Easter: a celebration of new life
Easter means something different to everyone. We celebrate spring; the spring is in the air, and we enjoy a few days off to do fun things. And Christians celebrate that Jesus rose from the dead three days after his crucifixion. Even before the rise of Christianity, Easter was already being celebrated. It was a spring festival in honor of the sun. Everyone celebrates Easter in their own way, and that includes special traditions including, in some countries, the sending of Easter cards. Naturally, new Easter stamps have therefore been released again this year.
Easter stamps from the Czech Republic and Slovakia
The Czech Post chose one of the most famous Easter symbols: chicks that have just hatched from their eggs. Easter is still popular in the Czech Republic. And on the Slovakian Easter stamp, too, we see a familiar symbol: the lamb. The Slovak Post placed the Lamb of God on the stamp in the form of a typical Slovak sweet treat.
Poland
And a chick among spring flowers is also depicted on one of the Polish Easter stamps. And on the other, the very well-known (Easter) bunny.
Traditional Easter stamps of Vatican City and Bosnia and Herzegovina
The seal of Vatican City bears a beautiful image: the central moment of our Lord's redemptive mission as seen in a detail of a mural located at the main entrance of the Sistine Chapel. The fresco, a work by a Flemish painter Hendrick van den Broeck, is perhaps one of the least known of the Sistine Chapel. It is a copy of an original by Ghilandaio that was destroyed when the door frame collapsed in 1522. The painting is one of the masterpieces of Michelangelo's painted walls and great paintings from the 15th century. On the Easter stamp of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Easter candle refers to the rebirth of Christ. The letters alpha and omega are included because Christ is the beginning and the end of all things.
Art on the stamps of Hungary and Romania
Hungary has used a reproduction of a work by textile artist Erzsebet Szekeres for its Easter stamp. On the Romanian stamp, we see the scene of the crucifixion of Jesus. The image comes from an 18th-century icon that belonged to the church of Oravita (Caras-Severin) and is currently on display in the Timisoara Metropolitan CathedralThe museum houses a collection of approximately 800 icons and paintings, 130 ecclesiastical objects, and manuscripts of the “Noul Testament de la Balgrad (New Testament of Belgrade)” (1648) and the “Cazania Lui Varlaam (The Homiliary of Metropolitan Varlaam)” (1643).
For us, it will indeed be a happy Easter, because we have our grandson staying with us. So it's going to be cheerful and busy!
From a warm and very sunny Vorden, a Happy Easter to you and yours as well. Nice series of Easter stamps.
I wish everyone a Happy Easter.
Wishing you all a very happy Easter!
Nice article. Happy Easter!
Easter is the most important Christian feast in the liturgical year. Christians celebrate this day based on their belief that Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion.
Easter has its origins in the Jewish Passover.
Passover, also known as the Spring Festival, Festival of Freedom, or Matzah Festival, is one of the most important holidays in Judaism. Passover commemorates the end of Jewish slavery in Egypt and the Exodus from Egypt (as described in the Book of Exodus), and with it, the liberation of the Jewish people from slavery. These events are central to the Jewish ethos.
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