April 5, 2015 – Easter Sunday, Domingo de Pascua

An illustration of the Resurrection of Jesus with Angels and Mary Magdalene. Photo: BigStockPhoto.com | jasmine 83.

One of Mexico’s biggest celebrations is Easter Sunday (Domingo de Pascua), which remembers the biblical story of when Jesus rose from death.

Easter is a Christian festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion at Calvary as described in the New Testament.[2][3] Easter is the culmination of the Passion of Christ, preceded by Lent, a forty-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter

Resurrection of Jesus was the return to bodily life of Jesus after his death by crucifixion.
Photo: BigStockPhoto.com | zatletic

A wooden cross with the words “He has risen” spelled out with rustic alphabet blocks.  Photo: BigStockPhoto.com | McIninch