Easter is one of the most anticipated holidays of the year, with a season of religious observances, traditions, and celebrations leading up to the holiday, observed by millions each year.

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. As about 62 percent of the population is Roman Catholic, Holy Week masses are often attended on Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, ...

Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly ... Although Christ died on the following Friday, the death of ...

Easter can be celebrated by eating together as a family, and people often eat fish on Good Friday to remember the food Jesus shared with his followers. On Easter Sunday people might go on an ...

On Good Friday, the entire Church fixes her gaze on ... Traditionally, the organ is silent from Holy Thursday until the Alleluia at the Easter Vigil, as are all bells or other instruments, the ...

Easter Sunday falls on April 20 this year, later than in 2024, when it was on March 31. Good Friday is on Friday, April 18 and will be marked, as usual, with a national bank holiday in the UK.

When it comes to picking our nail art, we love a theme. With Easter (and the chocolate eggs that come with it) rapidly approaching, we've rounded up the best Easter-themed nail art designs so you ...

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Easter is a Christian holiday celebrated to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ at the end of Holy Week. After his crucifixion, death and burial on Good Friday, Jesus rose from the grave ...

The Church also teaches that Good Friday is a day of fasting and abstinence. For Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59, one full meal and two small meals are recommended. All Catholics older ...