Easter 2022 takes place on Sunday, April 17. Easter, on the other hand, occurs on a different date each year.
Easter Sunday and accompanying events, such as Ash Wednesday and Palm Sunday, are considered “moveable feasts,” despite the fact that Easter always occurs on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25 in Western Christianity, which follows the Gregorian calendar.
Easter is traditionally observed on the first Sunday following the first full moon following the spring equinox.
Orthodox Easter happens on a Sunday between April 4 and May 8 each year in Eastern Orthodox Christianity, which follows the Julian calendar.
Easter Sunday, according to various Protestant Christian faiths, marks the beginning of Eastertide, or the Easter Season. Eastertide concludes on Pentecost Sunday, the 50th day following Easter.
Easter Sunday marks the beginning of the Pascha season in Eastern Orthodox Christianity, which concludes 40 days later with the Feast of the Ascension.
Is Easter Sunday a public holiday in Australia?
Easter Sunday is a public holiday in the Australian Capital Territory (from 2016), New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria. Because it falls on a Sunday, it will be a day of rest for the majority of Australians.
In areas where it is an official public holiday, those who work on Easter Sunday will get special holiday pay rates.
