: 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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This moist, fluffy layer cake was always the highlight of springtime gatherings and Easter Sundays.
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
The event kicked off at 11 a.m. ET on Aug. 29 sending fans on a quest through the city using Easter egg clues posted to social media.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
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Did Kelce lay an Easter egg?
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
Her look — which was already bridal-coded in white — also appeared to be Easter egg-coded from top to bottom.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
The event kicked off at 11 a.m. ET on Aug. 29 sending fans on a quest through the city using Easter egg clues posted to social media.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
Sign-up for This Swift Beat to be delivered to your email
Did Kelce lay an Easter egg?
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
Her look — which was already bridal-coded in white — also appeared to be Easter egg-coded from top to bottom.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Easter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Easter. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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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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