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Easter Monday and Tuesday
The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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It was a very ancient custom of the Church to prolong the observance of Easter, as the "Queen of Festivals." At first the Festival was observed through seven days, and the Code of Theodosius directed a cessation of labor during the whole week. Afterwards the special services became limited to three days, the Council of Constance, A.D. 1094, having enjoined that Pentecost and Easter should both be celebrated with three festival days. This is now the custom of the Anglican Communion, which provides Collect, Epistle and Gospel not only for Easter Day, but also for Easter Monday and Easter Tuesday.
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Miller, William James. Entry for 'Easter Monday and Tuesday'. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​acd/​e/easter-monday-and-tuesday.html. 1901.
Miller, William James. Entry for 'Easter Monday and Tuesday'. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​acd/​e/easter-monday-and-tuesday.html. 1901.