Easter: FG Declares Friday, Monday Public Holidays

– Good Friday, Easter Monday are holidays declared worldwide.

– Dambazau calls on Nigerians to support the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

THE Federal Government on Wednesday declared Friday 19th and Monday 22nd April 2019, Public Holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration.

Christian all over the world will be celebrating the good Friday which marked the end of the passion week of Jesus Christ and Monday, which mark his resurrection from death after three days.

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Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Georgina  Ehuriah, in Abuja on Wednesday.

The minister enjoined all Christians to emulate the exemplary attributes of Jesus Christ amongst which are tolerance, love and peaceful co-existence.

Dambazau also urged Nigerians both home and abroad to use the occasion to pray for the peace, unity, and progress of the country irrespective of diversity in religious beliefs.

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The Minister wishes all Nigerians a happy and peaceful Easter celebration and further called on them to support the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in its determination to take the country to the next level.

All You Need to Know About Easter

According to history.com, Easter is a Christian holiday that celebrates the belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

In the Bible, the New Testament recorded that the event occurred three days after Jesus was crucified by the Romans and died in roughly 30 A.D.

The holiday concludes the “Passion of Christ,” a series of events and holidays that begins with Lent—a 40-day period of fasting, prayer and sacrifice—and ends with Holy Week, which includes Holy Thursday (the celebration of Jesus’ Last Supper with his 12 Apostles), Good Friday (on which Jesus’ crucifixion is observed), and Easter Sunday.

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