Show EASTER In many parts of the United Stales this been a rough tough lough winter Millions of our citizens will be glad to accept any promise of relief from the hardship which the weather prophets may hold bold out for us liS Some such hope Is to be found in the almanacs almanac's assurance that at AM on March 21 the sun crossed the equinox and winter wintel ended Although we have kept alive the name Easter Enster many may not know that the equinox or 01 the first da day of Spring was held sacred by our heathen ancestors who honored d the god god god- doss dess Easter patroness of fertility and Strangely enough we continue to make displays of rabbits and eggs which were once symbols of Easters Enster's interest In fecundity without paying any kind of oC deference to the goddess herself Today Easter Sunday describes a Chris is tian festival which follows the first full moon after the Ule equinox According to early ChristIan church traditions the Sunday on which the tho resurrected Jesus of Nazareth appeared among Ills disciples as n a living man must fol- fol follow fol low upon a fun full moon It Is also prescribed that the Ule full moon must follow Collow the equinox So It happens that the lapse of time between the tho equinox nox and Easter Enster Sunday when the tho resurrection of Jesus in the flesh Is celebrated may maybe maybe be considerably more than a 3 month This year ear the lapse of time between what was once a heathen holiday hollday and the celebration tion of the resurrection of Jesus will be rela rela- rela relatively short The equinox comes on Tuesday the Then there is n a full fuU moon on Satur day the So the tho very next day Is what might be called Resurrection Sunday but which we persist in calling Easter Sunday Of all the stories between the covers of the Bible none is so dramatic as that told in inthe inthe the Gospel according to Matthew Luke and John When Jesus appeared among I Ills s dis dis- dis disciples who wha thought lie He died on the cross lie He asked them to touch His Ilis wounds The disciples had been en dining when lie He arrived and with them Ife He ate broiled fish and honeycomb lie He walked with them in tile he o open n Then lIe faced about raised Isis His arms and blessed them Read the Gospel accounts of the a amazing scenes before you go to church on Easter Sunday and nud when you arrive you will know why you are arc there |