Easter Sunday marks today

March 27, 2016 10:33 am

Christian community all around the world marks the Easter Sunday today (27).

The Easter is the celebration of Christ’s resurrection from the dead. It is celebrated on Sunday, and marks the end of Holy Week, the end of Lent, the last day of the Easter Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday), and is the beginning of the Easter season of the liturgical year.

Following Easter Sunday, the season of Easter begins and lasts for seven weeks, ending with Pentecost.

President Maithripala Sirisena and the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe also wish all the people, who are celebrating the Easter today.

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