While we diligently research and update our holiday dates, some of the information in the table above may be preliminary. Easter Sunday (Orthodox): April 19, 2020, Easter Sunday (Western): April 4, 2021 Mary Fairchild is a full-time Christian minister, writer, and editor of two Christian anthologies, including "Stories of Calvary.". Easter Monday, Apr 10, 2023 Palm Sunday, Mar 24, 2024 Upcoming holidays in United States Holidays in United States 2023 Holidays in United States 2024 Many Christians celebrate Jesus Christ's resurrection on Easter Sunday. Many of these celebrated the re-birth of nature, the return the land to fertility and the birth of many young animals. Easter Sunday is on 12 April, earlier than last year's date of 21 April, which was the latest in eight years. Easter falls on the first Sunday after the Full Moon date, based on mathematical calculations. Easter Dates: Past and Future Years - Learn Religions Read More Treasure hunt: Are there still any shipwrecks left to discover?Continue. In Christian times, the spring began to be associated with Jesus Christ's crucifixion and resurrection. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Please note the following:This is anintegercalculation. In Western Christianity, Eastertide, or the Easter Season, begins on Easter Sunday and lasts seven weeks, ending with the coming of the fiftieth day, Pentecost Sunday. In 325 AD the Council of Nicaea decided to establish rules for the date of Easter, independent of the Jewish calendar, so that all Christians would celebrate at the same time. Date calculations are based on your computer's time. All variables are integers and all remainders from division are dropped. Since the days of early church history, determining the precise date of Easter has been a matter for continued argument. Easter 2021 will fall a week earlier than Easter 2020 - here's why the date changes every year. 1888 apr 7 2035 mar 30. Easter Sunday (Orthodox): April 17th, 2050, Based on material by the US Navys Astronomical Applications Department. Proclaiming The Gospel Of The Resurrection Of Christ Jesus And Announcing His Soon Return. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Ash Wednesday in the United States Add to calendar Quick Facts List of dates for other years Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras, Feb 13, 2024 Holidays in United States 2024 Many Christian Americans mark Ash Wednesday as the first day of Lent. The idea of the resurrection became joined up with the ideas of re-birth in Pagan beliefs. In the ecclesiastical system, the vernal equinox does not shift; it is fixed at March 21 regardless of the actual motion of the Sun.