Easter is one of the most important dates in the Christian calendar, and it’s also a major secular holiday, too. For Christians, Easter is the day of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

On Easter, after church services, people will go on Easter egg hunts, eat large quantities of chocolate, and have lamb dishes at family dinners. On “Second Day of Easter” (Easter Monday,) people ...

With the blossoming of spring brings the holiest day in the Christian religion — the celebration of Easter. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday and when it will be observed this ...

Holy Week will begin on Palm Sunday, April 13th, and end on Holy Saturday, April 19th, followed by Easter Sunday, April 20th. Following the Julian calendar, the Eastern Orthodox Easter will be on ...

Easter is known for being a colorful holiday—bursts of springtime hues adorn Easter crafts, cards with adorable Easter quotes, clothing and home decor. But beyond the palette of pastels that ...

Purple is associated with Lent, the religious period of fasting, penance, almsgiving, and prayer that begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts 40 days as it leads up to Easter, the celebration of Christ's ...

What is Easter? It’s a time for chocolate bunnies, colorful eggs and, of course, Easter riddles. Every holiday comes with its own traditions, and many of those traditions make for great riddles ...