Easter Day in India - 2024
31 Mar 2024, Sunday
Easter Sunday commemorates Jesus Christ’s resurrection, according to Christian belief.
How many days ago was Easter Day 2024? [Countup]
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0 Months, 28 Days
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4 Weeks
How many days ago was Easter Day 2024?
28 Days
How many hours ago was Easter Day 2024?
672 Hours
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40,320 Minutes
When was Easter Day in India 2024?
31 March 2024, Sunday
About: Easter Day
Easter, also called Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD. It is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus Christ, preceded by Lent, a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance. Easter-observing Christians commonly refer to the week before Easter as Holy Week, which in Western Christianity begins on Palm Sunday, includes Spy Wednesday, and contains the days of the Easter Triduum including Maundy Thursday, commemorating the Maundy and Last Supper, as well as Good Friday, commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus. In Eastern Christianity, the same events are commemorated with the names of days all starting with "Holy" or "Holy and Great", and Easter itself might be called "Great and Holy Pascha".
| Observed by | Christians |
|---|---|
| Type | Religious, cultural |
| Significance | Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus |
| Celebrations | Church services, festive family meals, Easter egg decoration, and gift-giving |
| Observances | Prayer, all-night vigil, sunrise service |
| Date | Variable, determined by the Computus |
| date | Variable, determined by the Computus |
| Related to | Passover, Septuagesima, Sexagesima, Quinquagesima, Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Clean Monday, Lent, Great Lent, Friday of Sorrows, Palm Sunday, Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday which lead up to Easter, and Divine Mercy Sunday, Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, Corpus Christi, and Feast of the Sacred Heart, which follow it. |
| Wikidata description | Christian commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus |
| Wikidata id | Q21196 |
| Wikidata label | Easter |
| Wikidata aliases | Array |
Easter Day (2024) in other countries.
| S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 31 Mar, Sunday | Easter Day | Common local holiday |
| 2 | India | 31 Mar, Sunday | Easter Day | Optional holiday |
| 3 | Saint Martin | 31 Mar, Sunday | Easter Day | Observance |
| 4 | Serbia | 05 May, Sunday | Easter Day | National holiday,Orthodox |