Easter is based on the lunar calendar: it is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon in spring. This is why the date varies between March 22 and April 25. Good Friday commemorates the ...

Easter is generally a time for family gatherings and wonderful meals celebrating a holiday. Sometimes those celebrations can last another day depending where you work or what state you live in as some ...

New York City's annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Midtown Manhattan on Sunday. Every year, participants get decked out in their finest Easter Sunday attire, including ...

A Florida beach once overrun by out-of-control spring-breakers found God on Sunday. Nearly 400 people packed the bandshell on Daytona Beach for a Catholic Easter service just steps from the shoreline ...

Easter can be a time for family or even a time for some-bunny to dress up like one! From big gatherings to simple costume designs, and to creating decorative baskets, reality TV stars, actors, music ...

Need to grab some last-minute marshmallow Peeps or eggs to dye on Easter? What about that glazed ham? Many New Hampshire grocery stores will be open on Easter Sunday, but their hours may be limited.

Christians in New Hampshire will be celebrating Easter this Sunday, April 5. Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ and follows a 40-day period known as Lent. The date the holiday is ...

At this time of year, just as my thoughts turn to Easter, I think of gardening, and as soon as I think of gardening, I’m reminded of Easter, and then I’m back to gardening, and then back to Easter. If ...

Editor's note: This Easter message, from Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, is adapted from his Easter message to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. My Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ: In the early ...

For billions of Christians around the world, Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. While this is not an official federal holiday, federal offices are already closed because it always ...

Will Easter shopping be possible on Easter Sunday? Some stores are open on Easter Day, but several are also closed. Is Target open for Easter? Is Costco closed on the holiday? Here's what we know ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Easter Sunday, a major Christian holiday observing the resurrection of Jesus Christ, falls on April 5 this year. The date moves annually, with the holiday falling on the first ...