Easter day: Easter Sunday is one of the most

Easter Sunday is one of the most joyful and significant celebrations for Christians worldwide. It commemorates Jesus Christ’s resurrection from death, as written in the Christian Bible. Find out more about when Easter is in 2025 and how it is celebrated, from church services to Easter eggs. In Eastern Christianity, the same events are commemorated with the names of days all starting with "Holy" or "Holy and Great", and Easter itself might be called Great and Holy Pascha. Pentecost Easter services conclude 40 days after Easter on Ascension Day. Originally a Jewish festival, the "feast of weeks", Pentecost was a secondary agricultural festival in the spring. Pente meaning 50, it began on the sundown of the 49th day after Passover.