Easter Monday

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Countries where Easter Monday is a public holiday. (Only some provinces in Spain)

The Easter Monday belongs to the Boxing Day ( Boxing Day ) and the Whit Monday to the second public holidays of the highest Christian festivals.

National holiday

In several countries it is celebrated as a public holiday. These include Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Indonesia, Italy, Ireland, Iceland, parts of Canada, Croatia, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Poland, San Marino , Sweden, parts of Switzerland, Slovenia, parts of Spain (not in Andalusia), South Africa, the Czech Republic, Hungary and the United Kingdom (except Scotland).

Liturgical meaning

Scene from the Gospel of Easter Monday: the two disciples recognize Jesus breaking bread in Emmaus (oil painting by Abraham Bloemaert , 1622)

In the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church, Easter Monday, like every single day of the Easter octave , has the status of a solemn festival . As a non-working holiday, Easter Monday is the remnant of a rest period that once lasted from Palm Sunday to White Sunday , but from the High Middle Ages onwards ended on the Wednesday after Easter. In 1642, Pope Urban VIII declared the days from Easter Sunday to the Tuesday after Easter to be non-working. Thus, in addition to the “suffering triduum” ( Maundy Thursday , Good Friday , Holy Saturday ), there was also a “resurrection triduum”, which lasted from Easter Sunday to Easter Tuesday. Later only Easter Monday was left as a day off.

In the day Gospel ( Lk 24.13 to 35  EU ) which is the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the perspective of the disciples of Emmaus told: Two disciples of Jesus are on the third day after the crucifixion of Jesus from Jerusalem departed to return to Emmaus. A third, unknown man joins them on the way there. He questions the grief of the two returnees and finally explains to them that the Messiah had to suffer all of this, as the scriptures had foretold. Once in Emmaus, the disciples invite the man to the inn. He breaks the bread at the table, and at that moment they recognize Jesus, but he disappears before their eyes. They turn back immediately, reach Jerusalem again that night and tell the disciples who are still gathered there about their experience. The breaking of bread, Jesus with the two disciples refers theology on the Eucharist , which in some denominations based on Acts 2.46  EU is also referred to as "breaking of bread".

The Syrian Orthodox Church celebrates the day of rest for all deceased on Easter Monday as a day of remembrance for all those who died in the previous year.

Regional customs

Since fasting ends after the Matutin of Easter, various celebrations developed on this occasion, such as sporting competitions and numerous ritual celebrations. Customs were created for Easter Monday , in which Easter symbols such as water and light play a role. The Emmaus exit or Emmaus Easter walk recalls the walk of the two disciples of Christ from Jerusalem to Emmaus, as told in the Gospel of the day , where they met the risen Jesus of Nazareth . The emm exit usually begins in front of the parish church and ends at a chapel. In many rural communities in Upper Bavaria , the old custom of Easter field contact has remained alive. The farmer, usually accompanied by all house residents, walks through the rye and wheat field, also known as the winter field.

In Traunstein im Chiemgau , the Georgiritt and the sword dance are celebrated on Easter Monday , symbolically driving out winter.

Easter Monday wrestling festival on the Große Schanze in Bern around 1775

There has been evidence of the Easter Monday parade in the city of Bern since 1720 , during which the magistrates moved from the minster to the town hall and the crafts of the cooper and the butchers organized parades through the city. On this day took place at the Great Schanze in Bern also to the 19th century, a festive competition in the wings instead.

Other local customs are the “Traditional Remlinger Eierlauf” in Remlingen ( Lower Franconia ) and the “ Schönecker Eierlage ” in Schönecken ( Eifel ).

See also

Web links

Wiktionary: Easter Monday  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

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  2. ^ Public holidays. In: australia.gov.au. Retrieved April 17, 2017 .
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  4. ↑ Jours fériés / Jours fériés / Congés et maladie / Emploi et social / Service Public Entreprises - Monaco. In: Princier de Monaco governorate. Retrieved April 17, 2017 (French).
  5. ^ Public holidays and anniversary dates. In: govt.nz. Retrieved April 17, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Uscito il calendario uffici 2017. In: sanmarino.sm. Retrieved April 17, 2017 (Italian).
  7. ↑ https://books.google.de/books?id=NEGGQuNtd3EC from Easter Monday 2020
  8. ↑ Hansjörg Auf der Maur : Celebrating in the rhythm of time I. Men's festivals in the week and year. Regensburg 1983, ISBN 3-7917-0788-4 ( Church service. Handbook of liturgical science. Part 5.), pp. 84f.
  9. ↑ Gabriel Rabo: Easter in the Syrian Orthodox Church. In: suryoyo.uni-goettingen.de . Retrieved March 10, 2017