ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Easter, an important Christian holiday, is on April 20, 2025. Christians believe Easter is the day Jesus Christ, the Messiah, rose from the dead. Easter occurs on the first ...

Here's what date Easter 2026 will fall on, when the Easter season begins and ends, and why the date of Easter Sunday moves from year to year.

Unlike many other holidays, the Easter holiday dates change every year. It can be as early as March 22 or as late as April 25, which means the Lenten period and Good Friday also change. According to ...

Easter Sunday 2025 is this Sunday, April 20. Good Friday, April 18, commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus and is a legal holiday in some states, but not a federal holiday. Holy Week, the most ...

For the first time in almost 10 years, Christians of all stripes will be celebrating Easter, which commemorates the resurrection of Jesus, on the same Sunday: April 20. Easter falls on the first ...

When he arrived at Christ Episcopal Church, a suburban congregation outside Cleveland, in September 2024, the Rev. Charles Graves IV said, one of his first encounters with a parishioner was a word of ...

Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It is observed two days before Easter Sunday, falling on April 18, 2025. Commemorations vary across Christian denominations, often involving ...

In the year 112, a Roman governor in modern-day Turkey had his first encounter with members of a strange religious cult called “Christiani.” The governor had heard reports the cult followed an obscure ...