Easter is known as a "moveable feast," The Old Farmer's Almanac says. Here are dates to know for the 2025 holiday.
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This year, the spring equinox falls on Thursday, March 20. Easter is Sunday, April 20. Lent, a 40-day-period of prayer and fasting in Christian religions, begins on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 ...
Unlike other holidays, the date that Easter Sunday falls on changes year to year and with it the dates of Ash Wednesday, Lent and associated holidays such as Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday.
Lent ends with Holy Week and Easter Sunday, an important day in the Christian calendar that honors the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion on the cross, per BBC.