Easter vs Thanksgiving - What's the difference?
easter | thanksgiving |
(Christianity) A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Christ; the first Sunday following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, neither earlier than March 22 nor later than April 25.
Eastertide
(obsolete) The Jewish passover.
* 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Mark XIV:
(paganism) A festival held in honour of the goddess Eostre or Ostara and celebrated at the spring equinox or within the month of April. Also known as Eostre.
(Canada, US) Thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada, and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.
(Canada, US) The long weekend which includes Thanksgiving Day: Thanksgiving weekend.
As nouns the difference between easter and thanksgiving
is that easter is a Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Christ; the first Sunday following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, neither earlier than March 22 nor later than April 25 while thanksgiving is an expression of gratitude.As an adjective easter
is eastern.As a proper noun Thanksgiving is
thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada, and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.easter
English
(wikipedia Easter)Noun
(en noun)- We spent each of the past five Easters together as a family.
- After two dayes folowed ester , and the dayes of swete breed.
