The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on ...

Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. This year, Easter is Sunday, ...

That brings us to 2025, which will see a remarkable coincidence: Both the Eastern and Western will hold Easter on the same ...

According to Christian teachings, Jesus was crucified, died, and was buried and on the third day after his death — Easter Sunday — he rose from the dead. Here's a list of key dates this year.

Here's a look at why that changes and what to know about the holiday. Easter Sunday always occurs on the first Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon, the full moon that occurs on or after the March ...