Eastertide
Post-Lenten celebration period
Eastertide is the period of the Christian liturgical calendar extending from Easter Sunday through Pentecost, spanning fifty days.
The term sounds archaic or formal in everyday speech but remains current in religious contexts: The church decorates with white and gold throughout Eastertide.
The suffix -tide here means season or period, as in Christmastide or yuletide.
Christian fasting season
- PentecostSpirit's arrival celebration
- MassCatholic worship service
- EucharistSacramental bread and wine
- liturgyFormal worship structure
vigil · chrism · baptism · altar · vestments · processional · lectionary · hymnal
Flower on fruit tree
- daffodilsYellow spring bulb flowers
- tulipsBulb-grown ornamental flowers
- liliesFunnel-shaped ornamental flowers
- pastelsPale, muted hues
lambs · chicks · eggs · nesting · hatching · greenery · warmth · sunshine
Christian fasting season
Lent
Christian fasting season
- PentecostSpirit's arrival celebration
- MassCatholic worship service
- EucharistSacramental bread and wine
liturgy · vigil · chrism · baptism · altar · vestments · processional · lectionary · hymnal · alleluia
blossom
Flower on fruit tree
- daffodilsYellow spring bulb flowers
- tulipsBulb-grown ornamental flowers
- liliesFunnel-shaped ornamental flowers
pastels · lambs · chicks · eggs · nesting · hatching · greenery · warmth · sunshine · showers
Lent
Christian fasting season
risen
Moved upward already
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- crucifixionExecution by cross
- GolgothaBiblical execution hilltop
redemption · salvation · miracle · eternal · heaven · afterlife · triumph · victory · promise · hope
bonnet
Hat secured under chin
bunny · candy · peeps · lamb · ham · brunch · feast · family · gathering · simnel
- Easterdyed eggs, egg hunt, jelly beans, chocolate bunny, risen
- Religious HolidaysPassover, Pentecost, Good Friday, Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr
- church calendarAdvent, Lent, Christmas, Pentecost, Epiphany
- SpringApril, May, spring equinox, spring flowers, cherry blossoms
- church feastsfeast day, holy day, solemnity, All Saints Day, All Souls Day
- Holy WeekMaundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Holy Thursday, Palm Sunday
EastertideLent
Christian fasting season
Lenten season · Holy Week · Good Friday · Ash Wednesday · Advent
EastertidePassion
Powerful consuming emotion
Good Friday · mourning · lamentation · suffering · death