Akron, Ohio – On April 20, 2025, Christians around the world go gather to celebrate Easter, one of the most significant holidays in Christianity. This day dey mark Jesus Christ resurrection wey happen after him crucifixion on Good Friday, wey go fall on April 18 dis year. Dis holiday dey important for plenty people as e symbolize hope, renewal, and the promise of eternal life.
Easter dey celebrate for di first Sunday wey come after di first full moon wey follow di March equinox, wey di church don set as March 21. Dis means say di date fit change every year, falling anywhere between March 22 and April 25. Dis year, Easter dey later as e dey come three weeks after last year celebration.
According to di Council of Nicaea wey meet for 325 AD, di method wey dem take determine di date for Easter na based on both lunar and solar cycles. Dis technique ensure say di church fit plan di dates far into di future. While di Julian calendar make di calculation easier, di Gregorian calendar, wey we dey use now, dey involve leap years, complicating di process.
For many places, Easter na public holiday, but for di United States, e no be federal holiday. Some businesses dey close while di US stock market dey shut down for trading on Good Friday. For those wey still dey use di Julian calendar like Orthodox Christians, dem dey celebrate Easter as e dey fall on di same dates, but those dates go align with April 3 and May 10 for di Gregorian calendar.
As Lent don begin from Ash Wednesday, March 5, and dey go until April 17, many Christians wan prepare for di joy of di resurrection. Dis period, wey dey last for six weeks, dey involve fasting and prayer, as believers dey reflect on di significance of Jesus’ sacrifice.
“Easter na time wey we dey celebrate di victory of life over death,” na wetin Father Joseph say, one local pastor wey don dey preach for over 20 years. “For us, dis na opportunity to reflect on di love wey God get for us through di resurrection.”
Additionally, di observance of Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and di Easter season dey highlight di Christian calendar. Palm Sunday go happen on April 13, 2025, wey dey mark di entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Holy Thursday, wey also dey call Maundy Thursday, go fall on April 17 and e dey commemorate di Last Supper. E be like say Easter celebration dey follow one pattern, reminding believers of di great sacrifice and hope for humanity.
Next year, di date for Easter go change again, as e dey fall on April 5, 2026. Dis na di beauty of di Easter date calculation, as e go always keep believers in anticipation for di joy and celebration wey di season bring.
