Easter Sunday's date changes annually due to the lunar calendar. Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer for many Christians and Catholics, began on Feb. 18 and ends on the Thursday before Easter ...

Passover 2026 will begin before sundown on what Christians observe as Holy Wednesday, April 1, and end after nightfall on Thursday, April 9, according to Chabad.org.

Easter's date is based on the lunar calendar. Easter is observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox. Easter can be as early as March 22 or as late as April 25.

Mankind has always been drawn to look at the moon. The Moon’s creation was explained in the book of Genesis, and the moon ...