Christians celebrate Easter Sunday.
Easter concludes the repentant and self-sacrificial period of lent and specially the holy week. Christians offer prayers and join in worship recalling the suffering, agony and crucifixion of Jesus Christ followed by his triumphant resurrection. Issuing a message in connection with Easter, President Mahinda Rajapksa states that the celebration of Easter is a social recognition of the ability of the humans to overcome the trials of life through the path of salvation shown by Jesus Christ. It shows the need for a commitment to face up to and overcome suffering through the spirit of love extending to all. The message further states that the world is reminded of the need to move towards realizing social justice, peace and reconciliation enabled by Jesus Christ’s sacrifice of his own life for the salvation of humanity. He wishes everyone a happy and peaceful Easter.