What is Easter?

Easter is a very important day. Easter is the day that we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. After Jesus was crucified, His disciples were very sad. It seemed like their God and friend had been defeated and killed. They had forgotten that Jesus told them that He would rise from the dead. They must have thought Mary Magdelene was crazy when she told them that Jesus had appeared to her at the tomb where He was buried. But her story was true! Jesus was alive! He had risen from the dead! Later, Jesus appeared to His disciples many times to prove it. And that’s just what He did, He proved it! By His resurrection, He proved to the world that He was victorious over death and paid for our sins completely. Now, the first words you hear in church on Easter Sunday are: "The Lord is risen. He is risen indeed! Alleluia!"
_{Copyright © 2016 LCMS Worship. Created by Christopher Thoma. LCMS congregations and schools have permission to reproduce “KIDS in the Divine Service” for their use.  If you are curious as to how the date of Easter is determined, it is the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. If the full moon falls on a Sunday then Easter is the next Sunday.}