Easter

World of Festivals retells the stories and legends which are central to the origins of each festival as well as the historical, cultural and religious importance. This title explores the rites and rituals of Easter.

Embark on a quizzical journey through the mysteries of Easter Island with "Easter Island Exploration: MCQ Enigma." Tailored for history enthusiasts and curious minds, this MCQ book invites you to delve into the enigmatic history and captivating tales of this remote Pacific island. Download now to engage with thought-provoking Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) covering the ancient Moai statues, the island's cultural significance, and the mysteries that surround its past. Elevate your knowledge of this archaeological wonder, gain insights into the intriguing stories of its inhabitants, and reinforce your understanding through interactive learning. Whether you're a history student or an adventurer eager to test your knowledge, this essential MCQ resource is your key to a quizzical exploration of Easter Island's ancient enigma. Download today and unravel the questions that surround this fascinating historical site!

During this deeply spiritual time of the year, author and cook Karen Jean Matsko Hood brings her readers a unique cookbook full of inspiration in these tasty and filling recipes. This is cookbook is written with the novice cook in mind and will be enjoyed by the accomplished cook as well. It is satisfying to the soul to include all members of the family in helping to prepare for this yearly feast time. Hood’s recipes are wholesome and will please the whole family as well as company for this special time of the year round.

The title of this book, Very Short Reflections--for Advent and Christmas, Lent and Easter, Ordinary Time and Saints--through the Liturgical Year, accurately describes its contents. Chapter 1 presents a short reflection for every day of the Advent Season. Chapter 2 does the same for every day of the Christmas season. Lent is covered in chapter 3, the Sacred Paschal Triduum in chapter 4, and the fifty days of the Easter season in chapter 5. Chapter 6 covers Ordinary Time. And chapter 7 presents a short reflection for every solemnity, feast, and memorial of saints, whose special day falls during the liturgical year. The short reflections are based on sets of Mass texts--Entrance Antiphon, Collect, Prayer over the Offerings, Preface, Communion Antiphon, Prayer after Communion, and Prayer over the People--presented for every day of Advent and Christmas, Lent and Easter, Ordinary Time and saints in The Roman Missal. The reflection identifies the theme of the day and presents how it is manifested in the Mass texts. These very short reflections are designed to expose to the reader the liturgical spirituality that emanates from the Mass texts.

Jan J. Boersema reconstructs the ecological and cultural history of Easter Island and critiques the hitherto accepted theory of its collapse.

After more than three decades of paleoecological research, the potential role of climatic and anthropogenic drivers on Easter Island's ecological and cultural change is still under discussion. This eBook aims to provide a synthetic view of the topic using evidence from different research fields such as paleoecology, archaeology, history and molecular phylogenetics. A holistic approach is provided to combine the results of these research fields into a comprehensive framework able to account for most of the available multidisciplinary evidence. This eBook is dedicated to the memory of John R. Flenley, the pioneer of paleoecological study of Easter Island, who passed away on June 22, 2018.