India, April 18 -- After Christians observe Good Friday, the Easter celebrations occur. It is the most important festival in the Christian calendar, as it celebrates Jesus's rising from the dead, three days after he was executed. The week leading up to Easter is called Holy Week. The date of Easter Sunday varies from year to year. Find out when it will be celebrated, what its history and significance are, and more.

This year, Easter falls on Sunday, April 20. Unlike Christmas, there is no fixed date for the festival of Easter. Every year, the festival is celebrated on the first Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon, according to the Ecclesiastical tradition. It follows the spring equinox, which causes the date to shift yearly as per lunar c...