In some years the Orthodox Easter Sunday occurs on the same day as the Western Easter Sunday. For example, this occurred in 1990 because the Western Easter Sunday date of (Gregorian calendar) April 15, 1990 is the same as the Orthodox Easter Sunday date of (Julian calendar) April 2, 1990.
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Easter, also called Pascha (Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, is a festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial after his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD.
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When is Easter? Easter is observed by the churches of the West on the first Sunday following the full moon that occurs on or following the spring equinox (March 21). Easter is a “movable” feast which can occur as early as March 22 or as late as April 25. For more info – The Great Easter Date Debate.
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Easter must be on a Sunday; this Sunday must follow the 14th day of the paschal moon; the paschal moon is that of which the 14th day (full moon) falls on or next follows the day of the vernal equinox; and. the equinox is fixed in the calendar as March 21.
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Easter Sunday, from 326 A.D., is always one of the 35 dates March 22 to April 25. From 31 A.D. to 325 A.D. Easter Day was celebrated either: (a) on or just after the first day of the Jewish Passover (no matter on which day of the week that Easter Day occurred), or. (b) on a Sunday close to or on the first Passover Day.
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In Western Christianity, Eastertide, or the Easter Season, begins on Easter Sunday and lasts seven weeks, ending with the coming of the fiftieth day, Pentecost Sunday. In Eastern Christianity, the season of Pascha begins on Pascha and ends with the coming of the fortieth day, the Feast of the Ascension.
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Easter is observed on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25. The commonly stated rule, that Easter Day is the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs next after the vernal equinox, is somewhat misleading because it is not a precise statement of the actual ecclesiastical rules.
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Religion & Spirituality. Easter, the greatest feast day in the Christian calendar, is a moveable feast, which means that it falls on a different date each year. Easter always falls on a Sunday, but Easter Sunday can be as early as March 22 and as late as April 25.
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Updated April 08, 2017. Easter, the greatest feast day in the Christian calendar, is a moveable feast, which means that it falls on a different date each year. Easter always falls on a Sunday, but Easter Sunday can be as early as March 22 and as late as April 25.
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The actual conditions to determine the date for Easter are: 1  Easter must be on a Sunday; 2  this Sunday must follow the 14th day of the paschal moon; 3  the paschal moon is that of which the 14th day (full moon) falls on or next follows the day of the vernal equinox; and.  the equinox is fixed in the calendar as March 21.
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what day is easter on
Easter is on sunday. Easter is on Sunday.