What is the date for Christmas Eve?
Easy. December 24th.
What is the date for Valentine's Day?
Easy. February 14th.
What is the date for Halloween?
Easy. October 31st
So, how about Easter?
Oops. Let me check the calendar.
Ask any of your friends those same questions, you will find similar answers to those above. As you can see, while the dates for Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Halloween are fixed, Easter can fall any time between March 22nd and April 25th.
One thing to keep in mind:
The date of Easter Holiday changes each year, so it is important to check your calendar and keep track.
This year (2018), Easter takes place from Good Friday (March 30th) until Easter Monday (April 2nd) - making Easter Sunday fall on April 1, which is also April Fool's day.
Christians celebrate Easter on a Sunday as it was the day Jesus rose from the dead, following being crucified on a Friday two days before.
So what is the reason for the change of Easter Holiday's date each year?
It changes because if coincides with the Jewish calendar. Easter always falls as close to Passover as they can get it within reason since Easter is bound to Sunday.
In Western Christianity, Easter Sunday must always fall on the next full moon after Spring Equinox. So it changes because the full moon can fall on different days in different time zones.
Amazing fact:
The date of Easter Holiday will change by one day every year unless it’s a leap year then it will change by two days. For example this year it’s the first day. And next year it will be the second. But in 2020 it will be the fourth because 2020 is a leap year.
Hope this piece of information is helpful to you all!
Happy Easter 2018! ♥♥♥
Tu Michael