Happy Easter from Newsroom Panama

What is Easter? Easter is one of the principal holidays, or feasts, of Christianity. It marks the Resurrection of Jesus three days after his death by crucifixion. For many Christian churches, Easter is the joyful end to the Lenten season of fasting and penitence.

The death and resurrection of Jesus happened more than 2,000 years ago and is recorded in God’s Word, the Bible. The Easter story is weaved throughout the New Testament. All four Gospel books – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John – record Jesus’ final days of life on Earth and His sacrificial death for all mankind.

In commemorating the Resurrection of Jesus, Easter also celebrates the defeat of death and the hope of salvation. Christian tradition holds that the sins of humanity were paid for by the death of Jesus and that his Resurrection represents the anticipation believers can have in their own resurrection.