Easter

All about Easter 🐰

Easter is the trickiest date on the calendar: it falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox, which means it can land anywhere from March 22 to April 25. That's why a live countdown is genuinely useful.

For kids it means egg hunts, baskets, and chocolate; for many families it is also the biggest church morning of the year, followed by a spring meal.

How people celebrate Easter

• Dyeing and hiding eggs for an Easter egg hunt
• Easter baskets filled with chocolate and candy
• Spring church services and family brunch
• Wearing bright spring clothes

Fun facts

• Easter's date is set by the moon, so it moves more than a month.
• The Easter Bunny tradition came to America with German settlers.
• Chocolate eggs have been made since the early 1800s.

The countdown above updates live in your own time zone, so the days, hours, minutes, and seconds always match your local clock.