Octave of Easter in the Roman Catholic Church, Easter is one of only two solemnities that carries an octave, the second being Christmas Day, although until recently many feasts had octaves. The name "Quasimodo" came from the Latin text of the traditional Introit for this day, which begins ""Quasi modo geniti infantes..."" from 1 Peter , roughly translated as "As newborn babes desire the rational milk without guile...". Literally, "quasi modo" means "as if in [this] manner". On the Octave Day of Easter, called Saint Thomas Sunday in the East, the Gospel reading is always , relating the appearance of Christ to his
The Easter Parade to the novel. The novel is mentioned in Woody Allen's "Hannah and Her Sisters:" Lee (Barbara Hershey), one of the titular "sisters", thanks her brother-in-law Eliot (Michael Caine) for lending her the book. Lee tells Eliot that she "loved" the book and that he was right because "it had very special meaning" for her. The Easter Parade The Easter Parade is a novel by American writer Richard Yates. First published in 1976, Yates' fifth book explores the tragic lives of two sisters. Along with "Revolutionary Road", the book is considered to be Yates' finest work. The famous opening line of