EASTER
BASIC R.C. BELIEF
The traditional time for going to Confession and Communion, i.e, doing one's Easter duty. Many unscriptural practices have gathered around Easter: Ash Wednesday, Lent, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday.
CHRISTIAN COMMENT
Easter has been linked with the pagan festival, Ishtar. It is true that some of the pagan observances were incorporated with Easter celebration, but the Christian observance of Christ's Resurrection pre-dates the introduction of pagan customs into the professing church (from the 4th century).