The date of Easter is determined by the spring equinox Unlike Thanksgiving or Independence Day, the exact date of Easter ...

This is likely due to early Christians combining the Easter celebration with pagan celebrations that were centered around the spring equinox. In fact, many popular Easter traditions are a legacy ...

For most schools in England, the Easter holidays in 2025 will be from Monday, April 7 to Monday, April 21. However, dates may ...

Winter began Dec. 21, 2024 and has brought sub-zero temperatures to the Southern Tier of late. Here's how far we are from ...

With the blossoming of spring brings the holiest day in the Christian religion — the celebration of Easter. See when the holiday is observed in 2025.

PEEPS has something new to help celebrate Easter. Here's a look at the fun flavors and facts about the holiday.

Tennesseans are dreaming of warmer weather in the freezing temperatures this week. Here's when winter ends and spring 2025 begins ...

While many people associate Easter with Christian religious traditions ... a pagan celebration in Germanic cultures to mark the spring equinox and honour the goddess “Eastre”.

Fat Tuesday routinely falls 47 days before Easter (since Sundays are not counted in the 40 days of Lent), and is held the Sunday following the first full moon after the spring equinox.

According to EarthSky, the earliest day for Easter is also the least likely day for it. Since March 21 is the spring equinox, the earliest date for Easter is March 22. The last time Easter fell ...