Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and ...

Before the Easter season officially starts with Ash Wednesday, Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, will be celebrated on ...

The holiday's date is determined by the spring equinox and full moon cycle. On the Gregorian calendar (the one we use), ...

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

Catholic and Orthodox — fall on the same date, April 20, due to the alignment of the Julian and Gregorian calendars.

On the Gregorian calendar, Easter typically falls on the first Sunday ... or adding additional prayer or acts of service. Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday, according to Trinity College.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe a period of reflection, prayer ...

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

"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.

The Old Farmer's Almanac explains that Easter Sunday changes dates each year because it depends on the lunar cycles of the Jewish calendar ... the start of Holy Week, or the week leading up ...