Bronx Easter Events, Brunches & Ceremonies in BX NYC
There are Two Easters Observed - 1) West European Christians & 2) East European Orthodox
March 29, 2024 / Bronx Neighborhoods NYC / Bronx Things To Do Events NYC / Bronx Buzz NYC.
Very Brief Introduction to Christian Easter Traditions
Christians observe Good Friday, which is when the Bible tells us that Jesus died on the cross. On the Sunday following Good Friday, Christians celebrate the Biblical account of Jesus rising from the dead, which is Easter.
Emperor Constantine became the Roman Emperor in 306. In 324 Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.
In 1054, the Great Schism occurred, wherein Christianity split into two different sects - Roman Catholic Christians [primarily in Western Europe] and Orthodox Christians [primarily in Eastern Europe]. The traditions have much in common, but one of the differences is in how they calculate the time of Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
The Western European Christians [Protestants and Catholics] use the Gregorian Calendar to calculate when to celebrate Good Friday and Easter. The Gregorian calendar was created in the 16th century and made the official calendar by Pope Gregory. Orthodox Christians use the Julian Calendar, which was made law in the Roman Empire in 45 B.C. by Julius Caesar. The primary difference between the Julian and Gregorian calendars is that the Gregorian calendar uses Leap Year [this year is one of them] to adjust the calendar for the 1/4 extra day per year, that to our rotation around the sun requires. Thus the calendar differences, and how the date of Easter is calculated, is why the Orthodox and Roman Catholic / Protestant Christian Easters oftentimes occur on different dates.
This year [2024] the celebrations of the two traditions are separated by five weeks, with the Western European Christians celebrating next weekend and the Orthodox Christians celebrating a week later.
Next Up - The History of the Easter Bunny & Related Traditions
- CLICK here to view our report on Easter events, Easter egg hunts and Easter brunches in Bronx NYC. We start off with a brief history of the Easter Bunny and the origin of related traditions.
Bronx Easter Events, Brunches & Ceremonies in BX NYC
There are Two Easters Observed - 1) West European Christians & 2) East European Orthodox
March 29, 2024 / Bronx Neighborhoods NYC / Bronx Things To Do Events NYC / Bronx Buzz NYC.
Continued.
The Origin of Easter Bunny & Related Traditions
The origin of the Easter Bunny and the related traditions of painting and hiding eggs dates back to southern Germany in ancient times. Eggs were a sign of fertility, and according to some accounts, the Easter hare originated as a bird before becoming the rabbit. The rabbit is also known as a fertile animal giving birth to litters of little rabbits.
The tradition arrived in America in Pennsylvania in the 1700's. From there it evolved into the whole slew of grand traditions it has become today, which in NYC include an Easter parade of fashion on Easter day in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral on 5th Avenue, numerous Easter Egg hunts in parks and other places in all five boroughs, as well as numerous Easter Brunches organized by numerous restaurants around the city.
What follows are a selection of many of the Easter events occurring in NYC in the coming weeks. These include a few Orthodox Easter events which occur in early May [the 5th, 2024]. We have also included a few non-Easter events we believed are timed to take advantage of folks looking to use their liesure time in non-traditional Easter ways. Have a Happy Easter.
ONLY ASTERISKED EVENTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED. PLEASE NOTE DATES / YEARS.
Bronx Easter Parade & Easter Events & Egg Hunts NYC
* Saturday, March 23 & 30, 2024 from 10 am - 2 pm - Easter Egg Hunts - at the Bartow Pell Mansion at 895 Shore Road in Pelham Bay Park. The hunts are four one hour long sessions starting every hour on the hour, costing $15 per child, and adults accompanying children are free. For details and tickets see - https://www.bartowpellmansionmuseum.org.
* Sunday, March 31, 2024 - Easter Brunch & Egg Hunt at Pelham Bay Split Rock Golf Course, with two seatings: 11 am - 1 pm with Egg Hunt beginning at 1 pm; and second seating from 1.30 - 3.30 with the Egg Hunt beginning at 3.30 pm. For $67 and $33 tickets [tax and service included] copy & paste - https://www.pelhamsplitrock.com or FB - https://www.facebook.com/pelhamsplitrock
* Easter Brunches. Saturday & Sunday, March 30 & 31, 2024. Some of the restaurants and shops of Bronx Little Italy celebrate Easter in their own small ways, which can sometimes be an unsuspecting culinary delight to visitors. For details about Bronx Little Italy see - https://www.bronxlittleitaly.com.
* Thru April 23, 2024 [began February 19th], the Orchid Show is on display at the NY Botanical Garden at 2900 Southern Blvd in the Bedford Park neighborhood of the Bronx. For details and $35 / $31 / $15 / free tickets see - https://www.nybg.org. They're open Tuesday - Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm.
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* Friday, April 5, 2024 beginning at 1.05 pm - Yankee Home Opener vs the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium in the Concourse neighborhood of the Bronx.
ONLY ASTERISKED EVENTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED. PLEASE NOTE DATES / YEARS.
BRONX GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER COMING MAY 5, 2024
BRONX ORTHODOX Easter Events. As of this post [4.2.23] I could not find any specifics regarding Greek Orthodox Holy Friday Easter processions in the Bronx. But here are a few Orthodox churches in the Bronx, including an Ethiopian one. 1) Zoodohos Peghe Greek Orthodox Church at 3573 Bruckner Blvd / 718.823.2030 / https://www.zoodohospeghe.org/ 2) St. Peter Greek Orthodox Church at 3245 Kingsbridge Ave,nue / 718. 549.8773 / https://stpeter.ny.goarch.org/ and 3) Holy Trinity Ethiopian Orthodox Church at 140 West 176th Street / 718. 299.2741 / http://www.holytrinityeotcny.org/.
