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Esoteric Easter Rites and Symbolism
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  • 1. A homophone confusion term: practice of reading palms, contrasted with Palm Sunday
  • 2. Large candle lit during the Easter Vigil representing the risen Christ
  • 3. Adjective pertaining to the crucial Jewish festival foundational to Easter
  • 4. Core event of Easter symbolizing Christ’s rising from the dead
  • 8. Enveloped with a halo-like radiance, often describing Easter iconography
  • 12. Latin term meaning 'Lamb of God,' a symbol used in Easter liturgy
  • 13. The feast marking manifestation, preceding Easter in the liturgical calendar
  • 14. Traditional Easter egg hunting custom deriving from Greek origins
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  • 5. The scholarly study of written accounts, here applied to Easter's origins
  • 6. Describes the equinox that synchronizes calendrical Easter calculations
  • 7. Relating to the 40-day penitential period preceding Easter Sunday
  • 9. Method of execution central to Easter's passion narrative
  • 10. Latin phrase represented in art showing Christ mocked before crucifixion
  • 11. Woven fabric often depicting biblical Easter narratives in medieval churches
  • 15. Theologically significant concept celebrated at Easter representing salvation
  • 16. Liturgical exclamation of joy introduced on Easter Sunday after Lenten silence
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