Easter 2013 falls on March 31st, with Good Friday on March 29th. Christians celebrate Good Friday as the day Jesus was crucified and Easter Sunday as the day he was resurrected. The date of Easter is calculated based on the first ecclesiastical full moon on or after March 21st, and can fall between March 22nd and April 25th. Easter is an important holiday for Christians, as they believe it commemorates Jesus' resurrection, which is a core principle of Christianity. Many secular traditions are also associated with Easter, such as Easter egg hunts and gifts from the Easter Bunny.

1. When is Easter 2013
Easter 2013, the greatest feast day of all the Christians across the world is a day of great
importance .In the year 2013, the Easter Sunday will fall on March 31 st as the Good Friday
2013 will fall on March 29th. The Easter holidays are celebrated by people as per their beliefs
and calculation based on the calendar. Christians celebrate Good Friday as the day when
Jesus Christ had been crucified on the cross and Easter Sunday is celebrated as the day
when Jesus Christ was resurrected. Good Friday is a holiday in some states of the USA and
many schools and businesses in these states are closed.
On the Easter Sunday the children wake to find that Easter Bunny has left them baskets of
Easter eggs or candy. In some cases, the eggs that are decorated are kept hidden and
children hunt for the eggs all around the house. The calculation of the Easter date is very
complex and it involves the full moon and the spring equinox. Actually Easter is the first
Sunday after the first ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or after March 21. The earliest
date when the Easter can fall is March 22 nd and latest by when the Easter Sunday could be
celebrated is April 25th.
Easter Day is of very importance for both the Christians and non-Christians. In USA, this
day has been associated with many secular activities which get observed throughout the
country. For the Christian’s faith this date is very important. As they believe that on Easter
Sunday their great savior Jesus Christ was resurrected from the dead so all their major
principles of Christianity remains unimportant without this day. On Good Friday, Jesus was
crucified and his body lay in grave for three days and on the third day he came back to life
to show himself to his disciples. On the Easter Sunday, all churches arrange for special
services on this day to commemorate his resurrection from grave.
Easter has got many activities and celebrations associated with it. There is always a mix of
traditions and public observances that is felt in overall celebrations of Easter. The Christians
read some religious text on this day e.g. the story of Jesus returning to Jerusalem and other
stories of Jesus’s life. Commemorating the Jesus Christ’s Last supper, modern day
Christians also take a piece of bread and some drink on this day. Easter egg hunts and The
Easter Bunny become some of the most important activities on this day. The color schemes
used for Easter are pink, peach, spring green, yellow and orange. As the Easter gets
celebrated in the month of April in USA, it represents the spring season celebration. For
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