Easter

Date	Event	Place
Apr 20, 2025	Easter 2025	World
Apr 05, 2026	Easter 2026	World

Information about Easter

Easter bunny with Easter eggs and Lent lily.

Significance: Easter is a holiday celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described as having occurred three days after his crucifixion. It is the culmination of the Passion of Christ, a forty-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance.

Type:

Christianity

Celebrations:

Church services; festive family meals; Easter egg hunts and gift-giving; going to sunrise services; exclaiming the Paschal greeting; clipping the church; decorating Easter eggs; decorating the house or garden with Easter Bunny; watching Easter parades; having traditional Easter meals; family gatherings; egg rolling; egg tapping; Pace egging; sending greeting cards; buying confectionery such as chocolate Easter eggs, marshmallow bunnies, Peeps, and jelly beans, as well as other Easter foods; watching Easter fires

Location:

World

Synonyms:

Pasch, Resurrection Sunday

Initiator:

Church