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However, because of the current 13-day difference, Western Easter falls between March 10 and April 12 on the Julian calendar. Conversely, Orthodox Easter falls between April 4 and May 8 on the Gregorian calendar. The possible dates of Easter depend on the first day of the year and hence its dominical letter. Each type has five possible dates of ...
Table of (Gregorian) dates of Easter 2012–2040 [7] Year Astronomical Easter Gregorian Easter Julian Easter W14-7 2nd April Sunday 15th Sunday 2nd April weekend W15-7 2012 April 8: April 15 April 8: April 15 2013 March 31: May 5 April 7: April 14 2014 April 20 April 6: April 13 2015 April 5: April 12 April 5: April 12 2016 March 27: May 1 ...
In the solar calendar Easter is called a moveable feast since its date varies within a 35-day range. But in the lunar calendar, Easter is always the third Sunday in the paschal lunar month, and is no more "moveable" than any holiday that is fixed to a particular day of the week and week within a month, such as Thanksgiving.
The Eastern Orthodox Church follows the Julian calendar (versus the Gregorian calendar), which often means a different date for Easter Sunday, though the calendars do sometimes coincide. This year ...
The Lenten season — Wednesday, February 22, to Thursday, April 6 — paves the way for the joy of Easter, preparing believers for the Christian holiday with 40 days of penance, fasting and ...
Ash Wednesday 2023. Ash Wednesday signals the period of 40 days before Easter, called Lent, when observants typically "give up" some earthly pleasure (wine, chocolate, sugar) as a form of penance.
Easter, [nb 1] also called Pascha [nb 2] (Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, [nb 3] is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD.
Other holidays on the calendar to be celebrated include Easter, Hanukkah and Ramadan. ... Jan. 2025 holiday schedule: MLK Jr. Day, Inauguration Day, day of mourning, National Days.