Show Spring Festivals and Easter In the transition to a Christian ob bb observance servance many features of the time old time spring sprIn festival became embodied In the tho Easter celebration The season was then fis ns s now dep dependent upon the phases of the moon about the spring equinox Vigils nl night ht services ser observed ob oh- served by hy the first Christians on the eve eYe of Sundays Sundays anti and festivals later he- he came calne fast fust days kept on the eve en of ot great reat festivals in honor of Christ the Blessed lr Virgin Mary the apostles nand and the saints The rime forty hours' hours fast fust mist In commemoration of Christs Christ's fort forty hours In the tomb expanded to tor the solemn fOlt forty lars days Len Lenten ten observance to be he followed liy by the time jo Joyous ous Easter gaster feasting and festival of the resurrection |