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Easter remains one of the most widely celebrated Christian holidays, marked by religious services, feasts, egg hunts, and ...

Pope Francis, who is recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, intends to give his Easter Sunday blessing, the ...

On the Gregorian calendar, used by most Christian denominations, Easter typically falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY ...

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Easter will be celebrated on Sunday, April 20, 2025. The date of Easter is determined by the Sunday after the first full moon that follows the Spring Equinox. Lent, a period of fasting and ...

Easter, which is on Sunday, April 20, comes several Sundays after it did last year. Why is that? While Easter will always be on a Sunday, what day it occurs on changes each year. That’s because ...

Easter falls on the Sunday after the "paschal full moon," an ecclesiastical date that may or may not coincide with an actual lunar full moon. Instead, the paschal full moon occurs on the 14th day ...

Here's what to know. Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. It is also called Resurrection Sunday and is celebrated as the day Jesus was ...