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In 2000 and 2011, this created a five-day weekend over Easter: in 2000, Easter Monday fell on 24 April, with the following Tuesday, 25 April, then being ANZAC Day; in 2011, ANZAC Day and Easter Monday coincided on Monday 25 April, which led to a substitute public holiday being declared in Australia for Tuesday 26 April, [5] and likely ...
Easter Monday in Longone Sabino, Italy. In Italy, Easter Monday is an official public holiday and is called “Lunedì dell'Angelo” (“Monday of the Angel”), “Lunedì in Albis” or more commonly “Pasquetta”. It is customary to hold a family picnic in the countryside or barbecues with friends.
In the Nordic countries, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Easter Monday are public holidays, [142] and Good Friday and Easter Monday are bank holidays. [143] In Denmark, Iceland and Norway, Maundy Thursday is also a public holiday; it is a holiday for most workers, except those operating some shopping malls which keep open for a half-day.
North Carolina long held the nationwide distinction of observing Easter Monday, a holiday with its roots in baseball. Yes, baseball.
But is Easter Monday considered a federal holiday, too? Federal holidays usually see banks and some government-official organizations closing shop, so you ought to be prepared if that's the case!
The paschal or Easter-month is the first one in the year to have its fourteenth day (its formal full moon) on or after 21 March. Easter is the Sunday after its 14th day (or, saying the same thing, the Sunday within its third week). The paschal lunar month always begins on a date in the 29-day period from 8 March to 5 April inclusive.
Other countries around the world, however do acknowledge the holiday, and even though it is not a federal holiday in the U.S., the White House traditionally hosts its annual Easter egg roll and ...
The Reagans at the 1982 White House Easter egg roll. In the United States, the Easter Egg Roll is held on the White House South Lawn each Easter Monday for children (age 13 and younger) and their parents. It is hosted by the President of the United States and the First Lady of the United States. The Trumps at the 2019 White House Easter egg roll