Every year, the next day at the Sunday Of Easteris celebrated in Italy on “Easter Monday”Also known as Easter Monday.
The expression “Angel Monday”, however, does not belong to the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church, which indicates it as Monday of the Octave of Easter and has, moreover, been introduced give it Italian state as civil holiday only in 1947during the post-warwith the aim of stretch there holiday Pasquali.
The origin of the “Angel Monday” tradition
According to Christian traditionon this day yes remember L’encounter of theAngel with the women who arrived at tomb Of Jesus Christ The following Monday to his resurrection.
The Gospel tells that Mary Of Magdala, Mary mother Of James And JosephAnd Salome they went to the tombWhere Jesus had been buriedwith some aromatic oils For embalm them The bodybut they found the great one boulder That closed L’access to the grave moved.
The three women, lost And worrythey were trying to understand what happened, when appeared L’Angel that for reassure themShe said: “Don’t be afraid, you! I know you are looking for Jesus the crucified. He’s not here! He was resurrected as he had said; come and see the place where he was laid“, adding “Now go and announce this news to the Apostles“, and they rushed to tell L’happened. (Mk 16,1-7)
The dual religious interpretation
However, there is also areligious interpretationaccording to which, theorigin of the name would refer to the gospel story of the two disciples directed to Emmausthat the day from the resurrection they would have encountered Jesusright in I walk towards Emmausa few kilometers from Jerusalem.
It is, therefore, for remember The voyage of the disciples that you should spend the day after Easter making a stroll or one picnic “out of the walls” or “out of town”.
The typical Easter Monday picnic
In addition to the religious value attributed to it, Easter Monday has become a day Of party And meeting For families And friendsin fact, in many areas of Italy, one of the traditions the oldest is that of picnicwhy people go to countryside or to seataking with him food And drinks For spend there day toopen air.
It therefore represents an opportunity to spend of the time in company from the dear people And enjoy of the beauty of spring that finally makes itself felt, organizing picnics, field trips in countryside or walking around in mountain.
Article by Giada Annarita Belfiore
