Easter fire

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Easter fire is a traditional Christian ritual bonfire lit during the Easter Vigil to symbolize Christ’s resurrection and the light overcoming darkness.

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Easter fire canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian ritual
Easter custom
religious bonfire
associatedWithDay Easter Sunday
linked to: Easter Day

Holy Saturday
associatedWithEvent Easter
Easter Vigil
associatedWithSeason spring
category Christian liturgical objects
Christian liturgical practices
Easter traditions
religious symbolism of fire
connectedToObject Paschal candle
especiallyCommonIn Austria
Germany
Netherlands
Switzerland
parts of Poland
parts of Scandinavia
some regions of the United States
hasElement incense use
prayers of blessing
procession into darkened church
historicalOrigin adaptation of pre-Christian spring fire customs
early Christian liturgical practice
litDuring beginning of Easter Vigil
night of Holy Saturday
location outside church building
partOf Roman Catholic Easter Vigil liturgy
linked to: Easter Vigil

Service of Light
providesLightFor Paschal candle
regulatedBy local fire safety laws
religiousTradition Christianity
requiresMaterial fire source
kindling
wood
ritualAction blessing of new fire
lighting of Paschal candle
symbolizes Christ as light of the world
Resurrection of Jesus Christ
light overcoming darkness
victory of life over death
usedInLiturgyOf Anglican churches
linked to: Anglican Communion

Eastern Catholic churches
Lutheran churches
Methodist churches
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

some Orthodox churches
some Reformed churches

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Lumen Christi associatedWith Easter fire
subject linked to: acclamation "Lumen Christi"