Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The arrival of spring marks the approach of a couple of important religious holidays. And this year, they're coming later than ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Those celebrating Easter or Passover this spring may notice the two holidays are unusually close together in 2026 — and the moon ...

When is Easter in 2025? Easter Sunday for both orthodox and non-orthodox Christians will this year fall on Sunday, April 20, making it one of the latest dates for the holiday in recent memory.

The Christian calendar — like many religions — uses a lunar calendar for some events. Rather than pretending that the supposed events of Easter occurred on an actual date, as with Christmas and many ...

Easter's date is based on the lunar calendar. Easter is observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox. Easter can be as early as March 22 or as late as April 25.

Holy Week 2026 begins with Palm Sunday on March 29 and concludes with Easter Sunday on April 5. The Jewish holiday of Passover will begin on April 1, 2026, overlapping with Holy Week. Easter's date is ...

Easter and Passover are based on a lunar calendar. Our civil calendar is based on the sun, with a day defined as 24 hours, and a year defined as 365 days (366 days in a leap year). While our civil ...