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When is Easter 2019? Dates for Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday

The date for Easter changes every year, so here's everything you need to know about the upcoming spring bank holiday

CommentsWhat's OnLaura Nightingale What's On writer and content editor 11:07, 19 Apr 2017Updated 07:54, 09 Jan 2019A few things you may not know about Easter

While you might well still be chomping through your Christmas treats, yet more chocolate is not too far around the corner...

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Hot cross buns and chocolate eggs, including the legendary Cadbury's Creme Egg, have already started appearing on supermarket shelves as retailers prepare for the Easter bank holiday weekend.

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Aside from the bunnies, chicks, chocolate, time off and everything associated with the holiday, Easter is the oldest and the most important Christian festival, the celebration of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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This year, the four-day weekend falls quite late, two weeks later than last spring.

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When is Easter 2019?

  • Good Friday - Friday April 19
  • Easter Saturday - Saturday April 20
  • Easter Sunday or Easter Day - the main day of the Christian festival, marking the day Jesus rose from the dead - is on Sunday April 21.
  • Easter Monday - Monday April 22
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Good Friday and Easter Monday are both public holidays in the UK.

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Why does it change every year?

While the dates for Christmas remain the same each year, Easter can fall any time between March 22 and April 25.

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The reason why it falls on a different date each year is due to the fact it is celebrated on the first Sunday after the full moon on or after March 21, because it is based on the lunar calendar.

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