: 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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Supporting this cast of visual Easter eggs is a host of Art Nouveau and Wiener Werkstatte pieces alongside archival patterns by Morris & Co. and C.F.A. Voysey.
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David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
Additionally, he’s appeared in films like Easter Sunday and Haunted Mansion, while lending his voice to Netflix’s The Monkey King and Leo, Paramount+’s Tiger’s Apprentice, and more.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
On the holiday, which fell this year on March 31, the Duke of York stepped out for the Easter Mattins Service at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
After the pandemic hit, Rapa Nui—also known as Easter Island—made efforts to reorient its relationship with tourism during the two-odd years that its borders remained closed.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
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David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
Additionally, he’s appeared in films like Easter Sunday and Haunted Mansion, while lending his voice to Netflix’s The Monkey King and Leo, Paramount+’s Tiger’s Apprentice, and more.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
On the holiday, which fell this year on March 31, the Duke of York stepped out for the Easter Mattins Service at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
After the pandemic hit, Rapa Nui—also known as Easter Island—made efforts to reorient its relationship with tourism during the two-odd years that its borders remained closed.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Easter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Easter. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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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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