Date of Easter

The date of Easter varies each year because it is based on a lunar calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar. It is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox (around March 21). If the full moon falls on a Sunday, Easter is observed the following Sunday. This method aligns Easter with the Jewish Passover and the timing of early Christian celebrations, making it a movable holiday that can fall anytime between March 22 and April 25.