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| - Christian Passover is a religious observance celebrated by a small number of Protestant churches instead of, or alongside, the more common Christian holy day and festival of Easter. The redemption from the bondage of sin through the sacrifice of Christ is celebrated, a parallel of the Jewish Passover's celebration of redemption from bondage in the land of Egypt.
- Christian Passover is a religious observance celebrated by a small number of churches instead of, or alongside, the more common Christian holiday and festival of Easter. The redemption from the bondage of sin through the sacrifice of Christ is celebrated, a parallel of the Jewish Passover's celebration of redemption from bondage in the land of Egypt. In other cases, the holiday is observed according to the Jewish calendar on 15 Nisan. This is the same calendar used by Samaritans, who also celebrated Passover at sunset on Friday, 10 April, 2009.
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| - Christian Passover is a religious observance celebrated by a small number of churches instead of, or alongside, the more common Christian holiday and festival of Easter. The redemption from the bondage of sin through the sacrifice of Christ is celebrated, a parallel of the Jewish Passover's celebration of redemption from bondage in the land of Egypt. Christian Passover Seders are held on the evening corresponding to 14 Nisan or 15 Nisan, depending whether the particular church uses a quartodeciman or quintodeciman application. The United Church of God celebrates Passover (followed by the seven-day Festival of Unleavened Bread) on 14 Nisan (sunset, April 7 through sunset, April 8, 2009, for example). Jehovah's Witnesses prefer the terms Last Supper, Lord's Evening Meal, and Memorial of Christ's death, but a Witness may refer to his faith's annual communion commemoration informally as "Passover" according to his faith's understanding of Nisan 14 and the ancient Jewish calendar (for 2010 and 2011, respectively, that is after dusk on Tuesday, March 30 or Sunday, April 17). In other cases, the holiday is observed according to the Jewish calendar on 15 Nisan. This is the same calendar used by Samaritans, who also celebrated Passover at sunset on Friday, 10 April, 2009.
- Christian Passover is a religious observance celebrated by a small number of Protestant churches instead of, or alongside, the more common Christian holy day and festival of Easter. The redemption from the bondage of sin through the sacrifice of Christ is celebrated, a parallel of the Jewish Passover's celebration of redemption from bondage in the land of Egypt. Christian Passover seders are held on the evening corresponding to 14 Nisan or 15 Nisan, depending whether the particular church uses a quartodeciman or quintodeciman application. In 2009, for example, Jehovah's Witnesses (quartodecimans) will celebrate their "Memorial" on the evening of 14 Nisan (counting 14 Nisan as sunset, 9 April through sunset, 10 April). The United Church of God will celebrate Passover (followed by the seven-day Festival of Unleavened Bread) on 14 Nisan (sunset, 7 April through sunset, 8 April). In these and most other cases, the holiday is observed according to the ancient Jewish calendar, not the modern Jewish calendar - on which 15 Nisan 5769 corresponds to sunset, 8 April through sunset, 9 April 2009. This is the same calendar used by Samaritans, who will also celebrate Passover at sunset on Friday, 10 April.
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