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Easter

Easter, also called Pasch (/pæsk/) or Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the Bible's New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD. It is the culmination of the Passion…

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2025 date
April 20 (Western) · April 20 (Eastern)
2026 date
April 5 (Western) · April 12 (Eastern)
2027 date
March 28 (Western) · May 2 (Eastern)
2028 date
April 16 (Western) · April 16 (Eastern)
Celebrations
Church services, festive family meals, Easter egg decoration, and gift-giving
Date
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Etymology

Theological significance

Early Christianity

Date

Position in the church year

Western Christianity

Eastern Christianity

Liturgical observance

Easter celebrations around the world

Liturgical

Traditions

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Easter

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Edges340
Triples377
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005865
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Easter

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related to Etymology · 47
Easter → AD, Anastasis, Anglo-Saxon, Apostle, April, Aramaic, As, Bede, Bede's, Christ, Christian, Christians, Corinth, Corinthian Christians, Egypt, English, Ephesian, Ephesus, Exodus, German Ostern
related to Western Christianity · 37
Easter → Anglicans, Ash Wednesday, Easter Monday, Easter Sunday, Easter Triduum, Easter Vigil, Good Friday, Gospels, Holy Saturday, Holy Wednesday, Holy Week, In, Jerusalem, Jesus, Last Supper, Latin, Lent, Lutherans, Many, Maundy Thursday
related to Easter food · 34
Easter → AD, Alban Bun, Australia, Brother Thomas Rodcliffe, Canada, Christian, Christianity, Commonwealth Caribbean, Eating, England, Good Friday, Hot, In, India, It, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jewish Passover, Lamb, Lent
related to First Council of Nicaea (325 AD) · 34
Easter → Alexandria, Alexandrian, Already, Aquitaine's, Asian, Augustalis, Canons, Christian Europe, Christians, Constantine, Council, De, Dionysius Exiguus, Easter's, Egyptians, Following Augustalis, In, It, Jewish, Measurement
related to Eastern Christianity · 27
Easter → At, Byzantine Rite Lutherans, Clean Monday, Easter Sunday, Easter/Pascha, Eastern Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Friday, Great Lent, Holy Saturday, In Eastern Christianity, Jewish, Lazarus Saturday, Lent, Lenten Triodion, Midnight Office, Paschal, Paschal Divine Liturgy, Paschal Hours, Paschal Matins
related to Theological significance · 24
Easter → According, Christian, Corinthians, Egypt, Exodus, First Epistle, For Christ, Get, God, Gospels, He, Heaven, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jewish, Jews, Kingdom, Last Supper, Old Testament, Passover
related to Early Church controversies · 23
Easter → According, Alexandrian, Anicetus, Apostle, Asia, By, Eusebius, Hebrew, John, Lenten, LORD's, Neither Polycarp, Nisan, Quartodeciman, Quartodeciman Polycarp, Roman, Rome, Smyrna, Sunday, The
related to Easter celebrations around the world · 20
Easter → As Easter, Christian, Christianity, Depending, During, Easter Monday, Eastertide, Egg, Friday, Good Friday, In, Lent, Monday, Paschal, Related, Sunday, The, The Easter, There, Traditions
related to Western–Eastern divergence · 18
Easter → April, Because, Christian, Consequently, Easter Monday, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Friday, Good Friday, Gregorian, In Western Christianity, Julian, March, March Julian, May, Monday, Orthodox Easter, Sunday, The
related to Early Christianity · 17
Easter → As, Christian, Christianity, Christians, Direct, Evidence, Gospels, Jesus, Jewish, Melito, Pascha, Paschal, Passover, Perhaps, Sardis, This, While

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sunday church date jesus resurrection christian calendar lent day paschal friday holy also eastern monday week good eggs saturday days

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Easter2025 dateApril 20 (Western)1.00infobox
Easter2025 dateApril 20 (Eastern)1.00infobox
Easter2026 dateApril 5 (Western)1.00infobox
Easter2026 dateApril 12 (Eastern)1.00infobox
Easter2027 dateMarch 28 (Western)1.00infobox
Easter2027 dateMay 2 (Eastern)1.00infobox
Easter2028 dateApril 16 (Western)1.00infobox
Easter2028 dateApril 16 (Eastern)1.00infobox
EasterCelebrationsChurch services, festive family meals, Easter egg decoration, and gift-giving1.00infobox
EasterDateVariable, determined by the Computus1.00infobox
EasterObservancesAll-night vigil, sunrise service1.00infobox
EasterObserved byChristians1.00infobox
EasterObserved byAlawites1.00infobox
EasterRelated toSeptuagesima, Sexagesima, Quinquagesima, Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Clean Monday, Lent, Great Lent, Friday of Sorrows, Palm Sunday, Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday,…1.00infobox
EasterSignificanceCelebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ1.00infobox
EasterTypeChristian, cultural1.00infobox
Easteris amid-2nd-century Paschal homily attributed to Melito of Sardis0.90text
Easteris athird Sunday in the paschal lunar month0.90text
Easteris apublic holiday in every Australian state except Tasmania and Western Australia0.90text

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