: 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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The boycott would begin March 3 on Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent and a 40-day period of prayer and penance leading up to Easter.
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Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
The old stone building located in the heart of the Dunbar neighborhood was the site for baptisms, Easter services, and gatherings that took place during the community leader’s youth.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
The 50-inch by 70-inch polyester blanket is adorned with a lovely design that includes white rabbits, Easter eggs, pink ribbon, blooming flowers, and baby chicks.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2025
But in Adams’ dreamlike compositions, Black figures are either in repose sleeping, having a picnic on the beach or in a forest hunting for Easter eggs.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
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Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
The old stone building located in the heart of the Dunbar neighborhood was the site for baptisms, Easter services, and gatherings that took place during the community leader’s youth.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
The 50-inch by 70-inch polyester blanket is adorned with a lovely design that includes white rabbits, Easter eggs, pink ribbon, blooming flowers, and baby chicks.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2025
But in Adams’ dreamlike compositions, Black figures are either in repose sleeping, having a picnic on the beach or in a forest hunting for Easter eggs.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Easter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Easter. Accessed 24 Feb. 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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