In Hong Kong and many parts of the world, we use the Gregorian calendar established by the Catholic Church. This solar ...

COMMENTARY: The Council of Nicaea gave Christianity more than a creed — it gave the Church a way to calculate Easter. But unity around the great feast of the Resurrection remains incomplete.

Easter on April Fools' Day is a thing. One of the most important holidays in Christianity, here's when the two coincided ...

A rampant Barcelona side tore Borussia Dortmund apart on Wednesday night to effectively book their place in the UEFA ...

But when exactly Easter Sunday occurs during the season changes each year. In 2025, the holiday is April 20, which is one of the latest dates it can fall on.

Previously, the French used the Julian calendar when each year began on the spring equinox, which usually fell near April 1.

The holiday of Pesach, or Passover, falls on the Hebrew calendar dates of Nissan 15-22. Passover begins before sundown on Saturday, April 12, 2025, and ends after nightfall on April 20, 2025, ...

Many historians trace April Fools' Day back to 1582, though the History Channel and the Library of Congress report its exact ...

The April full moon, often referred to as the Pink Moon, gets its name from the blooming of pink flowers in springtime. This moon not only signifies the changing of seasons but also acts as a crucial ...

The History Channel reports that in 1582, France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, changing the ...

In Eastern or Orthodox churches, Easter's date is often different because the date relies on the Julian calendar, and Orthodox Christians do not celebrate Easter during Passover, but always after.

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