: a feast that commemorates Christ's resurrection and is observed with variations of date due to different calendars on the first Sunday after the paschal full moon
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Avoid mowing after 5 p.m. when families may be eating, on the Easter holiday, or during the neighbor kid's outdoor birthday party.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
The first ever Tony Awards were held over dinner in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria hotel on Easter Sunday, April 6, 1947.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 June 2025
Mortensen’s is open every day of the year except Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
Omar Havana/Getty Images What To Know The attacks began over Easter weekend, but have not led to major disruptions.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
The first ever Tony Awards were held over dinner in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria hotel on Easter Sunday, April 6, 1947.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 June 2025
Mortensen’s is open every day of the year except Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
Omar Havana/Getty Images What To Know The attacks began over Easter weekend, but have not led to major disruptions.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for Easter
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“Easter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Easter. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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Easter
noun
Eas·ter
ˈē-stər 
: a Christian holiday celebrating Christ's resurrection that is observed on the first Sunday following the first full moon on or after March 21
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