holiday.
The New Testament states that on the Sunday after Jesus was killed, his body was no longer in the tomb where he was laid.[4] Later, Jesus is said to have appeared to over 500 people and preached to them.[5] The New Testament teaches that the resurrection of Jesus is what Christianity is based on.[6] The resurrection made people believe that Jesus was the powerful Son of God.[6] It is also spoken of as proof that God will judge the world fairly.[7] Christians believe that God has given Christians “a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead”, [8] through faith in God[9] they are spiritually made alive with Jesus so that they may lead a new life.[10]
Source: Wikipedia, 2019