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Good Friday, the Friday preceding Easter Sunday, is a municipal holiday in many places. Dia das Mães, the Brazilian observation of Mother's Day, is celebrated every second Sunday in May. Corpus Christi is celebrated on the Thursday, 60 days after Easter Sunday. Dia dos Namorados, the Brazilian equivalent of St. Valentine's Day, is observed on ...
Easter will next occur as late again in 2038—a span of 95 years. Easter may also occur on April 25 of a leap year, i.e. the 116th day of the year, but this has never occurred since the Gregorian reforms were implemented. The first time Easter will occur on April 25 in a leap year will be in 3784.
So the first allowable date of Easter is March 22 + d + 0, as Easter is to celebrate the Sunday after the ecclesiastical full moon; that is, if the full moon falls on Sunday 21 March, Easter is to be celebrated 7 days after, while if the full moon falls on Saturday 21 March, Easter is the following 22 March.
In Greece, those who celebrate Easter through the Orthodox church forego the typical mix of colors when it comes time to dye eggs, instead focusing on a singular shade: red.
Millions of Christians will celebrate Easter Sunday this month, after the 40-day period (not including Sundays) known as Lent. Many others will join in celebrating the holiday with Easter egg hunts.
Here's some information on how Easter came to be and why it's celebrated. When is Easter? This year, Easter will be Sunday, March 31, 2024. Why is Easter so early in 2024?
The holiday is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday, and may coincide with the Jewish observance of Passover. It is also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Black Friday, or Easter Friday, though the last term properly refers to the Friday in Easter week.
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