What is the history of Jewish Passover? why does Easter coincide with it as well?

Question

Did the Hebrews of Judea perhaps have similar ritual as the pagan ritual?

BECAUSE THE JEWISH PASSOVER IS AROUND THE SAME TIME AS THE PAGAN HOLIDAY OSTARA?

PASSOVER IS VERY CLOSE TO THE TIME OF THE VERNAL EQUINOX.

MY QUESTION IS HOW DID THIS TIME MAYBE RELATE TO THE JEWISH PASSOVER AND EASTER AND WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF THIS EVOLVEMENT TOGETHER IN EUROPE ESPECIALLY?

Answer 1

Others have answered the history of Passover.

The reason that the two are at the same time is simple, Easter is the celebration of the Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus.
This took place during the Jewish Festival of Passover, so early Christians, who where no more than a sect of Judaism, celebrated this at the same time as passover.
Although Christian tradition did hijack many pagan festivals to install their own (Christmas for example), Easter has its roots in the passover feast.
Modern Paganism is a manufactured religion, and has no link to Pagan ceremonies as historians would understand it.

Answer 2

Easter is no longer a pagan ritual. The passover is the remembrance of the beginning of the exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt. The Hebrew homes in Egypt were passed over by death, hence the name "Passover". This mass death of the first-born of the Egyptians is what finally motivated Pharaoh to release the Hebrews.
Passover corresponds with Easter because it was during a later gathering of the Hebrews in Jerusalem for the celebration of Passover that Jesus was crucified, buried and rose again. Easter was a pagan holiday which corresponded on the calendar with the Passover and the Resurrection, and so in respect to the cultures which the Early evangelists brought the gospel to, Easter was remade into a celebration of the resurrection of the Son of God, Jesus Christ.

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Answer 3

Now, the straightforward answers are more correct than i could ever be. I am puzzled by the fact that nobody answered the main point of the question. Why are all these holidays around the same time? Since mythology and history are often confused, a lot of people answered from the mythological stock of answers.
Yet, the better answer is the one that took into account the astronomical/agricultural aspect of Passech. The Jewish holiday of passover is the celebration of spring, a common celebration for all agricultural civilizations. You know, harvest used to be a thing to celebrate, to marvel over, to give thanks for. Different cultures filled the blanks differently, the jews say it is a celebration of their emancipation from jewish slavery, the Christians say that they are celebrating the crucifiction and resurrection of Christ and likely the celts celebrated the arrival of egg-hiding rabbits. At the end of the day, if you want to talk history, what matters is that agricultural (and pastoral) groups get real happy right about the same time because there is plenty of food. Everything else is mythology, albeit, beautiful and complex, unhistorical.

Answer 4

This Jewish tradition of passover began when God commanded the Jews to have a feast and perform certain rituals so that He would "Passover" them when he was punishing the Egyptians for enslaving the Jews. Easter closes coincides with Passover because it is basically just an extention of the same holiday. The Hebrews during Passover, sacrificed a lamb. The Christian tradition says that Jesus was the Lamb of God, and therefore Easter is the celebration of Passover that commemorates that sacrifice that Jesus made.

Answer 5

Your question is particularly relevant as passover begin on monday night 2 april at sundown. Passover is a holiday to celbrate the freedom of the jewish nation from egyption slavery 3319 years ago. Why easter coincides with it I have no idea

Answer 6

Of all the Jewish holidays, Pesach is the one most commonly observed, even by otherwise non-observant Jews. According to the 1990 National Jewish Population Survey (NJPS), more than 80% of Jews have attended a Pesach seder.

Pesach begins on the 15th day of the Jewish month of Nissan. It is the first of the three major festivals with both historical and agricultural significance (the other two are Shavu'ot and Sukkot). Agriculturally, it represents the beginning of the harvest season in Israel, but little attention is paid to this aspect of the holiday. The primary observances of Pesach are related to the Exodus from Egypt after generations of slavery. This story is told in Exodus, Ch. 1-15. Many of the Pesach observances are instituted in Chs. 12-15.

The name "Pesach" (PAY-sahch, with a "ch" as in the Scottich "loch") comes from the Hebrew root Peh-Samech-Chet , meaning to pass through, to pass over, to exempt or to spare. It refers to the fact that G-d "passed over" the houses of the Jews when he was slaying the firstborn of Egypt. In English, the holiday is known as Passover. "Pesach" is also the name of the sacrificial offering (a lamb) that was made in the Temple on this holiday. The holiday is also referred to as Chag he-Aviv , (the Spring Festival), Chag ha-Matzot , (the Festival of Matzahs), and Z'man Cheiruteinu , (the Time of Our Freedom) (again, all with those Scottish "ch"s).

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Answer 7

The name Passover comes from when the Angel of Death passed over the homes of the Jews, because they had been forewarned, and had put lambs blood on their doors, so that death would spare their first born child.

A complete history of passover can be found at the link I've cited below.

Passover is also significant for Christians. We Christians believe that Passover was a foreshadowing of Christ's atonement for our sins. Just as the people of Israel were saved by the blood of a lamb, we Christians believe that we are saved by the blood of the lamb of God.

Answer 8

I believe that passover marks the ending of Lent, which coincides with Easter. Jesus ended his fast when he returned on palm Sunday, which is the week before Easter and around the time that Lent ends.

Answer 9

What? Passover is all about remembering the Jews exodus from Egypt. How they were redeemed as slaves and went on to become a great nation. The rituals that are preformed are all about commemorating these events. There is nothing Pagan about them.

Answer 10

Jon's got the right idea. Easter coincides with it because at Passover one year Jesus was crucified and rose 3 days later. Jesus' resurrection is what is celebrated at Easter.