: 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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Fans have also picked up on other Easter eggs on the Lovin’ Life and the Taylor Nation social-media accounts.
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Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2024
In April, the couple celebrated their first Easter with Holland with a family visit to the farm.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
The three-minute ad, directed by Kim Gehrig, is filled with Star Wars Easter Eggs.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024
Advertisement When a portion of Highway 1 in Big Sur crumbled on Easter weekend, the road closure also stranded tourists and locals.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
The commodity is finally reversing course from a record spike
After starting the year on a tear that put the fear of God in Easter baskets everywhere, cocoa prices are backing sharply off record highs.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 2 May 2024
Just after Easter, Colorado state senators passed a bill that will unconstitutionally discriminate against some current and prospective Christian foster families.
—Jim Daly, The Denver Post, 1 May 2024
Kensington Palace said that Kate would return to the public eye after Easter, although that public holiday has come and gone with little sign of the princess.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Over the Easter holiday this month, there were 137 murders in Ecuador, and kidnappings and extortion have been increasing.
—Genevieve Glatsky, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2024
In April, the couple celebrated their first Easter with Holland with a family visit to the farm.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
The three-minute ad, directed by Kim Gehrig, is filled with Star Wars Easter Eggs.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024
Advertisement When a portion of Highway 1 in Big Sur crumbled on Easter weekend, the road closure also stranded tourists and locals.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
The commodity is finally reversing course from a record spike
After starting the year on a tear that put the fear of God in Easter baskets everywhere, cocoa prices are backing sharply off record highs.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 2 May 2024
Just after Easter, Colorado state senators passed a bill that will unconstitutionally discriminate against some current and prospective Christian foster families.
—Jim Daly, The Denver Post, 1 May 2024
Kensington Palace said that Kate would return to the public eye after Easter, although that public holiday has come and gone with little sign of the princess.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Over the Easter holiday this month, there were 137 murders in Ecuador, and kidnappings and extortion have been increasing.
—Genevieve Glatsky, New York Times, 21 Apr. 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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