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or after the vernal equinox, or first day of spring: Therefore,
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As it happened, the pagan. festival of Base posure at diike ica: It ‘was widely ignored by. other Christians until shortly after:

of ye the Civil War. In fact, Easter itself was not t wid celebrated in
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~ Easter holiday is to. encourage | them to Participate i in variely of «
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- “ing miniature terra-cotta plant pots and puff paints or fabric paints. ” .

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