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Steve's Flowers and Gifts Local Same Day & Express Flower Delivery Nationwide Same Day Flower Delivery Easter is such a wonderful and much anticipated holiday. It occurs on different dates from year to year and in 2021 Easter falls on April 4th. The reason for this change is that Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox. Easter, as with other holidays, ushers in a changing of the seasons. That season of course being Spring. Spring is symbolic to the renewing of life as the plants and trees that have been dormant for the winter begin to blossom. Those of us in the Northern Hemisphere look forward to warmer weather and an increase in more daylight. This symbolism of the coming back to life is a correlation to the resurrection of Jesus. In the Jewish faith, this time is referred to as Passover. The Hebrew Bible commemorates Passover as a festival which celebrates the liberation of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. This is referenced in the Book of Exodus. During the time of Jesus, Jewish pilgrims flocked to Jerusalem in hope that God would liberate them from the Romans. On one Passover, Jesus traveled to Jerusalem and the [...]