#easter
Easter background
During Jesus' life on Earth, He met a lot of opposition. Especially of Jewish religious leaders who did not recognize Him as God's Son. On the contrary, they accused Him of blasphemy and got the Roman driver to crucify Jesus. Just before the Jewish Easter Feast, Jesus Christ died on a cross, outside the walls of Jerusalem. The Gospel of Mark tells us how His body was buried:

“And Pilate [= de Romeinse bestuurder] verwonderde zich erover dat Hij al gestorven was; en nadat hij de hoofdman over honderd bij zich geroepen had, vroeg hij hem of Hij allang gestorven was. And when he had heard from the chief man about a hundred, he gave Joseph the body. And this one bought fine linen, and after taking him from the cross, he wrapped him in that fine linen and placed him in a grave carved into a rock; and he wallowed a stone in front of the entrance to the grave. And Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where He was laid” (Mark 15:44-45).

What happened at Easter?
Markus' Gospel doesn't end here. It continues in chapter 16: “And when the Sabbath passed, Mary Magdalene, Mary, James's mother, and Salome had bought spices to anoint Him. And very early on the first day of the week, they came to the grave, when the sun went up. And they said to each other, Who will roll away the stone from the entrance to the grave from us? And when they looked up, they saw that the stone had rolled away, because it was very big. And when they entered the grave, they saw a young man sitting on the right, dressed in a white long robe, and they were stripped. But he said to them, Don't be upset. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, the Crucified. He is cheerful! He is not here; see the place where they had placed Him. But go, tell His disciples, and Peter, that he is before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he has told you” (Mark 16:1-7).

Lots of witnesses
So that's what happened at Easter. Jesus Christ rose from the dead. In addition to Markus' account, we find descriptions of this event in other Gospels and in various letters included in the Bible. The grave was empty, and angels told the great news that Jesus had overcome death. Many eyewitnesses have seen Jesus after He got up. On various occasions, He appeared to one or more of His followers. Although they were at first difficult to believe that Jesus had really risen, they were finally convinced by Jesus Himself. He explained to them: “This is how it was written, and so the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead on the third day. And in His name, repentance and forgiveness of sins must be preached among all nations, starting at Jerusalem. And you are witness to these things” (Luke 24:46-48).

Easter is a party!
Jesus' resurrection is not just a historical event. It has major consequences for every Christian. Paul wrote about this in 1 Corinthians 15:17-21, “And if Christ is not resurrected, your faith is meaningless; you are still in your sins. Then those who have been asleep in Christ, too, are lost. If we have established our hope on Christ alone for this life, we are the most lamentable of all people. But now, Christ is raised from the dead and has become the First of those who have been disslept. Because because death is there by a human being, the resurrection of the dead is also there by a Man.”

Jesus' Resurrection is the foundation of the Christian belief in forgiveness of sins and eternal life. If Jesus were still dead, all hope would have perish for good. But because He has actually risen, there is a well-founded hope that extends over the grave. His resurrection proves that He has overcome sin and death, and that “in Christ all are made alive” (1 Corinthians 15:22). That's a good reason to celebrate!

So and we made it a super fun party with egg hunting and marching Melos and doing a lot of fun games I and my sister enjoyed it, our men were great at work and we with all the kits on stop