April 5th - Easter Sunday

Sunrise services are nothing new at Easter.  Congregations would gather outside the church to see the sun rise and sing hymns of joy.  The fasts of Lent were at an end.  This was the biggest feast day of the year.  New clothes were worn and given out by the king and queen to their court retainers.  These courtiers in turned passed down last years clothes to the next tier of of nobles.  

Eggs were not eaten during Lent, so in the days coming up to Easter, eggs would be boiled and set aside for the big day.  Easter eggs were originally painted red to represent the blood of Christ.  Some were turned green when boiled with greens.  Parents hid eggs for their children to find to recreate the finding of the tomb empty and looking for the risen Christ.