Catholic and Orthodox churches celebrate Easter on the same date, Sunday, April 20. This coincidence last occurred in 2017 and will next happen in 2028. Both churches follow the same guiding ...

Easter in 2025 is later than usual because its date is determined by a combination of the lunar cycle and the spring equinox. Easter is always celebrated on the ...

As Lent wraps up, Holy Week continues through Easter Sunday. See the meaning of Good Friday and why people fast after Maundy ...

The day includes feasting and celebration as people participate in religious services, decorate and exchange of Easter eggs, ...

The Easter story is central to Christianity, commemorating the rebirth of Jesus Christ, believed to have occurred around ...

According to the Farmer's Almanac, Easter is a movable feast. With the Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated between March 21 and April 25. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, which uses the Julian ...

Good Friday is for commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It is observed on the Friday of Holy Week, and ends with ...

Women dressed in colorful outfits perform at the 27th Silk Road Turpan Grape Festival in Turpan, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Sept 3, 2018. [Photo provided to C] 4. The Turpan ...

Peter Cottontail is hopping down the East Texas bunny trails this weekend. From egg hunts to faith services and festive ...

The tradition of decorating Easter eggs is part of the culture of the Slavic-speaking Sorbian ethnic minority in Germany.

While most of the holidays are celebrated on fixed dates each year Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the full ...

A giant Christian cross is set to go up in downtown Chicago just in time for the Easter holiday.