How is Easter celebrated in Ghana? Discover the unique traditions, cultural festivities, and special customs that make this ...

The holiday's date is determined by the spring equinox and full moon cycle. On the Gregorian calendar (the one we use), Easter is the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon, according to Catholic ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is "the most glorious event in history" and should be matched by emphasis on the celebration of Easter, a Latter-day Saint apostle said Sunday in a ...

Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday and the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem. During each day of Holy Week, we remember the events of Jesus' last week of ministry on earth. On Maundy Thursday, we recall ...

Easter falls on the Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox. This year, the date falls in the second ...

"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.

For over a thousand years churches have been burning branches in a special service leading up to the Easter season. On Feb.

This year, the Jewish holiday of Passover begins before sundown on Saturday, April 12, 2025, and ends after nightfall on Sunday, April 20. The eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover commemorates the ...

Accompanied by the hashtag #GreaterLove, President Dallin H. Oaks encouraged individuals to build strong traditions around ...

Palm Sunday services, April 13 at 11 a.m. in the chapel, will be led by Army Materiel Command Chaplain (Col.) Stanton Trotter and will celebrate Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem on a donkey, ...

Easter is known as a "moveable feast," The Old Farmer's Almanac says. Here are dates to know for the 2025 holiday.

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This year, Ash Wednesday and the ...