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Why does the date of Easter change every year - and when is Easter 2021?
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mirror.co.ukEaster is an important Christian holiday that commemorates the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. While Christmas Day, which celebrates his birth, is fixed on 25 December, the date of Good Friday (when Jesus is said to have died) and Easter Sunday (when he is said to have been resurrected) are movable feasts.
This means that the date changes every year, with the Easter holiday falling sometime in March or April. Here's why the date changes, and when Easter 2021 will fall.
Why does the date of Easter change? The Bible says that Jesus' death and resurrection occurred around the time of Passover - the Jewish holiday that remembers how God sent ten plagues to Egypt to compel the Pharoah to release his Jewish slaves.
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